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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

AZ: Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault

The Navajo Nation is one of dozens of tribal lands where thousands of cases of missing and murdered Native Americans remain unsolved. (Flickr)<br /><br />
Haaland Prioritizes Cases of Missing, Murdered Native Americans

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has created a new law enforcement unit to put renewed focus on resolving the cases of Native …

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Native women are murdered at a rate of 4.3 per 100,000, according to the CDC. (Howl Arts Collective/Flickr)
Advocates: More Can Be Done for Missing, Murdered Native Women

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Saturday is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Advocates say much more could be …

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The CDC has awarded Arizona a grant to develop safety programs, such as teaching parents how to properly install and use child safety seats. (Halfpoint/iStockphoto)
CDC Gives AZ $1.25 Million to Prevent Violence, Injuries

PHOENIX - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Arizona a five-year, 1.25 million grant to prevent critical injuries and …

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A task force will spend the next year identifying the number of untested rape kits in Arizona police evidence rooms. (puravida/morguefile)
Arizona Names Task Force to Identify Untested Rape Kits

PHOENIX - Gov. Doug Ducey has named a task force to identify the number of untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits, also known as rape kits, sitting …

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PHOTO: Leticia Reta is an undocumented immigrant living in the United States. She says for many years she was married to a man who beat her, but was afraid to leave because he threatened to have her deported. PHOTO courtesy of Reta.
Stories of Immigration and Deportation – Leticia

PHOENIX – Behind all the immigration debates and statistics are real people, including men and women who stay in abusive relationships because …

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Recent studies have shown that infants' brains are reacting to external stresses, even while they sleep.
Infant Stress Linked to Behavior Problems Later in Life

PHOENIX - New research makes clear a direct link between stress experienced by people as infants and behavioral problems as they grow older. Recent …

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PHOTO: Chris Newlin is executive director of the National Children's Advocacy Center. About 850 CACs around the U.S. handled 267,000 child abuse cases in 2012. Courtesy of National CAC.
National Symposium on Child Abuse: New Research, More Teamwork

PHOENIX - Professionals in child abuse investigation and treatment, including some from Arizona, are meeting this week in Huntsville, Alabama…

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IMAGE: One Billion Rising comes to several Arizona communities on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) to focus on ending violence against women.
AZ Takes Part in Global Effort to End Violence Against Women

PHOENIX - Arizona will be a part of a global event taking place in 189 countries and aimed at ending violence against women everywhere. One Billion …

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GRAPHIC: Domestic violence prevention groups across the country are spreading the word about National Stalking Awareness Month.
“Know it. Name it. Stop it.” Stalking Awareness Month in AZ

PHOENIX - January is Stalking Awareness Month in Arizona, and a national campaign is under way to "Know it. Name it. Stop it." State law lists …

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PHOTO: The waiting room at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., featured in the film
Spending Time in "The Waiting Room"

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Think "E.R." - but in real life. That's what audiences experience when viewing the film "The Waiting Room." The Academy-Award-…

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PHOTO: Bank owned sign. Photo credit: Deborah Smith
Study: Housing Woes Connected to Child Abuse

PHOENIX - Housing woes appear to open the door to child abuse, according to a new study based on data from children's hospitals and the real estate …

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PHOTO: Image of doctor with clipboard
Healthcare Reform to Increase Domestic Violence Screenings

PHOENIX - Screening for domestic violence is one of the eight preventive-care tests patients can get at no cost under the part of health-care reform t…

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