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MicroWave

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Hi.

I’m a bit of a news junkie.

I’m also MicroWave on lemm.ee.

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RNC moves to stop sponsoring primary debates at the national level (abcnews.go.com)

The Republican National Committee on Friday afternoon said it would pause participation in further Republican presidential primary debates, effectively leaving decisions around future debates up to media organizations and the 2024 Republican presidential candidates themselves....

It's taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures (apnews.com)

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced waits because they...

It's taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures (apnews.com)

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced waits because they...

California hometown sheds few tears for retiring McCarthy: ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kevin’ (www.theguardian.com)

For the brief period that he stood at the pinnacle of national politics, Kevin McCarthy cast an odd sort of light on Bakersfield, his unfashionable, hardscrabble home town in southern California that might never have penetrated the national consciousness without him....

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)

The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home....

New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security (apnews.com)

A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with changes to America’s immigration and...

Biden heads to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2B for 10 major rail projects around the country (www.independent.co.uk)

President Joe Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco....

Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages (apnews.com)

One month after Mississippi’s November statewide election, voting rights groups say election officials in the state’s largest county have failed to provide enough information about the problems that led to polling precincts running out of ballots....

Solid US hiring lowers unemployment rate in latest sign of a still-sturdy job market (apnews.com)

U.S. businesses and other employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a steep recession....

Proposal to protect abortion patients' records faces pushback from Epic, UnitedHealth (www.statnews.com)

At a time when abortion access can vary widely across the U.S., many reproductive health advocates are concerned about the impact of data sharing systems that automatically transmit patients’ electronic health records across institutions and state lines. The Biden administration is looking to introduce new regulations to...

Clients bring politics into the therapy room. Here’s what that means for the therapist (www.statnews.com)

“Can I tell you what I really think about what’s going on?” she asks, looking down and clutching her coffee, her right sneaker tapping. I had been fairly sure about two things ahead of our session: one, that she would talk about the Conflict, and two, that I would dislike what she was going to say....

Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)

Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse — even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that’s supposed to protect them....

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I can see that. When California announced earlier this year that it would begin to make its own insulin and sell it for $30, companies suddenly began dropping their prices to $35 to match.

npr.org/…/california-contract-cheap-insulin-calrx

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