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Lawmakers in the House unanimously advanced a budget on Thursday, restoring some funding for teacher stipends bringing them closer to — but still below — the original $2,000.
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The revival marks the largest comeback attempt to date for the 84-year-old landmark. -
Leaders of the City Park Conservancy plan to put a road through the beloved youth farm. The community has other ideas for how the park should be redeveloped. -
Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the "coverage gap" for health care -
Lawmakers are set to discuss two major budget bills this week. Plus, a House committee is expected to vote on a bill calling for a constitutional convention to begin in late May. -
Maia Szalavitz discusses harm reduction's effectiveness against drug addiction, how punitive policies can hurt people who need pain medication and more.
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Green's YA novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has been recently adapted to film. Green described living with OCD, and how "one little thought" could take over his mind, in this 2017 interview.
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Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer. -
Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June. -
The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded. -
The flight was forced to make an emergency return to JFK airport after the crew observed issues related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well as a sound near the right wing.
