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Israel court hears bid to close prison where soldiers are accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian 08/07/2024 05:37pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Supreme Court considered a petition Wednesday to shutter a desert military prison where soldiers have been accused of abusing Palestinians, as a new video emerged purporting to show the sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee. Rights groups have been engaged in a leg US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds 08/07/2024 05:29pm • The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for the Jets activate wide receiver Mike Williams from the PUP list after he passes his physical 08/07/2024 04:41pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets activated wide receiver Mike Williams from the physically unable to perform list on Wednesday after he passed his physical. Williams, who signed with the Jets as a free agent in March, tore the ACL in his left knee in the third game last season while wit Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September 08/07/2024 04:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The 46-year-old replaces Henry Timms, who is leaving after five years. Silver will start Sept. 23. “I grew up in the glow of Lincoln Center and the arts were s Why are younger people getting cancer? This Maryland woman shares her story — and a warning 08/07/2024 02:20pm • Back in 2017, Rachael Mull felt like something was off with her body — some unexplained bleeding and abdominal pains were the big red flags — but nothing that couldn’t be explained away by her doctors. In fact, eventually it was discovered Mull, a small-business owner in Howard County, Marylan Who is Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas? 08/07/2024 12:24pm • Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, has been announced as the new leader of the militant group Hamas. He rose to the top position after the killing of the previous leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in an explosion in Iran that has been blamed on Israel. Some things to know about A doctor in Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of killing 4 elderly patients 08/07/2024 07:33am • BERLIN (AP) — A doctor has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of killing four elderly patients and trying to cover up the evidence by setting fires at their homes, authorities said Wednesday. The 39-year-old doctor, who was part of a nursing service's palliative care team, was ordered to remain Preparing for Surgery: How to Improve Your Recovery 08/06/2024 08:00pm • How to work with your doctor to prepare for a successful postoperative recoveryUndergoing surgery naturally increases anxiety for many people. No one likes the idea of an invasive procedure, but sometimes they are necessary to treat an array of conditions.Likewise, recovering from surgery can be cha Get These 9 Screenings to Keep Your Medicare Costs Down 08/06/2024 08:00pm • While aging may come with wisdom, it also comes with an inevitable slew of health conditions -- and increasing medical costs. As we age, our bodies go through physical and cognitive decline, explains Roger Miller, a licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychology team lead with Aviv Clinics in Th How Real Estate Agents Are Using AI Right Now 08/06/2024 08:00pm • Technology is changing the way we do just about everything, from riding the bus to seeing the doctor to vacuuming our floors. Not surprisingly, real estate agents are increasingly using artificial intelligence, or AI, in the course of their jobs. And in many regards, that's a good thing, since the u MBA Jobs With Better Hours That Still Pay Well 08/06/2024 08:00pm • Earning an MBA can cost upward of $70,000 a year, so many graduates seek high-paying jobs for a good return on investment. But job flexibility and work-life balance also weigh heavily in career decisions for MBA grads, experts say. "It's not necessarily just the hours, because let's be real: MBAs kn Congo's president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition 08/06/2024 07:36pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups during an interview with a private radio station on Tuesday. “Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal 08/06/2024 04:55pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect, a county judge ruled Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said it will file an immediate appeal. The law bans transgender surgeries and hormone therapies for minors, unl Mobile exhibit that could change the future of health care visits DC area 08/06/2024 02:47pm • Historically, some groups of people have been left out of medical research, but a mobile exhibit that's visiting the D.C. area this week aims to change that. The National Institutes of Health launched the All of Us research program in 2018 to build a large, diverse database for researchers. Dr Howard University's medical school to receive $175 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies 08/06/2024 01:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg's organization Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools to help secure their future economic stability. Speaking in New York at the annual convention of the National Medical Association, an org