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32 Attorneys General Tell Congress to Pass SAFER Banking for Cannabis
Cannabis Business Times
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August 27, 2025
The top law officers from both blue and red states are calling on congressional leaders in the U.S. House and Senate to take up legislation to provide a safe harbor to financial institutions wishing to service the cannabis industry. The bipartisan...
Trump Admin Warns States: Remove Gender Ideology ‘Poison’ Or Lose Funding
Daily Wire
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August 27, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directed 40 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to eliminate gender ideology from their federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) within 60 days....
Federal Crackdown On Gender Ideology Puts Sex Ed Funding In Jeopardy In 46 US States
News18
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August 27, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 00:10 IST The PREP initiative was established under the Affordable Care Act and has been in operation since 2010. The list of affected recipients includes 40 states and six US territories (File Photo: AP)On Tuesday,...
32 Attorneys General call for enactment of marijuana banking legislation
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
Thirty-two attorneys general representing states, territories and Washington, D.C. are asking Congress to pass legislation to provide financial institutions a safe harbor if they provide services to marijuana-related businesses in states where...
Recovery, resilience, and a return home: woman overcomes a traumatic brain injury with help from Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center
Miami Times - Florida
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On January 2, 2025, DMesha Hodge of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands was celebrating her 25th birthday. The day took a devastating turn when a motorcycle accident left her with life-threatening injuries. Hodge was rushed to a nearby hospital,...
US Virgin Islands students complete summer research program on cardiovascular health
Pasquines
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July 28, 2025
On June 3, the United States Virgin Islands Department of Health, in partnership with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, hosted the second annual Cardiovascular Research Empowerment Workforce (CREW) Research Symposium on St....
Attorneys general urge tech companies’ action against nonconsensual deepfake pornography
Golden State Today - California
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August 26, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 47 other attorneys general, has sent letters to search and payment platform operators regarding their indirect roles in the creation and distribution of nonconsensual deepfake pornography....
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says
NBC San Diego - California
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The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...
Shooters may have mental health problems in common, but that’s not what’s behind violent attacks, experts say
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 13, 2025
(CNN) — After a random shooting in Austin, Texas, left three people dead, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the suspect had past criminal offenses and “serious issues.” The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after police found him naked,...
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says
NBC News
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...
Windy, variable cloudiness with a morning shower in spots, high 91
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 25, 2025
Hazardous Weather Outlook From the National Weather Service at 5:18 a.m. AST Monday August 25, 2025 for St. Thomas, St. John and adjacent Islands such as St. Croix and its nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean coastal waters. This Hazardous...
Worthington natives embark on world travel
The Globe - Minnesota
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August 26, 2025
WORTHINGTON — When Worthington natives Andrea Magana and Che Peralta began dating a little over two years ago, they discovered they shared a passion for travel. So, in early February, the couple set out on a six month trip full of adventures...
Why do HBCUs play football in NE Ohio? Pride, history and visibility are at stake
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 26, 2025
CANTON, Ohio – To understand the significance of historically black colleges and universities, you have to go back more than 150 years - not to educational institutions, but to churches. It was a time when laws restricted Black Americans from...
Politician profile: Albert Bryan Jr.
Pasquines
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August 26, 2025
Albert Bryan Jr. (D) has been the governor of the United States Virgin Islands since January 2019. Prior to his time in office, Bryan served his community in a variety of ways. He co-founded a nonprofit, worked for the Department of Labor, and...
NATIONAL NEWS – HEALTH WARNING: Hand, foot and mouth disease spreads across U.S. with unusual symptoms in adults
The D.C. Spotlight
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August 5, 2025
Ananya Roy, News Writer Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is surging in parts of the U.S., with outbreaks reported in Virginia and 189 confirmed cases in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including a possible fatality. Typically affecting children under...
Deadly daycare outbreak? Contagious disease spreading fast in US — know the warning signs
The Economic Times
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August 6, 2025
A significant outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is spreading rapidly across the United States, prompting health warnings from pediatric experts and local health departments. The virus, which mainly affects children under the age of...
Partly sunny and breezy with a brief morning shower or 2, high 92
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 24, 2025
[August 24] Today’s Main Hazard Risks Extreme Heat: Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory! Stay hydrated and seek shade! Rip Currents and High Surf for the U.S. Virgin Islands, northern Puerto Rico, Culebra and Vieques / Don’t go in the water!...
What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease, and how is it caught?
The U.S. Sun
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August 6, 2025
A POTENTIALLY fatal disease has cropped up in daycares across the US, putting children at risk. Public health officials have announced that hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been detected in day cares, and parents have been left wondering...
Highly contagious disease spreading in daycare across US with fears it can turn fatal – symptoms to watch for
The U.S. Sun
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August 5, 2025
PARENTS have been warned to keep an eye out for a potentially fatal disease that's cropping up in daycares across the US. The sickness mainly affects children under five and can have some terrifying symptoms. 2 Children in daycares have been...
USVI company pitches helicopter medical services for sister islands
BVI News
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August 4, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM / A company based in the US Virgin Islands has expressed interest in offering helicopter services to assist with medical emergencies in the British Virgin Islands’ sister islands. Health and...