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H.R. 3491: DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025
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H.R. 5160: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
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H.R. 4348: To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 7895: PBM Kickback Prohibition Act
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H.R. 8209: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
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H.R. 2001: Action for Dental Health Act
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H.R. 3747: Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
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H.R. 2804: Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026
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Will Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red card be struck off? No
Automatic one-game ban for red card cannot be appealed US can only appeal to change length of ban if increased Folarin Balogun’s red card was the only damper on the United States’ 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night to reach the World Cup last 16. The decision by referee Raphael Claus to give the US forward a straight red in the 64th minute after a VAR check on a tackle to the ankle of Tarik Muharemović means that Balogun will not be able to play against Belgium on Monday. Continue reading...
Steely USA overcome Bosnia and Herzegovina and controversial red to reach World Cup last 16
The US had their hands on their heads. Weston McKennie’s face betrayed a look of total disbelief. Mauricio Pochettino waved his hands towards the sky, incredulous. Folarin Balogun had been sent off after a seemingly innocent collision with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Tarik Muharemović that saw the US striker land a foot on his opponent’s ankle. Just like that, the United States’ high-flying World Cup journey had the feel of impending doom. The temperature had soared on a previously cool, sunny evening at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. And it wouldn’t fall until Malik Tillman had his say. Continue reading...
Potentially inappropriate asset transfers could deprive Christian Brothers abuse survivors of pay, government tells court
‘Obviously disturbing’ if Catholic order’s historical sales of millions in property for $1 results in lack of money for victims, NSW supreme court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Lawyers for the federal government say they are concerned at the “disturbing” potential that the Christian Brothers Catholic order may have inappropriately transferred property to another entity years before claiming it was broke and couldn’t afford to pay abuse survivors’ civil claims. The New South Wales supreme court on Thursday ordered a moratorium on all abuse claims against the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order that played a significant role in the church’s child sexual abuse scandal . Continue reading...
China’s ethnic unity law denounced as ‘forced assimilation’ by rights groups
Law comes into effect that critics fear will further erode rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as allow Beijing to pursue dissidents abroad A new ethnic unity law has come into effect in China despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for minorities. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to forge a “shared” national identity among ethnic groups, for example by strengthening the status of Mandarin as the official language. But overseas campaigners have argued it will further degrade the rights of ethnic minorities, such as Uyghurs and Tibetans, that Beijing is accused of persecuting. Continue reading...
Russia targets Kyiv with missiles and drones, setting buildings ablaze and causing injuries
Multiple explosions heard in Ukraine capital with a hotel and several residential buildings on fire Russian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles, hitting residential buildings, triggering a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard and injuring at least five. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said the hotel roof was on fire. Pictures posted online showed a fire burning out of control at the top of the building on the central Shevchenko Boulevard. Continue reading...
Nancy Guthrie: FBI clarifies it is investigating some extortion demands as legitimate
Statement comes a day after report that three messages received in case were determined to be fake The FBI is investigating extortion demands related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance that “may potentially be legitimate”, the agency said on Wednesday. The update comes a day after Reuters reported that kidnapping notes received in Guthrie’s case were fake. Continue reading...
Trump sees bond with ‘great he-man’ Theodore Roosevelt at lavish library opening
Bizarre 250th spectacle in North Dakota sees Trump take ride on red, white and blue train – and speak with hologram of 26th president The sound of YMCA by the Village People booming through the badlands of North Dakota could only mean one thing: Donald Trump’s 250th anniversary travelling circus had reached a remote corner of America more familiar with bison, wild horses and bighorn sheep. The US president visited Medora on Wednesday to dedicate a $450m library and museum honouring Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th president, in the region where he roamed as a cowboy and big-game hunter in the 1880s. Continue reading...
World Cup 2026: USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina – in pictures
Mauricio Pochettino’s side take on Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place in the last 16. We look at the best action from the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Continue reading...
Melbourne stabbing: teenagers arrested after boy left outside Craigieburn hospital dies
Fifteen-year-old unable to be saved after being left outside Craigieburn Community hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was left for dead with suspected stab wounds outside a hospital in Melbourne. The boy was found critically injured outside Craigieburn Community hospital on Lygon Drive, in Melbourne’s north, about 7.50pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Celtics reportedly trade 2024 NBA finals MVP Jaylen Brown to 76ers after stormy few weeks
Celtics to get Paul George and draft picks in deal Brown had been unhappy with treatment by Celtics The Boston Celtics are trading 2024 NBA finals MVP Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and a slew of draft capital in yet another blockbuster offseason move in the league. Boston will also receive two first-round picks and two second-rounders as part of the deal. Continue reading...
Criminal Cases Review Commission told to urgently improve after Malkinson failings
Watchdog criticises ‘lack of proactive, effective casework quality assurance’ but says CCRC ultimately fit for purpose The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) must urgently improve its investigations to avoid a repeat of failings such as those in the Andrew Malkinson scandal, a watchdog has found. Anthony Rogers, the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service, delivered the warning after carrying out an independent inspection of casework by the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice. Continue reading...
Student drowns in River Wye while on Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip to Wales
Body of 18-year-old man located after search involving Mountain Rescue, police and the fire service A student has drowned while on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) trip in Wales, police have said. Emergency services were called to the River Wye in Glasbury, Powys on Tuesday evening after it was reported an 18-year-old male had entered the water and could not be found. Continue reading...
US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports The NHS will have to divert £45bn from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of the UK-US trade deal agreed last December, leading to more than 200,000 avoidable deaths of patients, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports to the US avoid tariffs, and giving patients in England access to potentially life-extending drugs that would otherwise be denied. Continue reading...
Authorities arrest 10 people accused of facilitating sex trafficking in Los Angeles
Prosecutors said members of the Hoovers gang targeted about 51 underage girls and women along Figueroa Corridor Ten people accused of facilitating a sex trafficking operation that targeted about 51 underage girls and women have been arrested as California authorities conducted their latest operation to curb trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor in Los Angeles, according to a Wednesday news release. Prosecutors said on Wednesday that members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based gang, the Hoovers, acted as pimps, recruiting minors and women, some of whom were runaways or foster kids, with the “false promise” of a better life or with violence into sex work between February 2021 and June 2026. Continue reading...
Ohio authorities rescue 16 children confined to one room for four years
Parents and grandparents charged as police say case in Hamden not human trafficking but ‘intra-family situation’ Sixteen children were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio after being confined to just one room in “deplorable conditions” for much of the past four years, authorities said on Wednesday. The children, who officials said are from the same family and were living in squalor with human waste all around, ranged in age from one and a half to 18 and included boys and girls. Some of them were unable to speak and one – an 18-year-old who was developmentally disabled – could not even spell her name. Continue reading...
Teenager seriously injured in shooting near Birmingham mosque
Boy, 16, in hospital with gunshot wounds after incident in Alum Rock area A teenager has sustained “potentially life-threatening” gunshot wounds after a shooting near a mosque in Birmingham, police have said. Officers were called to reports of an incident on Bowyer Road, near St Saviours Road in the Alum Rock area, shortly before 5.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...