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In Kansas, the number of severe complications during labor and delivery has increased. For moms of color or women enrolled in Medicaid, the numbers are even higher. One of the state’s Medicaid contractors is now providing doula services to help.
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The existing Ad Astra plate, anchored by the state seal with a light blue background, was released in 2008 under Gov. Sam Brownback. But many of those embossed plates have deteriorated and become difficult for law enforcement to read.
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Meteorologists and climatologists often have a tough job explaining climate change to the public, especially in places where audiences may be more skeptical of the science. In the Midwest and Great Plains, strong resistance has pushed some out of the field.
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microMansions packages and sells tiny home kits, in the hopes that they can be an affordable and quality solution to the housing crisis.
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Discover how a lone Kansas cottonwood became a folk legend.
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This week on The Range, a tiny solution to the state’s big housing shortage. Also, how a lone Kansas cottonwood became a folk legend.
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Buffett and Munger together built Berkshire Hathaway into a multi-billion dollar behemoth.
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Under an extension of a temporary cease-fire, Hamas freed 12 more hostages on Tuesday, including 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, Israel's military said. About 160 hostages remain in captivity.
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Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators. She is the author of Unmasking AI and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League.
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Peter Antonacci, the head of Florida's elections fraud office, had just left a heated meeting when he collapsed in the hallway of the governor's office, according to a newly released investigation.
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The conservative mega-donor network is throwing its weight behind the former South Carolina governor in an effort to beat former President Donald Trump.
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The same day musician Jon Batiste got 11 Grammy nominations, his partner, writer Suleika Jaouad, began chemotherapy. The new documentary American Symphony recounts their journey.
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The workers had been trapped in the collapsed tunnel in the north of India since Nov. 15. Rescuers have drilled their way through debris to reach them.
Commentary & Podcasts
As with "The Glass Castle" or "Educated," Brittany Means' new memoir, "Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways," shows a young woman overcoming horrific experiences and sharing with others so they feel less alone.
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