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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

FL: Nuclear Waste

A Duke University study finds that high levels of radioactivity persist in stream sediments at three disposal sites more than seven years after Pennsylvania officials requested that the disposal of radium-laden fracking wastewater into surface waters be restricted. (Pixabay)
Study: Treated Oil, Gas Wastewater Leaves Radioactive Contamination

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Scientists have found that, over time, treated oil and gas wastewater is leaving radioactive deposits in the stream beds …

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Florida would be heavily impacted by a new nuclear waste bill in Congress. (energy.gov)
More Radioactive Waste Coming to Florida?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Environmental groups have a warning for the nation's leaders: Haste will make more waste. A House vote could come soon on …

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The FDA requires young women to show cashiers ID to buy Plan B - Federal Judge ordered it available to all by today.   Courtesy of: Women's Capital Corp.
It's Deadline Day for Plan B: What's a Pharmacist to Do?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today is the day all age restrictions on the "Plan B" emergency contraceptives were supposed to be lifted. A federal judge …

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Taxpayers Group: Nuclear Resurgence Not Exactly Good News for Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With the spill in the Gulf highlighting the dangers of American reliance on fossil fuels, some see a resurgence on the horizon …

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Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

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