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Families waiting to adopt children in China shocked by sudden policy change: 'Gut-punch'

China announced last week it was ending its international adoption program, devastating hundreds of families in the U.S. in the process of adopting a child. “A lot of these families have persevered, believing that there would be a way for these children, many of whom they’ve met face-to-face, to be brought home through intervention. So this announcement was a real …

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Obama makes TikTok appearances to push for voter registration: report

Former President Obama will make appearances on TikTok to push for voter registration, a report says. As part of a broader Democratic initiative to reach approximately 30 million potential voters through non-traditional means on National Voter Registration Day, Obama conducted a series of interviews with 25-year-old TikTok influencer and non-profit director Carlos Espina for TikTok, Axios reported. Espina, who has …

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Leukemia patient receives first-ever bone marrow transplant from deceased organ donor

Bone marrow transplants can be life-saving for patients suffering from certain types of cancer, blood disorders and other diseases — but for many patients, finding a match can take months or years. Each year, roughly 18,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with potentially fatal diseases that could be successfully treated with donated bone marrow. To help increase the chances …

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New poll reveals this political event swayed only a fraction of Harris-Trump supporters

Only a handful of voters say that last week’s presidential debate caused them to reconsider their support for either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, according to a new national poll. A slew of political pundits and media analysts said that Harris bested Trump in the debate – their first and potentially only face-to-face encounter ahead of …

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Rutgers University president set to resign after contending with pandemic, anti-Israel protests

Rutgers University’s president will step down at the end of the academic year after leading the top New Jersey university during a brief tenure plagued by the pandemic and pro-Palestinian protests and encampments on campus. Jonathan Holloway, 57, who became the first Black president of Rutgers when he took office in the summer of 2020, said he will leave office …

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OceanGate CEO crashed submersible into shipwreck in 2016, threw controller at crew: ex-employee

Former OceanGate operations director David Lochridge, who labeled the experimental submersible Titan unsafe prior to its last, deadly voyage, told U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Tuesday about a previous mission in which he clashed with CEO Stockton Rush that ended badly. Lochridge, who was responsible for the safety of all crew and training pilots, said he was the only qualified …

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JESSE WATTERS: Trump was almost taken out twice in one summer

Fox News host Jesse Watters asks how another attempted alleged assassination attempt was allowed to happen on former President Trump on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSINATION SUSPECT RYAN ROUTH CAMPED UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS FOR 12 HOURS: COURT DOCS JESSE WATTERS: “Nothing will slow me down. I will never surrender.” That’s how Trump reacted Sunday after an armed assassin …

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Tammy Baldwin faces conflict of interest concerns over partner's Wall Street gig

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has come under increased scrutiny over her years-long relationship with a private wealth adviser whom she owns a residence with, but since the two are unmarried, she is not required by Senate rules to disclose her partner’s finances. “Sen. Baldwin’s partner,Maria Brisbane, advises the uber wealthy on industries regulatedby Baldwin, creating a massive conflict of interest …

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