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Report: 16 Nevada Insurance Carriers Give Mental Health Care Claims Short Shrift
A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity law last year, putting more barriers in place for people seeking mental health care than physical health care in a state that has consistently ranked last for overall mental health.
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#MunichSecurityConference #TransAtlanticRelations #InternationalSecurity
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Trans-Atlantic Tensions in Focus as Annual Munich Security Gathering Opens
MUNICH (AP) -- An annual gathering of top international security figures that last year set the tone for a growing rift between the United States and Europe opens Friday, bringing together many top European officials with U.
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#Ukraine #IMF #EconomicStability
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Ukraine Expects Final IMF Deal Approval in Coming Weeks
By Marc Jones and Karin Strohecker
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine expects its new $8. 2 billion programme with 鈦爐he 鈦營nternational Monetary Fund to be formally approved in weeks, 鈦爄ts debt chief has told Reuters, a telegraphed but symbolic step, with the war with Russia about to grind into a fifth year.
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#Trump2024 #PoliticalFunding #GOPInfluence
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Trump Boasts of Over $1.5B in Political Funds. How He Chooses to Spend It Could Rock the Midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has bragged about building a political war chest exceeding $1. 5 billion -- a staggering sum that he can wield at his whim to shape November's midterms and the 2028 race to succeed him.
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#MissingPerson #CrimeInvestigation #PublicSafety
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Experts Say Screening Tips in Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance Is 'Tremendous' and Critical Work
An Arizona sheriff's department got more than 4,000 calls within 24 hours after the release of videos of a masked person on Nancy Guthrie's porch.
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LeBron James Becomes the Oldest Player to Have a Triple-Double in NBA History
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to have a triple-double, accomplishing the feat for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
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#TearGas #AffordableHousing #CivilRights
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Affordable Housing Residents Near Portland ICE Building to Ask Judge to Limit Feds' Use of Tear Gas
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Multiple residents of an affordable housing complex in Portland, Oregon, have bought gas masks to wear in their own homes, to protect themselves from tear gas fired by federal agents outside the immigration building across the street.
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As Electricity Costs Rise, Everyone Wants Data Centers to Pick up Their Tab. but How?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over insisting that tech companies -- and not regular people -- must foot the bill for the exorbitant amount of electricity required for artificial intelligence.
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Sister of North Korea's Leader Says South Korea's Drone Regret Was Sensible but Insufficient
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday it was "sensible" for a South Korean government official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur.
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California Announces Investigation Into Delayed Evacuation Orders During LA-Area Wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California's top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year's deadly wildfires near Los Angeles.
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#Immigration #LawEnforcement #PublicTrust
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Trump Immigration Officials Shown Video of Minneapolis Protester's Death in Tense Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The men tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda were made to watch a video of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in a slow, moment-by-moment analysis on Thursday by Sen.
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Factbox-A Timeline of Trump's Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
Feb 12 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Thursday that U. S. 鈦燩resident 鈦燚onald Trump had agreed to end an immigration-enforcement 鈦爏urge in Minnesota, drawing down thousands of federal agents whose presence provoked tumultuous protests for weeks.
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#Ukraine #EnergyCrisis #RussiaUkraineWar
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Warming Weather Reduces Ukraine's Energy Deficit, Minister Says
KYIV, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Warming 鈦爓eather 鈦爄n Ukraine after 鈦爎ecord-breaking frosts has significantly reduced an electricity shortage caused by Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal was quoted as 鈦爏aying on 鈦燭hursday.
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#JusticeDepartment #CongressOversight #EpsteinInvestigation
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Key Democrat Accuses the Justice Department of 'Spying' on Lawmakers Reviewing Epstein Files
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top Democrat is calling for a watchdog investigation after photographs emerged suggesting that the Justice Department has been tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
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#DueProcess #CriminalJustice #PrisonReform
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Moving Former Death Row Inmates to 'Supermax' Prison
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation's highest security federal prison.
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#Epstein #Corruption #Diplomacy
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Factbox-Norway Diplomats and Politicians Found in Epstein Files
By Johan Ahlander and Terje Solsvik
STOCKHOLM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Norway has been rocked by the release 鈦爋f 鈦爉illions of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein and 鈦爄ndicating that leading politicians and top diplomats had extensive contact with the U.
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#PublicHealth #Vaccination #TrustInScience
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RFK Jr. Promised to Restore Trust in US Health Agencies. One Year Later, It's Eroding
NEW YORK (AP) -- Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy by saying the changes will restore trust in America's public health agencies.
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#PublicHealth #Transparency #DataIntegrity
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RFK Jr. Pledged More Transparency. Here's What the Public Doesn't Know Anymore
NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago, U. S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ "radical transparency" to do it.
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#Olympics #Ukraine #AthleteTribute
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Reactions to the Banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych From the Olympics
Notable reactions to Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych being banned from the Milan Cortina Games because of his insistence on wearing a helmet that pays tribute to athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia:
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"No one, no one -- especially me -- is disagreeing with the messaging.
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Reactions to the Banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych From the Olympics
Notable reactions to Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych being banned from the Milan Cortina Games because of his insistence on wearing a helmet that pays tribute to athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia:
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"No one, no one -- especially me -- is disagreeing with the messaging.
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#ClimateChange #GreenhouseGases #EnvironmentalPolicy
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Trump Administration Set to Revoke Basis of US Climate Regulation
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The administration of President 鈦燚onald 鈦燭rump on Thursday plans to 鈦燼nnounce the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal basis for federal climate regulations.
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#ClimateChange #Sustainability #PersonalImpact
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What if 1 in 10 People Changed How They Eat, Drive, Heat or Shop?
Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too big for individual action to matter. But calculations show that when personal choices add up, the impact can be significant.
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#Immigration #Minnesota #OperationMetroSurge
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Federal Authorities Announce an End to the Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.
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#Ukraine #ArmsExport #DefenseIndustry
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Ukrainian Arms Producers Receive First Wartime Export Licences, Kyiv Says
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) speak to the press after a meeting with U.
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#Israel #MilitaryEthics #GamblingScandal
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Israel Indicts Reservist, Civilian Over Betting on Military Operations
JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli 鈦燾itizen 鈦燼nd reserve soldier were 鈦爄ndicted on suspicion they used classified information to place bets on military operations using the Polymarket website, authorities said on Thursday.
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#Haiti #ChildProtection #GangViolence
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UNICEF Warns That Child Recruitment by Armed Groups in Haiti Tripled Last Year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country, according to a new UNICEF report released Thursday.
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#TradeRelations #TechSecurity #ChinaUSRelations
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Exclusive-US-China Trade Detente Fuels Mothballing of Key China Tech Curbs
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has shelved a number of key tech security measures aimed at Beijing ahead of an 鈦燗pril meeting 鈦燽etween the two countries' presidents.
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#Drones #Cartels #USMexicoRelations
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Cartel Drones Become Flashpoint Between US and Mexico
MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The chaotic closure of the El Paso airport overnight Tuesday, which 鈦燯. S. 鈦燼uthorities blamed on an incursion by a Mexican cartel drone, 鈦燽rought into sharp focus the growing use of unmanned aircraft by crime groups and the crackling tensions between the countries over how to deal with it.
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#MentalHealth #WearableTechnology #DepressionAwareness
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Smartwatches May Soon Predict a Depression Relapse
By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Your smartwatch might soon do more than just count your steps or check your heart rate: It could serve as a literal early-warning system for your mental health.
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#NATO #EuropeanSecurity #DefenseCooperation
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U.S. Allies at NATO Focus on Europe as the Trump Administration Steps Back
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role of the world's biggest security organization, leaving them and Canada to do the lion's share of defending Europe.
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#Immigration #Trump #PublicOpinion
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Republicans' Edge on Immigration Shrinks as Independents Balk at Trump's Tactics, AP-NORC Poll Shows
WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 6 in 10 U. S. adults say President Donald Trump has "gone too far" in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that suggests political independents are increasingly uncomfortable with his tactics.
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#MaternalHealth #MentalHealth #PregnancyCare
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Mental Health Risk Doubled For Women Who Quit Antidepressants During Pregnancy
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Women who stop taking prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy are playing games with their mental health, a new study says.
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#COVID19 #Pregnancy #ChildDevelopment
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COVID Vaccines During Pregnancy Not Linked To Autism
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy is not linked to any risk of autism or other brain development problems in children, a new study says.
