Judge blocks Kansas' ban on 2nd-trimester abortion procedure
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Thursday blocked the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on an abortion procedure that opponents refer to as “dismemberment abortion.”
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As Karachi scorches, deaths linked to power and water cuts, fasting
By Aamir Saeed ISLAMABAD (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sabir Majeed, 59, had been fasting for Ramadan amid Karachi’s 45-degree Celsius heat wave when he became dehydrated and fainted Monday afternoon. It was already packed with heatstroke patients and when a doctor came to see him after 30 to 40 minutes, he was pronounced dead,” said his wailing wife Shabana Majeed, a resident of Karachi’s Orangi Town, a largely poor district.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare insurance subsidies
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory on Thursday by upholding tax subsidies crucial to his signature healthcare law, with Chief Justice John Roberts saying Congress clearly intended for them to be available in all 50 states. The court ruled on a 6-3 vote that the 2010 Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare, did not restrict the subsidies to
5 things: Public opinion behind government on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans wanted the Supreme Court to side with the government on whether the federal government could continue subsidizing insurance premiums in all 50 states under President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to polls conducted before the justices’ ruling Thursday.
The 7 Best Food Combos for Weight Loss
With many healthy foods, two is better than one.
The True Cause of Pool Red-Eye (Hint: It’s Not Chlorine)
Plenty of swimmers blame chlorine in pools for symptoms like red, stinging eyes and nasal irritation, but the reality is more complicated…and gross.
Cancer Hiding in Your Home? 50 Chemicals Considered Safe Alone Feared Dangerous in Combination
A first-of-its kind project involving 174 scientists from 28 countries found that some common things we interact with daily could potentially interact to cause cancer.
Wish-Bone Ranch Dressing Recalled Because It Contains Blue Cheese — and Undeclared Egg
Some bottles of Wish-Bone ranch dressing are being recalled because they actually contain blue cheese dressing — and egg.
Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Health Care Subsidies
“Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
Sky Live: Hull FC v Leeds
Defending champions Leeds are hoping for back-to-back wins over Hull FC in Friday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final.