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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.

MA: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Protesters in Boston denounce anti-abortion violence, holding a sign to honor Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider who was murdered in Kansas in 2009. (Tim Pierce/Wikipedia)
Mass. Abortion Providers Fear Rise in Anti-Abortion Protests, Threats

BOSTON — Physicians for Reproductive Health says a recent threat against an abortion clinic in Chicago has rattled providers across the country…

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PHOTO: A two-generation approach to lifting the Commonwealth's children out of poverty is the recommendation of a new report that says opportunities for their parents must be widened. Photo credit: TaniaVDP/Pixabay
Report: Commonwealth Needs “Two-Generation” Help on Poverty

BOSTON - If the Commonwealth of Massachusetts wants to lift its children out of poverty, it should put its focus on their parents at the same time…

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PHOTO: 30 percent of teen girls reported having offline meetings with people they met on the Internet.
Study Confirms Risky Online Teenage Behavior

BOSTON - New research finds that the Internet can be a particularly dangerous place for teenaged girls. The lead author of the study, Jennie Noll…

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IMAGE: This graphic shows that antibiotics are prescribed in 58 percent of cases when they are not needed. Courtesy of CDC.
CDC Warns of Dangers of Antibiotic Overuse

BOSTON - Doctors in Massachusetts and all over the country are trying to get the word out that people don't need antibiotics every time they get the s…

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Aline Travers and Denise Moran of HCFA providing information about health care options to small businesses and individuals at the BRAZIL EXPO USA in September. Courtesy: HCFA
Going Forward: Obamacare and MA Small Businesses

BOSTON - In the wake of President Obama's re-election, the signature achievement of his first term is safe from threats of repeal. The Affordable …

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PHOTO: A packed house at the Democratic Women's Caucus in Charlotte, N.C.  Photo credit: Stephanie Carroll Carson, Public News Service.
Women's Issues and Health Care are Front and Center at Democratic Convention

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Women's issues are in the forefront of the Democratic National Convention. On Tuesday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, D-Fla.…

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PHOTO: picture of Charles Brunner. Courtesy of the Child & Family Policy Center.
Election 2012: What About Massachusetts' Children?

BOSTON - So far, the 2012 presidential race has focused variously on unemployment, job creation, tax cuts, the candidates' tax returns, even the …

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Planned Parenthood: Setting the Record Straight

BOSTON - Efforts to strip family planning and low-income health care funding from Planned Parenthood ultimately failed in negotiations over this year'…

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