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Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background " what they are seeking isn't sameness but connection
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (690+ words) (THE CONVERSATION) At a recent dental appointment, I was unexpectedly seen by a new provider in my longtime dentist's practice. Early in the visit, he realized we were both Iranian American. Like me, he had been born and raised in…...
Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (747+ words) The developments showed the far-reaching ripples of a recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Louisiana's congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the protections of the federal Voting Rights Act. The decision has prompted various Republican-led states to…...
France confines more than 1, 700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (442+ words) They dismissed any link to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another vessel that has put European health authorities on alert. The Ambition was midway through a 14-night cruise from Belfast and Liverpool that was due to take in ports in…...
Photos Show King Charles III during the opening of Britain's Parliament
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NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (451+ words) Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit, like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike. The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilots…...
Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska's "blue dot' 2nd District
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (377+ words) Powell, a political activist, defeated state Sen. John Cavanaugh and several other candidates in the Democratic primary. She and Cavanaugh were in a tight race that could not be called Tuesday. Powell will face Brinker Harding, an Omaha City Council…...
Man known for racially derogatory livestreams taken into custody after a shooting in Tennessee
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (512+ words) Dalton Eatherly and an unidentified man were involved in a confrontation that resulted in gunfire, District Attorney Robert J. Nash said in a statement. But Nash wouldn't say why Eatherly was at that courthouse, what he was doing or what prompted…...
CT to offer $22. 5 million in state aid to dairy farmers who face low milk prices, high costs
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (561+ words) A cow feeds on hay at Nature View Farm in Bridgewater, Conn. , on July 29, 2014. Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans Wednesday to release $22. 5 million from a contingency fund to give direct aid to'dairy farmers in the state at a time when…...
'The Voice' contestant Ephraim Owens will sing 'America the Beautiful' before the Indianapolis 500
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) Norwalk Hour 'The Voice' contestant Ephraim Owens will sing 'America the Beautiful' before the Indianapolis 500 It marks the second straight year Owens has been selected to sing the song before Indy Car's biggest race of the season. He also sang…...