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Paris assesses injuries, damage after worst riot in a decade

Paris assesses injuries, damage after worst riot in a decade

French President Emmanuel Macron asked for an evaluation of possible protest security measures Sunday, a day after a Paris demonstration against increased taxes and living costs devolved into France's worst urban riot in a decade.
by Associated Press

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Another drug crisis: Methamphetamine use by pregnant women

Another drug crisis: Methamphetamine use by pregnant women

As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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'It's like a friend coming in': Nonprofit connects seniors to groceries, companionship

'It's like a friend coming in': Nonprofit connects seniors to groceries, companionship

Volunteers with Help At Your Door deliver groceries in the Twin Cities, but also do chores like raking leaves or cleaning gutters in an effort to help seniors live independently as long as possible. As Minnesota's population ages, this kind of service may be increasingly in demand.
by Jon Collins

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Fact check: Entire Trump tweet on immigrant aid is wrong

Fact check: Entire Trump tweet on immigrant aid is wrong

The retweet said immigrants in the U.S. illegally "can get up to $3,874 a month under Federal Assistance program. Our social security checks are on average $1200 a month." Wrong country, wrong numbers, wrong description of legal status of the recipients.
by The Associated Press

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Number of U.S. kids who don't have health insurance is on the rise

Number of U.S. kids who don't have health insurance is on the rise

Economic growth usually means more kids get health insurance, but that's not been the case during the Trump years, a study shows. For the first time in a decade, the uninsured rate for children is up.
by Phil Galewitz

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Fact check: What's happening on the U.S.-Mexico border?

Fact check: What's happening on the U.S.-Mexico border?

On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas on migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.
by Camila Domonoske and Richard Gonzales

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