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A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
n.pr
June 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
Trump cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know
For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This is driving me crazy too. Not long ago 10% universal tariffs were considered the worst-case scenario, something even Trump wasn’t crazy enough to impose. Now have those PLUS 125% tariffs on China. Together, these raise raise inflation by about as much as original “Liberation Day” tariffs did!
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.

What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Climate change is impacting kids now.

Heat. Smoke. Floods. These cause stress, respiratory distress, pain, illness, & school closure. They all cause learning loss that disproportionately affects poor & marginalized kids, 240+ million of them.

We can’t wait to act on climate. Our kids need us.
April 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
 
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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“We urge the Administration to rescind this guidance…”

www.childrenshospitals.org/news/newsroo...
March 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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The firing of the top Army, Navy, and Air Force lawyers who provide legal and ethical guidance to military leaders is alarming. They are known as the conscience of our military.
February 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Minnesota and 21 other states went to court to prevent the admin from slashing medical research—and won. This would have canceled life-saving research into organ transplants, cancers, Parkinson’s disease, and more.
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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NEW: A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has grown to be the largest in the U.S. since the CDC started tracking the illness in the 1950s.
Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is now the largest in the U.S. since the 1950s
The outbreak started last January. Kansas health officials say numbers are trending downward, but they still expect to find more cases.
www.kcur.org
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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It's happening as we knew it would. Farm workers, who would be picking citrus right now, aren't coming to work.

www.nbcbayarea.com/news/califor...
Central Valley farmworkers scared to show up to work over deportation fear
The California Farm Bureau says fears in the Central Valley have led to migrant farmworkers not showing up for work, which has virtually halted the area’s citrus harvest.
www.nbcbayarea.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM