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The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.

2023-03-21 06:12:27 +0000

Cases of the fungus in which it did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.

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Fox News seeks to silence one of its own over $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit

2023-03-21 00:56:00 +0000

The network says it had to seek a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg after she threatened to reveal what it calls "privileged information" in a case brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

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The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

2023-03-20 23:02:52 +0000

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

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What France's revolt over raising the retirement age says about the attitude to work

2023-03-20 21:39:59 +0000

France is in turmoil over President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. New polling shows a huge majority of the population disagrees with how it was done.

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U.S. aid worker and French journalist freed after years in captivity in West Africa

2023-03-20 20:22:41 +0000

Jeff Woodke, an American missionary and humanitarian aid worker, was kidnapped by militants in 2016. Olivier Dubois, who was a correspondent for French news outlets, was kidnapped in 2021.

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As many as 18 million Americans may soon lose coverage and not realize it

2023-03-20 20:21:46 +0000

A federal rule that prevents states from dropping people from Medicaid rolls during the pandemic expires at the end of March.

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First Republic Bank shares sink to another record low, but stock markets are calmer

2023-03-20 20:12:52 +0000

Shares in the midsized lender continued to tumble as fears grow about First Republic's financial health grow even after it received a $30 billion lifeline from its bigger rivals last week.

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House GOP demands testimony and documents from New York prosecutor investigating Trump

2023-03-20 18:26:22 +0000

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans argue DA Alvin Bragg's probe is politically motivated and won't stand up in court. Donald Trump looms over a Republican retreat in Florida.

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A jury convicts 3 men of the robbery and murder of rapper XXXTentacion

2023-03-20 17:27:33 +0000

Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty and will receive mandatory life sentences at a later date.

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Giant African snails, a voracious invader, are intercepted at Detroit's airport

2023-03-20 15:04:29 +0000

Considered one of the most damaging snails in the world, the U.S. has worked spent over a $1 million over decades to eradicate them.

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