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The Associated Press

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The Associated Press
Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
Comedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that has left out some of the very first troops who responded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
12:23AM ( 5 months ago )
As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps
Puerto Rico has lost thousands of its doctors in the past decade, many having fled to the U.S. mainland for better pay
12:20AM ( 5 months ago )
As doctors in Puerto Rico leave in droves, a rapper tries to fill in the gaps
Puerto Rico has lost nearly half of its doctors in just over a decade, according to a 2023 report, as the healthcare system is grappling with severe understaffing, power outages, and lower wages compared to the mainland U.S. That's why one doctor, Pedro Juan Vázquez, who is better known by his stage name PJ Sin Suela, is trying to fill the gaps
12:20AM ( 5 months ago )
Netanyahu is in Washington at a fraught time for Israel and the US. What to know about his visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a particularly fraught one between two allies
12:18AM ( 5 months ago )
Biden aims for more achievements despite the bane of lame-duck presidents: diminished relevance
President Joe Biden says he’s “determined to get as much done” as he possibly can in his final six months in the White House
12:15AM ( 5 months ago )
Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military's support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is working hard to shore up the loyalty of the armed forces and keep top commanders in line, days ahead of a hotly disputed election that threatens the self-proclaimed socialist's hold on power
12:13AM ( 5 months ago )
UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute
Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. says in a new report
12:11AM ( 5 months ago )
UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone died
Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. says in a new report
12:11AM ( 5 months ago )
Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory
12:04AM ( 5 months ago )
Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off
Insiders who were close to Joe Biden's struggles are describing a president who was dogged in his determination to keep his candidacy alive — but ultimately not in denial about the odds
12:03AM ( 5 months ago )