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PNS Daily Newscast - June 11, 2021
We reflect and update as HIV/AIDS first came to national attention 40 years ago this month; and when it comes to infrastructure spending, bipartisanship isn't dead yet.
2021Talks - June 11, 2021
President Biden offers up more COVID-19 vaccines to the world; Dems and GOP close in on an infrastructure deal; and Speaker Pelosi tries to quell a spat over the Middle East among Democrats.
Environment
Click to downloadThursday, June 10, 2021
CARSON CITY, Nev. - The mule deer population in Nevada has dropped 15% over the last decade - and now a new study is urging the feds to better protect migration corridors.
Researchers from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership say new Global Positioning System technology has led to detailed migration maps ...Read More
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
SANTA FE, N.M. - A group of youth activists in New Mexico heads to the Roundhouse today to deliver more than 1,000 signatures. They're calling on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reverse her request to President Joe Biden to exempt New Mexico from the temporary pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
Seneca Johnson ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, June 11, 2021
HOUSTON -- News this week about a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's disease is getting mixed reactions from some researchers, including in Texas.
The drug attempts to treat a possible cause of the neurodegenerative disease, rather than only treating the symptoms.
Dr. George Perry ...Read More
Thursday, June 10, 2021
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Studies estimate about 60% of Arizona children do not have regular access to primary health care, but a new grant program is looking to change that.
The Valle del Sol Community Health group is planning a fleet of mobile medical teams to visit underserved communities across central Arizona to provide care to adolescent and ...Read More
Social Issues
Friday, June 11, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS -- Advocates for Minnesota's Muslim community are welcoming a settlement between the federal government and a large meat-processing company accused of discriminating against some of its workers, including Muslims and immigrants from Somalia ...Read More
Thursday, June 10, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS - With Indiana ending federal unemployment benefits a week from Saturday, advocates for working families want people to know that there are resources available to help meet basic needs.
Unemployment numbers have not quite reached pre-pandemic levels in the Hoosier State, but Jessica Fraser ...Read More
