The children become patients with a dental practice but receive care in school and primary care settings.
Carol Semple
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A record number of skiers hit U.S. slopes in 2021-2022 season
The Northeast is among the regions that reported increases in skier visits from the previous year.
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Rand Paul stalls quick Senate approval of $40 billion Ukraine package
The plan has been approved overwhelmingly by the House and has strong bipartisan support in the Senate, and passage soon still seems certain despite the delay.
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After targeted protests, Republican senators say home addresses should not be public
The proposed legislation comes after U.S. Supreme Court justices faced protests at their homes this week.
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Alabama shipwreck holds key for descendants of enslaved Africans
The Clotilda’s captain, William Foster, transferred his cargo of women, men and children off the ship once it arrived in Mobile and set fire to the vessel to hide evidence of the illegal journey.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Proposal to charge women with murder for abortion no longer in Louisiana bill
House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas House leader McCarthy, 4 other Republican lawmakers
The committee has been investigating Kevin McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the 4 other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat.
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U.S. fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year
Some of the largest value seafood species were once again New England staples, such as lobster, a fishery anchored in Maine, and sea scallops, many of which come to the docks in Massachusetts.
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Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior chief
The House Natural Resources Committee says David Bernhardt pushed for approval of an Arizona housing development, which won its permit in the same month the developer made a $10,000 donation to the Trump Victory Fund.
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California’s ban on semiautomatic weapons for people under 21 is ruled unconstitutional
A federal appeals court does, however, allow the requirement of a hunting license for young people as reasonable for increasing public safety through ‘sensible firearm control.’