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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2024
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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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2024Talks - April 18, 2024
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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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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.

NC: HIV/AIDS Prevention

More than 72% of newly diagnosed HIV infection occurred in adult/adolescent Black/African American men, according to North Carolina's 2021 HIV Surveillance report. (Adobe Stock)
HIV/AIDs Treatment Disparities Remain Despite Years of Declining Cases

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and advocates say barriers remain when it comes to testing and social stigma. More than 40% percent …

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In 2019, an estimated 19.2 million women were living with HIV, and every week, more than 5,000 young women aged 15 to 24 around the globe become newly infected with HIV, <a href=according to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. (Adobe Stock)">
Faith Groups Work to Reduce Stigma Around HIV Testing

Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and one in nine women with HIV are unaware they have it. Faith leaders in North Carolina …

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Employees of the North Carolina AIDS Action Network are pushing for the state to increase funding for diagnosis and treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases. (NCAAN)
NC AIDS Epidemic: End in Sight?

RALEIGH, N.C. - More than 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in North Carolina and the rest of the world, developments in …

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North Carolina may have thousands of untested rape kits, but law enforcement agencies in the state aren't required to track the numbers. (University of Michigan/Flickr)
Proposed Funding Offers Justice for NC Sexual-Assault Survivors

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – More money could be on the way for processing rape kits in North Carolina, if President Barack Obama's 2017 budget …

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PHOTO: Alicia Diggs from Greensboror volunteering at a health fair. Saturday is World AIDS Day, and Diggs credits medications for keeping her disease in check.. Courtesy Alicia Diggs
World AIDS Day: Progress in NC Fight Against HIV/AIDS

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Tomorrow (Saturday) is World AIDS Day, and events are planned around the state and country. Mother and grandmother Alicia …

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HIV Fading as a Health Threat, but Infection Continues in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. - HIV continues to be a public health threat in North Carolina, with a significant increase of diagnoses in Cumberland County. …

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