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WA declares statewide drought emergency following poor snowpack
By Seattle Times climate reporter People across the state held on to hope throughout the winter, keeping an eye on…
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More U.S. kids are dying of overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help?
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After…
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‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to…
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Alaska judge finds correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutional
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Reimbursements made to parents for education-related expenses for students in Alaska correspondence schools are unconstitutional, a…
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Nearly 1 in 4 adults dropped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a…
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Fiery debate over proposed shield law leads to rare censure in Maine House
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Fiery debate over a bill to protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care…
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Military vehicle rollover blocks northbound I-5 lanes in Federal Way
A military vehicle that rolled onto its side is blocking most northbound Interstate 5 lanes in Federal Way Wednesday afternoon,…
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Microsoft, Amazon and UW partner with Japan for AI research and expansion
The University of Washington and Amazon are partnering with Japanese companies and universities to further innovation of artificial intelligence through…
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Alaskan tribes came to Denver to reclaim their cultural heritage. They left empty-handed
DENVER — In 2017, a delegation from the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska flew to the Mile High…
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Massachusetts city is set to settle a lawsuit in the death of an opioid-addicted woman
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Relatives of a Vermont woman whose obituary drew national attention for its candid and heart-breaking discussion…
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