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By The Related Press The most recent developments on the Russia-Ukraine war:MOSCOW — Russia’s communications and media regulator says it is proscribing nationwide entry to Instagram as a result of the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts in opposition to Russian residents, together with army personnel.”The regulator, known as Roskomnadzor, took the step Friday as Russia presses forward with its invasion of ...

By SARAH RANKIN - Related Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal decide has dominated that an government order and new Virginia regulation permitting mother and father to choose their youngsters out of classroom COVID-19 masks mandates can't forestall 12 weak college students from looking for a “affordable modification” that might embody a requirement that their classmates put on masks.These college students' well being ...

By BOB CHRISTIE - Related Press PHOENIX (AP) — Deliberate Parenthood Arizona has joined a number of different suppliers which have restarted abortion care within the state —, though it might solely be short-term — after clinics ceased offering the service when the U.S. Supreme Courtroom dominated that ladies would not have a constitutional proper to finish a being pregnant.The group has for years ...

A 26-year-old lady has been charged with homicide in Texas after authorities mentioned she triggered “the demise of a person by self-induced abortion,” in a state that has essentially the most restrictive abortion legal guidelines within the U.S.It’s unclear whether or not Lizelle Herrera is accused of getting an abortion or whether or not she helped another person get an abortion.Herrera was arrested Thursday ...

By DAVID PITT - Related Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal authorities on Monday introduced proposed new laws that might drive meals processors to scale back the quantity of salmonella micro organism present in some uncooked hen merchandise or danger being shut down.The proposed U.S. Division of Agriculture guidelines would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that may trigger food-borne sickness ...

By KIM CHANDLER - Related Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two households with transgender teens and two physicians sued the state of Alabama on Monday to overturn a law that makes it a crime for medical doctors to deal with trans youth beneath 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to assist affirm their gender id.The lawsuit was filed in federal courtroom three days after ...

By AMANDA SEITZ - Related Press Washington (AP) — Reining within the hovering costs of insulin has so far been elusive in Congress, though Democrats say they're going to attempt once more — as a part of their economic package that focuses on health and climate.The value of the 100-year-old drug has greater than tripled within the final 20 years, forcing the nation's diabetics ...

The Senate Medical Affairs committee voted Thursday to ship the invoice that might break up up the Division of Well being and Environmental Management to the chamber's ground.The proposal would set up a brand new Division of Behavioral and Public Well being, bundling the state's public well being and psychological well being tasks collectively. The present Division of Psychological Well being and Division of ...

By ALAN FRAM and FARNOUSH AMIRI - Related Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate voted Saturday to start out debating Democrats’ election-year financial invoice, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on local weather, vitality, well being and taxes previous its preliminary check because it begins shifting by means of Congress.In a preview of votes expected on a mountain of amendments, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican-led Legislature is ready to cross a roughly $48 billion state funds by their constitutional deadline Friday.The spending plan contains additional funding for trainer pay, college busing, Medicaid, in-home look after seniors and other people with disabilities, and public faculties and universities.Democrats lauded large investments in schooling, whereas some Republicans criticized heavy spending all through state authorities. GOP ...