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‘I feel dismissed’: People experiencing colorism say health system fails them
By Chaseedaw Giles, KFF Health News Published 6:06 AM EDT, Thu August 1, 2024 Jonnae Thompson has felt for a long time that her dark brown skin and natural hair…
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Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity
Advocates say air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a public health and affordability issue By ANITA SNOW August 1, 2024, 11:13 PM PHOENIX — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez…
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To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
By Jen Christensen, CNN Updated 3:58 PM EDT, Tue July 30, 2024 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines…
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Climate anomalies may play a major role in driving cholera pandemics
Global climate change could create more opportunities for rise and spread of new cholera strains Date: August 1, 2024 Source: PLOS Summary: New research suggests that an El Nino event…
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Medicine garden at Washington Corrections Center brings healing and connection for Indigenous inmates
The medicine garden is home to culturally significant plants like lavender, sage and sweet grass. Author: Sharon Yoo Published: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 Updated: 7:11 PM PDT August 3, 2024 To…
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Tips can’t go toward Seattle’s minimum wage after December. Restaurateurs, labor advocates clash over changes
Ruby de Luna August 06, 2024 / 5:00 pm Seattle’s practice of allowing businesses to apply customer tips toward employee wages and benefits will end in December. Small business owners say the…
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In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
By REBECCA SANTANA and MARIA VERZAUpdated 8:45 PM CDT, August 3, 2024Share MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United…
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H-1B Spouse Work Permit Rule Survives D.C. Circuit Challenge (1)
Andrew Kreighbaum Aug. 2, 2024, 9:50 AM CDT; Updated: Aug. 2, 2024, 12:34 PM CDT A rule extending employment authorization to spouses of H-1B visa holders has withstood a federal appeals court challenge…
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Sonya Massey killing sparks renewed scrutiny of police hiring
For decades, applicant vetting has often been less rigorous in smaller departments, according to experts, and a national police shortage has exacerbated the problem. By Simone Weichselbaum, Andrew Blankstein, Janelle Griffith and Kenzi Abou-Sabe Aug.…
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