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Amendment 79 would elevate abortion rights in Colorado to state constitution

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DENVER — Amendment 79 on the state ballot seeks to enshrine access to abortion in the Colorado Constitution. It also would give the green light for public funding to go toward abortion services.

Abortion is now legal statewide at any stage of pregnancy because of protections added to state law by the legislature. Under current law, private ...Read more

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Why vets recommend CBD to treat dogs with chronic pain and anxiety

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DENVER — Kristy Rosenberger swears by cannabidiol – more commonly known as CBD – not for herself, but for her dogs.

Rosenberger was first introduced to CBD more than a decade ago when searching for something to help her dog, Punkie, who was anxious and epileptic. When thunderstorms rolled through, the Yorkie would whimper and shake. ...Read more

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Doctors urging conference boycotts over abortion bans face uphill battle

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Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade abortion ruling in 1973, Laura Esserman used her high school graduation speech to urge her classmates to vote for the Equal Rights Amendment to expand women’s access to property, divorce and abortion.

Five decades later, with 14 states banning abortion in almost all circumstances, the ...Read more

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Several lawsuits could change how votes are counted in Pennsylvania in November. Here's what you need to know

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PHILADELPHIA — With Election Day looming, legal battles shaping how ballots are cast and counted in Pennsylvania show no sign of letting up.

Lawsuits over the state’s voting laws have persisted virtually uninterrupted since the 2020 election. And both parties are preparing for a potential onslaught of even more litigation post-Nov. 5.

The ...Read more

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Crime is down, FBI says, but politicians still choose statistics to fit their narratives

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Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rates of crime during the pandemic, according to the FBI’s latest national crime report.

Murders and intentional manslaughter, known as non-negligent manslaughter, fell by 11.6% from 2022. Property crime dropped by 2.4%.

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Could natural, underground hydrogen be a gusher of clean energy in Alaska?

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SEATTLE — Alaska geologist Mark Myers hopes that underground reserves of hydrogen could fuel a new state energy industry.

His dreams were launched by a well drilled in the African country of Mali that yields enough hydrogen to fuel a village electric power plant.

Myers is hopeful that hydrogen deposits also exist in Alaska in a metamorphic ...Read more

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Inside the first 15 years of drug discovery at Temple

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In the 15 years since the founding of Temple University's Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research, researchers have pursued treatments for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes, and antibiotic resistance. But much of the center's focus has been on addiction — especially alcoholism.

Heavy drinking can affect the ...Read more

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Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota. Two million are already without power

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Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key just before 8:30 pm Wednesday evening as the Category 3 storm continued lashing the Gulf Coast with heavy rains, whipping winds while spinning off a string of tornadoes across much of the peninsula.

Milton’s eye had been pushing ashore for hours before the National Hurricane Center made the ...Read more

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'The storm is here': Hurricane Milton barrels into Florida with fury; Tampa Bay faces peril

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OCALA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton, the monster storm that was forecast to bring life-threatening storm surges, destructive winds and flooding to Florida, made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, an island off Sarasota in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said.

A little before 9 p.m. EDT, the eye of the hurricane appeared...Read more

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Hurricane Milton makes Florida landfall as a Category 3 storm; multiple tornado deaths reported

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key on the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds as the state has endured an assault of at least 19 tornadoes that resulted in multiple deaths.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said the county had more than a dozen confirmed ...Read more

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Teen accused in hit-and-run that killed former police chief found not competent

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LAS VEGAS — A 19-year-old accused of killing a retired police chief in a hit-and-run last year has been found incompetent to face the charges.

Jesus Ayala and his co-defendant, 17-year-old Jzamir Keys, have been in custody since August 2023 in connection with the fatal crash, in which they were accused of intentionally hitting 66-year-old ...Read more

Philadelphia man had explosives that 'could have leveled a block' in his home, prosecutors say

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PHILADELPHIA — A man from Philadelphia's Mayfair neighborhood used his home as a makeshift explosives laboratory, possessing enough hazardous materials to "level" the area, law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday.

Evgenii Sadrislamov, 27, faces charges that include arson and possessing weapons of mass destruction in ...Read more

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Irish leader, Biden discuss Middle East, Northern Ireland

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A White House meeting to celebrate a century of relations between the United States and Ireland turned to concerns about the conflict in the Middle East, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said of his conversation with President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

Harris described the meeting as “very good” and that Biden had briefed him on his call ...Read more

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Threats against Pa. schools are rising, largely fueled by social media, state attorney general says

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PHILADELPHIA — Threats against Pennsylvania schools — some of which have prompted closures — have risen sharply this school year, a spike that state officials said was caused by social media.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said that she wasn't looking to criminally charge students, but that intentional false reports have ...Read more

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Supporters of Denver slaughterhouse ban claim video shows illegal treatment of lambs in city's last facility

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DENVER — Attorneys representing anonymous animal rights activists on Wednesday released edited video footage filmed by their clients that they allege shows criminal mistreatment of lambs inside Denver’s only existing slaughterhouse.

The same facility — the Superior Farms lamb processing plant in north Denver’s Globeville neighborhood �...Read more

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California physician accused of falsely attributing patient death to COVID-19 vaccination

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LOS ANGELES — A physician accused of falsely claiming that a stroke patient died at the former Fountain Valley Regional Hospital from the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination faces disciplinary action from the Medical Board of California.

Dr. Tam Ky Nguyen, a Garden Grove internal medicine specialist, was charged by the board in September with gross ...Read more

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Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota. One million already without power

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MIAMI — Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key just before 8:30 pm Wednesday evening as the Category 3 storm continued lashing the Gulf Coast with heavy rains, whipping winds while spinning off a string of tornadoes across much of the peninsula.

Milton’s eye had been pushing ashore for hours before the National Hurricane Center made ...Read more

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Judge delays murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, suspect in Idaho students' 2022 deaths

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BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial in Boise has been rescheduled to later in summer 2025.

Ada County Judge Steven Hippler, now handling the closely watched case, delayed the trial by about two months to a start of July 30, 2025, in a scheduling order issued Wednesday. Kohberger’s trial in the killing of four University of Idaho...Read more

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Trump vows to eliminate income taxes on Americans living abroad

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Donald Trump said he would end U.S. income taxes on Americans living in other countries, the latest in a string of tax proposals in the final stretch of the 2024 campaign.

His pledge could simplify the tax obligations for U.S. citizens who live overseas. Americans, regardless of where they live in the world, have to file tax information with ...Read more

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Hurricane Milton makes landfall; will it hit Orlando?

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Milton made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night on Siesta Key west of Sarasota with a projected path that will bring it across Central Florida south of Orlando and out through Brevard County.

As of the special 8:30 p.m. Eastern time advisory, the center of Milton was located about 5 miles west of...Read more