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COVID-sniffing dogs can also smell long-term virus symptoms in patients, study says

While researchers already discovered a trained dog’s nose can identify COVID-19 with its scent-detecting capabilities, dogs have now demonstrated they can also sniff out long-term virus symptoms — often called “long COVID” — in patients, researchers in Germany found.

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‘This sorority that none of us asked to join:’ Victims head to NYC for Maxwell sentencing

Some have come from overseas, some from only a couple hours away. But their journey can’t be measured in the miles they have traveled. It can be measured in the mental hurdles they have overcome. The suicide attempts they have survived. The nightmares that still awaken them. The relationships that…

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Josh Hawley says abortion ruling will push people to move states, strengthening the GOP

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Friday celebrated the U.S. Supreme court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, calling it a sweeping decision that would change the shape of American politics for the next decade.

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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, revoking the right from women and shifting authority over the procedure to states.

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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, that revokes the right from women and shifts authority over the procedure to the states.

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California lawsuit leads Biden Education Department to erase $6 billion in debt for 200,000

WASHINGTON — A group of federal student loan borrowers agreed on Wednesday night to settle a class-action lawsuit they filed against the United States Education Department.

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Florida Sens. Rubio, Scott reveal how they’ll vote on bipartisan gun bill

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio each said on Thursday that they would vote against a bipartisan gun-control bill in the Senate, opposing the measure even though both men have shown a willingness in the past to support additional gun restrictions.

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Feds call for Ghislaine Maxwell to be sentenced to 30 to 55 years for ‘monstrous crimes’

Federal prosecutors recommended that Ghislaine Maxwell be sentenced to 30 to 55 years in prison, which would effectively be a life sentence for the 60-year-old former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Navy: Eric Greitens is no longer with the Navy Reserve or the Department of the Navy

WASHINGTON — In a fundraising video for his U.S. Senate campaign released Monday, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens held a pump-action shotgun and introduced himself as a Navy SEAL. The video then showed him joining a group of men in tactical gear who broke into an empty house to hunt…

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Missouri Senate candidate Greitens puts out gun-toting video that depicts him hunting members of his own party

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens put out a video Monday that showed him and a group of men in tactical gear with guns hunting Republicans who they do not deem adequately conservative, ramping up the war-like messaging of his campaign for U.S. Senate.

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Missouri Senate candidate Greitens puts out gun-toting video

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NC’s senators vote no on bill that helps Camp Lejeune vets exposed to toxic water

WASHINGTON — Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted Thursday against the bill they helped craft that would benefit veterans from Camp Lejeune who were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base’s water for nearly three decades.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis reverses, allowing Florida health care providers to order vaccines for young children

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing health care providers, including pediatricians and children’s hospitals, to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between 6 months and 5 years old, a reversal from earlier this week, White House officials told McClatchy.

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US sees perils for Russian influence in Americas if Ukraine war drags on

WASHINGTON — Over dinner at the lush Getty Villa in Los Angeles, where curators have recreated a classical Roman home overlooking the Pacific, President Joe Biden had a rare opportunity to speak with leaders from across the Americas all together and in private.

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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks sentence well below 20-year recommendation by probation department

Arguing that Ghislaine Maxwell should not be punished for the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell’s legal team requested a far more lenient prison sentence than the 20 years recommended by the probation department, arguing that she should be sentenced to no more than five years and three months.

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After California’s primary, analysts say these are 10 congressional elections to watch

Ballots from California’s June 7 primary are still being counted, but the results show which U.S. House races will be the hottest in November, with several that could tilt control of the chamber from Democrats to Republicans in 2023, according to independent election analysts.

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Every state but Florida preordered COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

WASHINGTON — Every state has placed an order with the federal government to ensure coronavirus vaccines for young children are delivered as soon as regulators authorize their use — except for one.

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Some of these treadmills have a habit of starting on their own. They’ve been recalled

Treadmills should help you walk or run in place, but only when you’re ready to do so. That’s why Nautilus recalled about 7,300 of its T616 and T618 treadmills.

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Liberals expect looming abortion decision will reignite Supreme Court expansion debate

WASHINGTON — Emily Blocher remembers the response she received from an aide to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff when, last fall, she traveled to Washington to advocate for expanding the size of the Supreme Court: It was warm and attentive, she said, but conspicuously non-committal to the proposal.

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Caribbean leaders not quite ready to reject fossil fuels as the US pushes climate pact

LOS ANGELES — The secretary-general of the 15-member Caribbean Community opened talks Thursday with the Biden administration over a new partnership to tackle climate change and the region’s energy crisis by making it clear that Caribbean nations were not quite ready to give up fossil fuels.

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US to help Caribbean nations embrace clean energy. Will it work?

Already vulnerable to hurricanes, sea-level rise and other environmental disasters, sun-soaked Caribbean nations have some of the highest energy bills in the world, relying heavily on imported fossil fuel and diesel-powered energy plants to keep the lights on.

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McConnell demands House pass Supreme Court security bill after Kavanaugh threat

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called on the U.S. House to immediately pass a bill that would bolster security for Supreme Court justices and their families after the arrest of a man who authorities say was plotting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Republican Connie Conway leading in race for Devin Nunes’ open seat

WASHINGTON — Voters in California’s 22nd Congressional District will decide Tuesday who will serve the remainder of former Rep. Devin Nunes’ term.

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North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis works to change gun laws following mass shootings

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is one of four senators leading the charge on examining the country’s gun laws following two high-profile mass shootings last month that left 31 people dead.

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Why are boosted Americans testing positive for COVID-19 more often than those without extra shot?

Since late February, Americans who have gotten a booster shot appear to be testing positive for COVID-19 more often than those vaccinated without the extra shot, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

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