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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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Andrew Rice | The Center Square
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6/2/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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6/2/26
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There were fewer homeless people in the United States on a single night in January 2025 than in January 2024, but homelessness increased in 28 states, according to the latest federal count.
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/2/26
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Iran and the U.S. have reached a deal to extend a truce and work toward an agreement to end the war, Axios reported, sending oil prices lower on hopes the three-month conflict could be nearing a …
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Eltaf Najafizada and Jennifer A. Dlouhy / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/28/26
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Last June 16, armed immigration agents broke the locks to forcibly enter an Oxnard auto body shop. Juan Carlos Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, filmed as they arrested his father.
Then the agents …
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Andrea Castillo / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/27/26
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The U.S. denied an Iranian state television report on a draft interim peace deal that said maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could return to normal within a month of it coming into …
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Eltaf Najafizada and Golnar Motevalli / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/27/26
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With the battlefield largely at a stalemate, Russia is ramping up ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine to try to regain the strategic initiative by overwhelming air defenses and demoralizing its …
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Aliaksandr Kudrytski / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/26/26
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U.S. and Iranian forces clashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, highlighting the tension between the two sides even as they tout progress toward an interim peace deal.
The exchange of …
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Arsalan Shahla and Alisa Odenheimer / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/26/26
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Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of …
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By Shalina Chatlani / Stateline
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5/24/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he held off on a new bombardment of Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies, who are now pushing for a deal to end the …
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Omar Tamo and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/19/26
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China said it agreed with the U.S. to lower levies on some products to promote bilateral trade, underscoring how ties between the world’s two largest economies are further stabilizing after the …
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Josh Xiao / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/17/26
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U.S. and Nigerian forces killed an ISIS leader who was hiding in Africa, President Donald Trump said, adding that his death has “greatly diminished” the group’s global operations.
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Audrey Wan / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/17/26
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Iran said transit through the critical Strait of Hormuz will flow once the conflict with the U.S. and Israel is over, but the sides are no closer to resolving their differences or finding a path to …
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Skylar Woodhouse, Jeff Mason and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/17/26
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The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed access to medication abortion via telemedicine and by mail to continue, blocking a decision at the appellate court level that had restricted the drug.
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Ariel Cohen / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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5/16/26
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President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter, a flurry totaling tens of millions of dollars and …
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Bill Allison and Jessica Menton / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/16/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he made no commitment to Chinese President Xi Jinping over Taiwan, and would make a decision soon over a planned $14 billion arms deal with the island.
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Courtney Subramanian and Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/16/26
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Craving hockey, maple syrup or some Tim Hortons coffee? Visiting our neighbors to the north in Canada can be a fun road trip.
However, waiting at the U.S.-Canadian border can bring major …
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Julia Hawkins / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/13/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his military threats against Iran ahead of a visit to China, the Islamic Republic’s largest oil customer and a key diplomatic partner.
Iran will either …
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Omar Tamo and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/13/26
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President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a U.S. leader in nine years, as the world’s two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out …
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Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/13/26
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Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year’s World Cup to “104 Super Bowls.”
With the soccer tournament a month away, that’s feeling like a stretch.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/13/26
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