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Oregon proposes lowering drunken-driving limit to .05, following Utah
If a proposed Oregon bill passes, the state may join Utahinloweringthe legal standard for driving under the influence to .05 percent.
Some Americans are being denied ‘life-saving’ health care. It’s because they are transgender
Transgender patients face barriers to accessing health care, including doctors who deny services and lack training, as well as distance to competent care.
‘Unbelievably awesome!’: How did Alaska repair earthquake-damaged roads in just days?
A week after a major earthquake rattled Alaska, a magnitude-7.0 tremor that has since been followed by more than 3,000 aftershocks, the state’s transportation department has become the envy of a nation for the speed of its work — even if its repairs aren’t permanent.
The ‘holy grail’ for cancer diagnostics? Australian researchers claim breakthrough in new study
The blood testdetectedcancer with 90 percent accuracy in theUniversity of Queensland’stests of different human cancers and healthy cells and can be done in10 minutes.
George H.W. Bush and national day of mourning: What’s open and what’s closed
The stock market and all federal offices will be closed Wednesday for the national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.
‘A punch in the gut’: Parents lament Connecticut school district’s decision to stop lunch visits
Parents can no longer visit their kids during lunchtime at a Connecticut town’s elementary schools.