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FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent

By BY MELISSA GOLDIN BY MELISSA GOLDIN - Associated Press
Tue,12/03/24-4:59PM, 65 Reads
Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent.
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Pittsburgh 's Damian Dunn, rear, celebrates his basket with Jaland Lowe at the end of the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against West Virginia Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Fueled by a near miss last March, No. 18 Pitt is off to its hottest start in more than a decade

By WILL GRAVES WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer
Tue,12/03/24-4:19PM, 90 Reads
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The sting of ending up on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble still lingers for Jaland Lowe and the rest of his Pittsburgh teammates.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, in New York, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Tue,12/03/24-3:57PM, 107 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company
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President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for federal felony gun and tax convictions. For more than a year Biden's White House made public pledges not to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

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Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

By COLLEEN LONG, WILL WEISSERT AND ZEKE MILLER COLLEEN LONG, WILL WEISSERT AND ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press
Tue,12/03/24-8:33AM, 11 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter has spurred a broader discussion about what else he should be doing with the broad clemency powers of the presidency before he leaves office
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Fueled by a near miss last March, No. 18 Pitt is off to its hottest start in more than a decade

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Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

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The U.S. House has voted support for making daylight saving time permanent, eliminating twice-yearly clock adjustments. However, some people say permanent standard time would be better. Which do you prefer?

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