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Fauci pleads the Fifth to COVID questions by US Sen. Rand Paul at intense hearing
Paul says the committee will vote next week to hold Fauci in contempt, arguing Biden's pardon does not cover statements made since he left office.
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Ohio will soon get new Medicaid work requirements. Here’s what we know and don’t know
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law last year, will require many Ohio residents with Medicaid to prove that they work or volunteer. But advocates still have a lot of questions about how it will work.
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As federal teen pregnancy prevention grants get cut, efforts in Ohio try to keep helping
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
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Measles cases have reached a 35-year high
South Carolina and Utah lead outbreaks as most states fall below the 95% vaccination threshold needed to prevent spread among unvaccinated children.
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Federal judge says certain abortion drug restrictions are unlawful
The Virginia ruling echoes a Hawaii decision and comes as separate lawsuits from Louisiana to Texas seek to restrict or revoke mifepristone entirely.
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Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid
KFF found 65% of voters see Trump's Medicaid fraud crackdown as political, while just 13% blame patients versus 53% who point to providers.
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak surges to over 4,173 confirmed cases
Investigators have traced 1,644 cases to Taylor Farms shredded lettuce from Mexico, while Michigan alone reports over 7,100 cases and 102 hospitalizations.
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Feds have a new teen pregnancy prevention plan: Fertility and ‘reproductive goals’
The overhaul cancels evidence-based programs serving 1,200 NYC teens and could open funding to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, critics say.
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FDA: Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce sample produced a false positive for cyclospora
The FDA says the false positive does not change the data behind Taylor Farms' recall, as the outbreak has sickened over 1,600 people in five states including Ohio.
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Ramaswamy calls Acton's COVID death-rate claim 'spewing lies.' The hospital data from 2020 backs her up.
The dispute hinges on which patients the numbers describe, ICU or all hospitalized cases, and CDC data plus multiple 2020 studies back both figures Acton cited.
National News
Taco Bell removing lettuce nationwide linked to cyclosporiasis in 5 states
CDC data shows over 1,600 cases across 34 states and nearly 150 hospitalizations, with numbers expected to rise due to a six-week reporting lag.
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Ohio has more than 1,000 reported cyclosporiasis cases, according to the state health department
The CDC ties the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell locations in five states, with Lucas County reporting 278 of Ohio's cases.
