Politics
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New study finds that air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF treatment
Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases.
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Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “The government has no place in surveilling Arizonans’ medical decision-making or tracking their health history,” Hobbs, a…
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Sick of hidden fees on concert tickets and hotel stays? A new federal rule bans them.
Now, live event businesses and hotels must clearly list their prices in both their advertising and pricing information.
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Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
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Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat to head the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world.
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Kris Mayes sues ‘nuisance’ corporate mega-farms for exploiting Arizona’s groundwater rules
The lawsuit alleges that massive farming corporations have taken advantage of Arizona’s lax groundwater laws and have deprived local farmers of access to water.
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Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
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Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons could include these 13 Arizona convicts
Trump chose not to pardon the insurrectionists before he left office in 2021, but made it a campaign promise to do so starting in 2022.
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Solar power growth could slow if Trump keeps promise to kill Biden-era incentives
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to kill the Inflation Reduction Act, ending subsidies for solar projects like the $2 billion Sun Stream Complex in western Maricopa County.
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Arizona elects sheriff known for racial profiling—and passes a law to let him do it
Cruelty towards immigrants has been approved by voters at the county, state, and federal level.
