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Newsom signs bill creating taxpayer-subsidized IVF
A State Assembly Analysis found that the typical IVF cycle costs $19,234 for the first round, and $6,995 for each subsequent round, and that couples undergo an average of 3.7 cycles of IVF, and that the bill would increase the health expenditures of the nine million covered enrollees by $183 million in the first year and $330 million in the second year.
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Biden to stay out of port strike as trade flows halt, union boss threatens to ‘cripple’ economy
Breaking up the strike with his presidential authority could damage Kamala Harris’ chances with a key union worker constituency, but an economic chaos may damage her cause, too.
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Northeast leaders vow to limit disruptions from port strike
The strike, which began at midnight, will stop the flow of various goods over the docks of almost all cargo ports along the East and Gulf of Mexico coasts.
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TikTok announces text post feature as Twitter rebrands, Meta launches alternative
The new features put TikTok in more direct competition with Twitter, a primarily text-based social media platform.
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Pennsylvania hospitals may soon test for fentanyl
Standard drug screenings do not test for fentanyl and many patients don’t know a drug contains fentanyl.
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Minneapolis Democratic mayor orders police to scale back arrests for psychedelic plants
The decriminalization of psychedelics is a growing trend, with Oregon and Colorado legalizing their use in the last few years.
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Greta Thunberg removed from Swedish climate protest, hours after court appearance on previous effort
The climate activist was just convicted for similar actions from June just hours before.
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Country club deck collapse leaves 25 people hospitalized, Montana officials say
In addition to the 25 adults transported to local hospitals, 8 people were treated on the scene.
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Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo to 'X'
Musk pinned a 3-second video to the top of his timeline featuring a neon X icon flashing back to the bird logo.
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Newsom fines California school $1.5 million for rejecting new curriculum
Defiant school board in Temecula Valley won't adopt a proposed new curriculum for 1st through 5th graders that would be compliant with state regulations.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes omnibus charter school legislation
Legislation would have lessened the caps on enrollment growth. The Charter School Omnibus bill, as it is known, would also allow county commissioners to give property tax for capital projects
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Syrian refugee who attacked Fargo police was likely planning bigger bloodier episode, police say
Authorities discovered a considerable arsenal in Barakat's vehicle following the incident.
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Time for nation's largest employer, the U.S. government, to rethink office space, watchdog says
Teport from U.S. Government Accountability Office found the federal government spends billions each year on underused office space.