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Native Americans Want To Avoid Past Medicaid Enrollment Snafus as Work Requirements Loom
KHN
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August 22, 2025
Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge...
Washingtonians testify against EPA’s proposal to rescind emission regulations
Herald - Washington State
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August 22, 2025
EVERETT — Representatives from Washington state’s Department of Ecology and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility testified on Tuesday during the first day of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing sessions over the...
U.S.-EU trade deal includes ceiling for European pharmaceutical imports
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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(The Center Square) – The European Union has escaped a potential 250% pharmaceutical tariff and instead has secured a maximum 15% levy with the U.S. according to a joint statement released by both parties Thursday. The U.S. and EU unveiled a...
Sam Altman's OpenAI Presses Mark Zuckerberg-Led Meta Over Role In Elon Musk's $97 Billion Bid To Takeover ChatGPT-Parent
Benzinga
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ChatGPT-parent OpenAI has asked a court to compel Meta Platforms, Inc. META to produce documents tied to Elon Musk's unsolicited $97 billion takeover bid, raising new questions about the extent of Mark Zuckerberg's involvement in the high-stakes...
Bolsonaro’s lawyers refute new claims of obstruction of justice
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 22, 2025
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed surprise Thursday at the federal police's decision to formally accuse him of obstruction of justice less than two weeks ahead of the verdict and sentencing phase...
Israel brings U.S., Israeli social media influencers to Gaza aid sites to fight 'Hamas hunger campaign'
Haaretz
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August 21, 2025
The Israeli government arranged this week for 10 American and Israeli social media influencers to briefly enter the Gaza Strip as part of a campaign to "reveal the truth" about the humanitarian conditions for Palestinians, amid daily local reports...
“It’s a bunch of nonsense”
Kaieteur News
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August 22, 2025
“It’s a bunch of nonsense” Aug 22, 2025 News …Jagdeo shrugs off Carter Center’s damning report Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo Kaieteur News – General Secretary of the People’s...
VP Vance and U.S. Senate hopefuls blast Ossoff in Peachtree City, defend Trump’s tax bill
Griffin Daily News - Georgia
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JD Vance speaks in Peachtree City, Ga. on Aug. 21, 2025. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder Vice President JD Vance spoke in Peachtree City Thursday where he promoted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) as a “tax cut for families” while mounting a...
Inside CHOP’s fight against Trump’s Justice Department investigation into gender-affirming care
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had just one day remaining before a deadline to turn over, under federal subpoena, detailed medical records of youth who sought gender-affirming care to President Donald Trump’s administration. Instead, the...
South Korea's Lee must navigate the 'Trump risk' at key summits in Japan and US
The Mainichi
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August 22, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File) SEOUL, South...
Belarus Planning to Introduce Nuclear-Tipped Rocket Artillery on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Military Watch
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August 22, 2025
The Belarusian government is considering options to integrate nuclear warheads onto its army’s Polonez long range rocket artillery systems, according to one of the country’s most senior security officials State Secretary of the Belarusian Security...
Big Hole River’s rare Arctic grayling now threatened by government retreat
The MSU Exponent - Montana
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Imagine a basketball-cradling Danny DeVito standing atop a stack of Arctic grayling studies, lawsuits, op-eds and strategies. The 4-foot-10 actor could easily reach slam dunk territory. The population status of river-dwelling Arctic grayling in...
Major job fears as UK's third largest steelworks put into liquidation
Wales Online
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August 22, 2025
The UK's third largest steelworks has collapsed into government control, creating uncertainty for 1,500 workers. The high court confirmed on Thursday confirmed that Specialty Steel, part of the Liberty Steel metals empire owned by Sanjeev Gupta...
Comer questions credibility of former White House spokesman's statements on Biden
NW Kentucky News
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Rep. James Comer representing Kentucky's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. James Comer representing Kentucky's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot House Oversight and Government Reform...
Evening Edition: U.S. Warships To Patrol Waters Around Venezuela
Fox News
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August 21, 2025
The U.S. military is sending three destroyers, thousands of Marines, and submarine support toward international waters around Venezuela as President Trump promises to take on deadly drug cartels head-on. The U.S. and Venezuela have long clashed...
U.S. Rep. Vasquez backs laws for gun storage, social media during meeting with police
KANW - New Mexico
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August 21, 2025
In a wide-ranging conversation on Wednesday with police leaders from central New Mexico about local public safety issues, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) said he wants to make it a federal crime to not safely store firearms around children and...
GOP Senate primary anyone’s game as candidates compete for votes and endorsements
Griffin Daily News - Georgia
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Congressman Mike Collins. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder When Georgia Congressman Mike Collins kicked off his 2026 campaign for U.S. Senate this week, many in the crowd wore shirts emblazoned with stickers featuring his red, white and blue big...
European Union says U.S. consumers will end up paying tariffs
The Center Square
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August 21, 2025
(The Center Square) – European Union leaders detailed the terms of a trade deal they struck with President Donald Trump on Thursday, making sure to point out who will pay for what in the massive deal. Since retaking office, Trump has hit nearly...
A South African woman in Korea revealed she received a government payout through marriage to a Korean citizen
Briefly
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August 22, 2025
A South African woman living in Korea shared how she received a government payout through her marriage to a Korean citizen Her story, posted on TikTok, quickly went viral as viewers reacted to the cultural and financial differences it revealed The...
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Olivia Le Poidevin and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO (Reuters) -The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing...