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High exposure to PFAS can have several adverse health consequences, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some of these include reproductive issues like decreased fertility and high blood pressure during pregnancy, developmental effects or delays in children, increased risk of some forms of cancer, a weakened immune system and increased cholesterol levels.
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The state’s Blueprint Plan promises to expand free pre-K to all children in need in the next 10 years. Passed in 2021 and beginning in 2023, the plan promises to increase education funding by $3.8 billion each year for the next 10 years.
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Outgoing House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, has started transitioning into a new role after stepping away from his leadership position Nov. 17.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over Biden administration guidelines that put a priority on arresting noncitizens with criminal backgrounds or those who pose a threat to national security.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful politicians in U.S. history and the first woman speaker, announced on the House floor midday Thursday that she would not seek another run for leadership in the Democratic Party.
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The frightening number of potential cognitive issues caused by playing in the league prompted a $1 billion settlement, but Black retired players struggled to qualify for dementia-related payouts due to racial bias.
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Reps. James Comer of Kentucky, and Jim Jordan of Ohio on Thursday set the focus of the soon-to-be Republican-led House oversight and judiciary committees on an investigation of President Joe Biden and his family.
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Hoyer for years was considered a likely successor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California. But as she stepped away from her post Thursday, so too did Hoyer, part of a smoothly-engineered transition to younger party leadership.
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By GRACE YARROW WASHINGTON — Raindrops ceased and a rainbow stretched over the horizon Friday afternoon as speakers honored Native
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Baltimore City officials announced a multi-tiered plan on Thursday aimed at addressing ongoing issues with squeegee workers in the city, ones that have involved the shooting death of one motorists and the attempted murder of two squeegee workers.
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