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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.

ND: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

North Dakota's only abortion clinic is now planning to move out of state in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. (Lexicon Images/Adobestock)
Progressive Groups Call on North Dakotans to Rethink Abortion Policy, Post-Roe

Pro-choice advocates are calling on voters to make access to abortion a big issue in the November midterm election. The countdown has begun; in less …

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With April being STD Awareness Month, state health officials are urging sexually active North Dakotans to take simple steps to protect themselves. (iStockphoto)
STD Awareness Month: Urging Young North Dakotans to Talk, Test, Treat

BISMARCK, N.D. - April is STD Awareness Month, and the North Dakota Department of Health is urging residents to safeguard themselves through some …

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New research shows a national drop in unintended pregnancies, but not for all women. (iStockphoto)
Unintended Pregnancies at Lowest Level in Decades

BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. rate for unintended pregnancies is at its lowest level in decades, according to new research. Looking at numbers from 2008 …

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The Supreme Court declined to review North Dakota's six-week abortion ban, effectively blocking the 2013 law permanently. (Morguefile.com/Kconnors)
SCOTUS Rejects ND Abortion Law

BISMARCK, N.D. -Women's health advocates are praising the U.S. Supreme Court for refusing on Monday to review North Dakota's six-week abortion ban…

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Supreme Court justices will be considering an appeal over North Dakota's abortion ban. (iStockphoto)
SCOTUS May Consider ND's Abortion Law

BISMARCK, N.D. - After refusing to hear arguments this week on Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban, the U.S. Supreme Court could soon decide to take a …

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North Dakota earned a failing grade in a new national scorecard on reproductive health care. (iStockphoto)
Report: North Dakota Failing on Reproductive Rights

BISMARCK, N.D. – 2015 was a challenging year for women's reproductive rights, and the new year is shaping up to be just as fierce. The U.S…

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North Dakota will be hosting educational seminars to help child welfare professionals aid child victims of sex trafficking. Credit: iStock
North Dakota to Begin Child Sex Trafficking Education

BISMARCK, N.D. – Child sex trafficking continues to be a problem in North Dakota. To help with that, the state's Department of Human Services …

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PHOTO: Stores make an attempt at propriety in displaying adult magazines with covers partially hidden, but teens have easy access online. Experts say it distorts what they view as healthy relationships and body image. Photo credit: Ed Kohler
The Proliferation of Pornography: What's a Parent To Do?

BISMARCK, N.D. - This generation of teens is hardly the first to check out pornography, but experts say the easy access to it today via technology …

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GRAPHIC: ND report data
North Dakota Ranks 6th Nationally for Child Health and Well-Being

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota has received some very positive news in the latest look at the health and well-being of its children. The KIDS COUNT …

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North Dakotans Reminded that April is the Time to “Get Yourself Tested”

BISMARCK, N.D. - Roughly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections are diagnosed every year in the United States, costing an estimated $…

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North Dakota's Teen Birth Holds Steady

BISMARCK, N.D. - While figures in North Dakota held about steady, teen birth rates in the nation as a whole dropped to an all-time low in 2010…

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Thumbs Up for Daschle from ND Community Health Clinics

Bismarck, ND – President-elect Obama has apparently chosen former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle to be the new Health and Human Services …

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