Tag: america
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Alaska’s top court rejects parental notice for abortions
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – An Alaska law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 seeking an abortion violates the state’s constitution and cannot be enforced, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The 4-1 decision marks a long-awaited victory for Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights advocates…
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First US Zika-related death in Puerto Rico
The first Zika-related death on US soil was reported Friday in Puerto Rico, raising new concerns about the dangers of the mosquito-borne virus. “The patient died of complications related to severe thrombocytopenia,” a poor clotting condition related to a low number of platelets in the blood, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.…
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Virgin America receives takeover offers: source
Asian airlines have also expressed interest in buying Virgin America, although they would have to partner with a U.S. bidder under foreign ownership rules governing U.S. airlines. JetBlue, Alaska Air and Burlingame, California-based Virgin America declined to comment. In the past year, Virgin America has faced steep declines in unit revenue, or sales relative to…
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Ebola meth? Police joke nets at least 1 drug arrest
DALLAS (AP) — The joke has shown up on some police department Facebook pages: Anyone in possession of methamphetamine or other illegal drugs should stop by the police station for testing because the drugs might somehow contain Ebola.
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Loss of U.S. boss seen hitting VW turnaround, but not talks with regulators
By Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) – The departure of Volkswagen's U.S. boss is a blow to the carmaker's attempts to revive sales after its emissions test cheating scandal, but should not disrupt its efforts to strike a deal with U.S. regulators, analysts and sources told Reuters. Michael Horn, whose surprise departure from the helm of…
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NFL-Concussions remain common even as awareness improves
(Updates with 2015 concussion number) By Andrew Both Jan 30 (Reuters) – Two decades after the NFL brushed off concussion concerns as being of interest only to journalists, the issue is at the forefront of any discussion about player safety and unlikely to go away anytime soon. From the 2015 film “Concussion” about a doctor…
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Commentary: The unseen toll of workplace disease in America
Work-related illnesses kill an estimated 50,000 people in America each year. Few seem to notice or care.
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Commentary: The unseen toll of workplace disease in America
Work-related illnesses kill an estimated 50,000 people in America each year. Few seem to notice or care.
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Adviser to top EU court says EU cigarette law is valid
An adviser to Europe's highest court in Luxembourg on Wednesday said an EU law on cigarettes was valid, rebuffing a challenge from Philip Morris International, although the court still has to deliver a final ruling. The opinion, if adopted by the court, would be a blow to Big Tobacco, which had lobbied vigorously against what…