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Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs 08/19/2024 07:57pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver's licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. Previously, Missouri required doctor approval, but not surgery, to change the gender listed on st Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died 08/19/2024 07:30pm • Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC's “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed DNC panelists discuss war in Gaza as Harris tries to ease tension with pro-Palestinian activists 08/19/2024 07:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic Party has been riven for months by the war in Gaza, giving rise to a protest movement that threatened President Joe Biden's electoral coalition. But with Biden gone from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris now leading the party, there were some indicators at th Movie Review: In 'Between the Temples,' Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane make beautiful music 08/19/2024 03:11pm • In Nathan Silver’s divinely disordered screwball “Between the Temples,” Jason Schwartzman plays a grieving cantor who, after the death of his wife, can’t sing anymore but who finds a strange kinship with a much older widow ( Carol Kane ) seeking her bat mitzvah. Yes, that old story. But even Pakistan suffers internet slowdown as government denies setting up a national firewall 08/19/2024 01:25pm • LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — People in Pakistan reported much slower internet over the past several days with some experts on Monday estimating its speed falling to less than half its usual capacity at times. The problem has affected millions of users, disrupting businesses and drawing nationwide compl Indian doctors demand tougher laws after a colleague was raped and killed at a hospital 08/19/2024 07:05am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of doctors protested near India's Health Ministry on Monday to demand stringent laws to protect health care workers from violence and to seek justice for their colleague who was raped and killed at a state-run hospital. The protesting doctors, holding up placards like “ Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school 08/19/2024 12:14am • PHOENIX (AP) — As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? School absences surged during the pandemic and have yet to recover. N Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations 08/18/2024 09:58pm • CAIRO (AP) — The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. One case has been confirmed, others are suspected and the virus was detected in wastewater in six diff Hair Loss Treatments 08/18/2024 08:00pm • Hair loss, or alopecia, is a common condition where hair falls out from the scalp or other parts of the body. Hair loss occurs when the normal cycle of hair growth is disrupted, or hair follicles are damaged. While some hair shedding is normal -- we lose on average 50 to 100 hairs every day -- shedd What Is Bariatric Surgery? 08/18/2024 08:00pm • Weight loss isn't just a trend. For some people, such as people with severe obesity, it's a medical necessity. If you need to lose a significant amount of weight for medical purposes, you could be a candidate for bariatric surgery. What Is Bariatric Surgery?Bariatric surgery refers to a group of sur Hill's go-ahead single in 8th inning lifts Marlins over Mets 3-2 08/18/2024 07:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Hill delivered a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning that sent the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Nick Fortes had a sacrifice fly and Hill made a sensational catch in the first inning to help the last-place Marlins prevent a 'The whole family should eat this way': Doctors recommend heart-healthy eating plan for kids 08/18/2024 04:00am • Doctors have long recommended the Mediterranean diet, with its heart-boosting and diabetes-busting recipes, to drop high blood pressure, stave off diabetes and eliminate inflation in patients. Researchers said parents should allow teens and children to chow down on Mediterranean diet recipes, too The pro-Palestinian 'uncommitted' movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins 08/17/2024 03:59pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Of the thousands of delegates expected to gather Monday at the Democratic National Convention, just 36 will belong to the “uncommitted” movement sparked by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. But that small core has outsized infl Nottingham Forest's Danilo suffers broken ankle in Premier League game 08/17/2024 01:49pm • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo broke his left ankle in the team's opening Premier League game against Bournemouth on Saturday. Screens were put up around the Brazilian while medical staff attended to him after he landed awkwardly as he challenged Bournemouth striker Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency 08/17/2024 01:44pm • GOMA, Congo (AP) — Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She also has no idea where to go to get medical help