What is sloth fever? Here’s what to know about Oropouche virus
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What is sloth fever? Here’s what to know about Oropouche virus

By MIKE STOBBE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease also known as sloth fever. None have died […]

Sotomayor staff prodded colleges, libraries to buy her books…
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Sotomayor staff prodded colleges, libraries to buy her books…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court.She has benefited, too — from schools’ purchases of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of the books she has written over… […]

Train derails at Union Station in Washington, causing delays but no serious injuries
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Train derails at Union Station in Washington, causing delays but no serious injuries

By Associated Press Published [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of Amtrak train cars derailed Tuesday morning outside of Washington D.C.’s Union Station, causing delays but no significant injuries, according to authorities. The incident took place before 9 a.m. in a tunnel near the Union Station entrance, and involved… […]

US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors
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US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender care for minors

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed. The 2-1 decision was issued by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges
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Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Missouri banned almost all abortions immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court […]