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PNS Daily Newscast - April 19, 2024
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Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; the importance of healthcare decision planning; and a debt dilemma: poll shows how many people wrestle with college costs.

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2024Talks - April 19, 2024
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Civil rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump, and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

MD: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Financial assistance is available for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington's new at-home medication abortion services. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Eyeing Trend, MD Provider Offers Abortion Drugs by Mail

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- As the Biden administration challenges a Texas law restricting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, Planned Parenthood for …

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Maryland is one of four states selected to pilot an anti-dating violence program for students ages 11 to 14. (Veronica Carter)
Baltimore Tries New Approach to Curb Teen Dating Violence

BALTIMORE – Baltimore is one of four cities around the country where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a study…

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Medicaid turns 50 this week, and a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families shows when children are covered by Medicaid, it brings them benefits for life. Credit: Republica/Pixabay.
Medicaid Birthday: A Gift That Keeps Giving for Maryland Children

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Medicaid turns 50 this week, and according to data compiled in a new report, children covered by Medicaid often enjoy lasting …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 41 percent of teens admit to texting or e-mailing while driving. CREDIT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts

BALTIMORE - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the snapshot from …

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PHOTO: February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 10 percent of teens report being physically abuse during the previous year. Photo courtesy of CDC.gov
Seeing Orange for Teen Dating Violence Awareness

BALTIMORE - February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and today is "Wear Orange" day for the cause. The CDC says that one in ten teenagers …

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