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Child and teenage mental health disorders soared during pandemic: research

Mental health disorders among children and teenagers significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published this week by the Journal of the American Medical Association, with teenage girls being the most at risk.

Current climate: Inside Biden’s embattled environmental agenda

President Joe Biden entered the presidency with ambitious climate and environmental goals, making promises on the campaign trail to deliver a clean energy economy.

Biden backs away from ‘woke’ crime policies but not all Democrats are following

When President Joe Biden was elected in 2020, he campaigned as a supporter of the racial justice protests that broke out following George Floyd's death in police custody.

Fact-checking the claims behind the NAACP’s travel advisory for Florida

Florida is a dangerous place for people of color to live or visit, a civil rights group announced this week with a travel advisory and media tour that leaned on some misleading characterizations.

Five pandemic inventions that have fallen out of style

The lockdowns and social restrictions that came in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a number of innovations and inventions, many of which appear to be here to stay.

Where the 2024 GOP presidential field stands on abortion

Abortion is yet again shaping up to be a hot-button issue in 2024 races across the country after the past year, which saw major restrictions on the procedure for the first time in 50 years.

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives in four days

There are four days until Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries receive the first of two June payments worth $914 each for individual filers.

Supreme Court upholding California pork producer law could affect abortion pill suit

A pig's fate in California may shape the destiny of abortion access nationwide as a federal judge determines how a Supreme Court ruling on pork affects West Virginia's anti-abortion legislation.

Biden HHS spends millions on ‘anti-vaping’ social media campaign for LGBT youth

President Joe Biden's Department of Health and Human Services has spent millions in taxpayer dollars on a social media project "to prevent vaping initiation among LGBTQ youth," records show.

Biden and McCarthy’s tentative deal raises debt ceiling until 2025

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Joe Biden's deal in principle to avert a debt default raises the debt ceiling for two years, rolls back non-defense discretionary spending to Fiscal Year 2022 levels, and caps top-line federal spending to one-percent annual growth over the next six years.
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