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Arkansas Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. comes as violent crime hits 30-year low
‘Where You Headed Today?’: Ex-D.C. FBI Agent Reveals The 3 ‘Trick’ Questions Police Ask During Traffic Stops—And How Not To Fall For It
CAO Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss

CAO Faith Leach arranges for ten $1,800-an-hour executive coaching sessions with her ex-D.C. boss

Upper management tune-ups don’t come cheap in Baltimore government. This morning the Board of Estimates committed $18,000 so that its Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Faith Leach can hone her leadership skills through one-on-one executive...

Owner:  Fern Shen
D.C. National Guard Counterdrug supports National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

D.C. National Guard Counterdrug supports National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

WASHINGTON D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 10.25.2025 WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia National Guard Counterdrug Program played a role in supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 29th National Prescription Take Back Day on...

Owner:  American Government
The D.C. SNAP Saga Continues

The D.C. SNAP Saga Continues

When Sierra Perry was waiting to get into the D.C. Department of Human Services’s Anacostia Service Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE on Oct. 30 to take care of a personal matter, she learned of the looming Supplemental Nutrition...

Owner:  Denise Rolark Barnes
Public Citizen Unveils New Tracker for State Legislation Regulating AI in Healthcare Coverage Decisions

Public Citizen Unveils New Tracker for State Legislation Regulating AI in Healthcare Coverage Decisions

November 5, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Public Citizen launched a new, interactive tracker monitoring state-level efforts to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare coverage decisions. The tracker identifies 53...

Owner:  Public Citizen Foundation
Kaiser Permanente invites communities to celebrate wellness

Kaiser Permanente invites communities to celebrate wellness

By Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer astevens@afro.com Kaiser Permanente is marking the start of fall with a new community program designed to connect health and happiness. The organization will hold “Wellness Weekend” festivals Nov. 8-9 to...

Owner:  Murphy Family
Another View: The human cost of Congress’ inaction on health care

Another View: The human cost of Congress’ inaction on health care

President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of people, providing the security and dignity that comes from being cared for when sick or injured, or they can keep holding our...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Virginia farm owned by the 'Gardening Gays' was vandalized with medical waste and human feces

Virginia farm owned by the 'Gardening Gays' was vandalized with medical waste and human feces

An interracial gay couple who turned a once-fallow patch of rural Virginia into one of the state’s most celebrated small farms awoke Wednesday to find what they described as an unmistakable act of hate: bags of medical waste, including soiled...

Owner:  Michael Kelley & Joe Lovejoy
Sen. Brad Pfaff hosts roundtable to discuss rising health care premiums

Sen. Brad Pfaff hosts roundtable to discuss rising health care premiums

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) — Sen. Brad Pfaff hosted a roundtable on Wednesday, November 5 to discuss the upcoming spike Americans may see in health care costs with local business owners and residents. According to Sen. Pfaff, millions of Americans...

Owner:  Byron Allen
Exploring Global Research Trends in Enteral Nutrition for Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Study
Illinois legislature passes ‘medical aid in dying’ bill that governor says he will review

Illinois legislature passes ‘medical aid in dying’ bill that governor says he will review

CHICAGO — Terminally ill adults in Illinois may have the option to take life-ending medication prescribed by a physician under a bill passed by the Illinois legislature last week during its fall session. Advocates for the bill say it is rooted in...

Owner:  Shaw Family
Erika Kirk recounts seeing Charlie in the hospital after he was shot
Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein, Procalcitonin, and Interferon-Alpha in COVID-19 and Their Association with PANoptosis: A Cohort Study in Guangxi, China
India’s $21 billion API boom: 3 “hidden” pharma stocks to watch
IMA Welcomes Six New Senior Fellows to Its Global Network; Independent Doctors Continue to Grow in Influence Across America's Healthcare Reform Landscape
GVMC plans status switch to critical access hospital

GVMC plans status switch to critical access hospital

CHARLESTON — Plans are underway to change Greenbrier Valley Medical Center’s status from acute care to critical access hospital, according to a press release by Vandalia Health officials Wednesday. Much like acute care hospitals, critical access...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
State applies for $1B in federal aid to rural hospitals

State applies for $1B in federal aid to rural hospitals

PHOENIX – Gov. Katie Hobbs is applying to get $1 billion in newly available federal aid to help shore up rural health care – especially with the risk of loss of federal Medicaid dollars. The money is part of $50 billion that Congress set aside for...

Owner:  Kramer Family
ClearPoint Neuro to Participate in Multiple Global Healthcare Conferences in the Fourth Quarter of 2025

ClearPoint Neuro to Participate in Multiple Global Healthcare Conferences in the Fourth Quarter of 2025

SOLANA BEACH, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / November 5, 2025 / ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLPT) (the "Company"), a global device, cell, and gene therapy-enabling company offering precise navigation to the brain and spine, today announced it...

Owner:  Retirement Systems of Alabama
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – Venezuela’s Oil, US-led Regime Change, and America’s Gangster Politics

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – Venezuela’s Oil, US-led Regime Change, and America’s Gangster Politics

The flimsy moral pretext today is the fight against narcotics, yet the real objective is to overthrow a sovereign government, and the collateral damage is the suffering of the Venezuelan people. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is...

Owner:  Brave New Europe (Non-profit)

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