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US metros are growing, many reversing 2021 drops, new estimates show
05/18/2023 12:24am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new estimates from the
Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'
05/17/2023 06:56pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. But Democrats are looking for ways to further protect the practice and its availability, including to outsiders who potentially face home-state penalties for seeking treatment here. Legislation approved by both ho
Animal rights group says chickens were abused, but Tyson Foods cut ties with the farm on its own
05/17/2023 05:34pm • An animal rights group said Wednesday that a Virginia farm that raised chickens for Tyson Foods mistreated the animals, allowing some of them to go without feed and water at times. But Tyson says it cut ties with the farm in January after it uncovered animal welfare issues there on its own. The gr
Bird flu detected in 2 poultry workers in the UK; no transmission between people
05/16/2023 03:18pm • LONDON (AP) — Two poultry workers in the U.K. have tested positive for bird flu, but they had no symptoms and there's no evidence of transmission between people, the Health Security Agency said Tuesday. The two are the first humans to test positive for the
virus
in the U.K. since the agency announ
China recovery faces pressure after April activity weak, youth unemployment rises
05/16/2023 03:37am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders face pressure to shore up a slowing economic recovery and generate jobs after consumer spending and other activity in April were weaker than expected and a survey found 1 in 5 young workers in cities was unemployed. Retail sales accelerated following the end of anti-
Mpox outbreak 'not over,' warns CDC
05/15/2023 11:49am • ▶ Watch Video: CDC warns of potential mpox summer outbreak America's mpox outbreak "is not over" and could see a resurgence over the coming months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, ramping up their warnings after reports of "ongoing comm
The US is undergoing its worst bird flu outbreak ever. Is a poultry vaccine the answer?
05/15/2023 02:59am • While bird flu likely poses little health danger to humans, it’s contributed to spikes in U.S. egg prices and decimated poultry flocks. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung/Flickr) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matter
California condors confront bird flu in flight from extinction
05/12/2023 07:16am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California condor is facing the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history, and the outbreak could jeopardize the iconic vulture with its 10-foot (3.05-meter) wingspan decades after conservationists saved the species from extinction. But nine newly hatched chicks,
74 million tourists visited Orlando, Florida, almost reaching pre-pandemic levels
05/11/2023 08:10pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 74 million visitors came to the Orlando, Florida, area last year, a benchmark just short of pre-pandemic levels, tourism officials said Thursday. The number of tourists was 25% greater than it was in 2021, when central Florida was still recovering from the blows t
As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away
05/11/2023 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. But behind the scenes, several core aspects of America’s pandemic-era emergency safety n
New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US
05/11/2023 02:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus on donors’ behavior, not their sexual orientation. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines finalized Thursday ease d
Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m.
05/11/2023 01:15pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov
South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers
05/11/2023 01:22am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting next month after the World Health Organization declared the end of the global health emergency. In lowering the corona
virus
alert level from “c
What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid
05/10/2023 08:26pm • Medicaid recipients are being put on notice, as the end of the federal declaration of a public health emergency due to COVID-19 means changes that could lead to the loss of their benefits. The emergency declarations that went into effect in 2020 enhanced federal funding and meant participants did
California's Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence
05/10/2023 04:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month absence due to illness, giving majority Democrats a much-needed final vote as they seek to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees and raise the nation’s debt ceiling in the comin
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