• About-health-disparities
• about-children
• HPfeature
• early-intervention

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Written by CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 08 October 2023

 

American babies and toddlers with disabilities are entitled to publicly funded therapies known as Early Intervention, since all U.S. states and territories accept federal funding for this program. But stagnant pay and an increasing cost of living mean many health care providers can no longer afford to participate. Children's development is suffering as a result and Asian, Hispanic and Black children are less likely to receive these crucial services

• about-Native-Americans
• indigenous-peoples-day
•  missing and murdered Indigenous women

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Written by HALLIE GOLDEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press

Published: 06 October 2023

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) 

From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches.

• birthday-celebration
• Parenthood
• Premature-birth

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Written by By BOTWC staff

Published: 05 October 2023

(Photo/ Annie O’Neill/Cleveland Clinic) 

They’ve already beat the odds!

• about-Food-Insecurity
• SNAP program
• US-Government-shutdown

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Written by Noura Insolera, University of Michigan

Published: 05 October 2023

(Phone/ Lawrence Crayton) 

Millions of Americans depend on public safety net programs, whether for a month or for years. That assistance will be jeopardized should the government shut down if Congress fails to pass a budget before its mid-November deadline.

• about-taxes
• about-IRS
• tax-returns

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 05 October 2023

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The brackets offer clarity to taxpayers regarding the classification of their income and the computation of taxable amounts. Notably, the IRS has raised the income thresholds for each bracket.

• about-Vatican
• Pope-Francis
• HPfeature

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Written by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

Published: 04 October 2023

NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press 

Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church.

• about-Medicaid
• commerce-committee
• watchdogs

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 03 October 2023

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Despite the high number of denials, many state Medicaid agencies reported that they did not routinely review the appropriateness of MCO denials.

• about-Red-Cross
• About-blood-donation
• HPfeature
• New research

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Written by Edlira Shehu, University of Groningen and Karen Winterich, Penn State

Published: 03 October 2023

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If giving donors more information about how their blood was used boosts blood donations, it can save lives.

• about-California
• about-Sen.-Dianne-Feinstein
• HPfeature
• Laphonza Butler

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Written by MICHAEL R. BLOOD and ADAM BEAM Associated Press

Published: 03 October 2023

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Once she is sworn in, Butler will be the only Black woman in the Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ California senator.

• economic-inequality
• Harvard
• HPfeature

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Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire

Published: 02 October 2023

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During her inaugural address, Gay articulated her vision for the Ivy League institution, acknowledging the weight and honor of this groundbreaking appointment.