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Bonds-Raacke is the former president of Saint Martin’s University, a private Catholic school in Washington. -
A parasite that causes severe diarrhea has sickened more than a thousand people in Kansas and Missouri. Federal officials are still investigating the cause of the outbreak, but it’s making some people scrutinize where their produce comes from. -
For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis. Donors are being asked to act immediately to help save lives. -
Wichita public libraries, recreation centers and neighborhood resource centers serve as community cooling centers, with air-conditioning and water available. -
A new dashboard created by Kansas Health Institute shows enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance by county and by legislative district.
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FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFPThe 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.66% on average Thursday. -
Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.
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Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil. -
A Russian missile and drone barrage across Ukraine killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and NATO scrambled jets after one of the missiles crossed the border into Poland. -
A new rule for asylum applications adds to the bevy of changes under the Trump administration to the core program for those fleeing persecution in their home countries. -
Robeson County, N.C., where most of the Lumbee Tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health. The tribe can access the Indian Health Service now, but it's not likely to be sufficient to improve the health of the community. -
The Trump administration's upending of years of vaccine advice puts many pediatricians in a quandary. Some are steering patients away from the CDC to other authoritative websites, including their own.
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The Thread is the debut album from The Family Stereo, the project for the prodigiously talented singer-songwriter Blake Watt.
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