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Opinion: Why Biden’s eager to debate Trump

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Opinion: Why Biden’s eager to debate Trump

The earlier than usual debate between Biden and Trump is a reflection of the growing importance of early voting as well as the voracious appetite for political news on cable television and social media, writes Julian Zelizer.The earlier than usual debate between Biden and Trump is a reflection of the growing importance of early voting as well as the voracious appetite for political news on cable television and social media, […]

todayMay 15, 2024

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk says it will study drug’s effects on alcohol consumption but isn’t focused on addiction

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Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk says it will study drug’s effects on alcohol consumption but isn’t focused on addiction

The company plans to start assessing the effects of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, and other medicines on alcohol consumption this month in a newly announced clinical trial in alcohol-related liver disease – although cutting drinking isn’t the study’s main goal.The company plans to start assessing the effects of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, and other medicines on alcohol consumption this month in a newly announced clinical trial […]

todayMay 15, 2024

FDA greenlights self-collection of vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening

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FDA greenlights self-collection of vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening

Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for patients to have the option to collect their own vaginal samples for screening in a health care setting, such as at their doctor’s office, an urgent care or even a mobile clinic.Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and […]

todayMay 15, 2024

At donor retreat, Haley avoids talking about Trump and her political future

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At donor retreat, Haley avoids talking about Trump and her political future

More than two months after ending her presidential bid, Nikki Haley did not directly address the topic of Donald Trump or her political future during a two-day gathering of some of her key donors in Charleston, South Carolina, this week. Instead, the former South Carolina governor and her top political aides answered questions about policy from those donors and ran through the numbers of how her now-suspended 2024 campaign raised and spent its money.More than two months after ending her presidential […]

todayMay 15, 2024

Supreme Court clears the way for Louisiana congressional map that benefits Democrats, Black voters

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Supreme Court clears the way for Louisiana congressional map that benefits Democrats, Black voters

The Supreme Court paused a chaotic legal fight over Louisiana’s congressional districts in a brief order Wednesday that will likely allow the state to use a map in this year’s election that creates a second majority-Black district and benefits Democrats.The Supreme Court paused a chaotic legal fight over Louisiana’s congressional districts in a brief order Wednesday that will likely allow the state to use a map in this year’s election that creates a second […]

todayMay 15, 2024

Opinion: Restricting and monitoring social media won’t protect kids — here’s what will

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Opinion: Restricting and monitoring social media won’t protect kids — here’s what will

Restricting and monitoring kids’ access to social media — as two new acts, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act would do — won’t protect children, but active mediation and other supportive measures will, write Michal Luria and Aliya Bhatia.Restricting and monitoring kids’ access to social media — as two new acts, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Protecting Kids on […]

todayMay 15, 2024

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