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Reports of children poisoned with marijuana edibles spike in Mississippi, state medical center says

(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Reports of children in Mississippi who found and ate marijuana-laced candies and chocolates at home resulting in emergency room visits increased sharply last year, the state's poison control center said in a statement.In 2019, the medical center received two calls concerning ...
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As post-Thanksgiving COVID hospitalizations spike, Dr. Jha urges people to get new booster

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House's COVID-19 coordinator on Sunday said a sharp rise in cases and hospitalizations since Thanksgiving wasn't "totally" surprising -- and he reiterated that holiday gatherings would be safer if people received their updated vaccines."We've seen increases each of the last ...
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Michigan health system restricts visitors under 5 due to spike in RSV, flu cases

(NEW YORK) -- A Michigan hospital system has limited the number of young visitors as cases of respiratory viruses continue to spike throughout the state and the country.Under a new rule that took effect Monday morning, hospitals under the Corewell Health East system will ...
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Spike in Google searches for abortion pills may lead to rise in unsafe abortions: Study

(NEW YORK) -- A spike in internet searches for abortion pills may indicate women in the United States will try to obtain the medication without a doctor's oversight, a new study finds.Researchers from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and the University of California, San Diego ...
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Roe v. Wade leaked draft causes spike in abortion fund donations

(NEW YORK) -- The leak of a draft opinion showing the Supreme Court's conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade has led to a sharp increase in donations to abortion funds, grassroots organizations that help people ...
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Inflation surges to 40-year high as food prices spike from groceries to takeout

(NEW YORK) -- Inflation is at its highest point in nearly 40 years and the cost of food has steadily climbed month over month across multiple categories from groceries to takeout.The Labor Department announced Tuesday that the Consumer Price Index jumped 8.5% in March ...
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Egg prices spike amid worst US avian flu outbreak in seven years

(WASHINGTON) -- As consumers continue to feel the crunch at the grocery store checkout, eggs are the latest product predicted to surge in price.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), 21 states have confirmed cases of highly ...
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Samuel L. Jackson to receive Chairman’s Award at NAACP Image Awards, Spike Lee directing Colin Kaepernick docuseries, and more

Samuel L. Jackson will receive the Chairman’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.The honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past honorees include the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, Danny Glover, ...
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‘Succession”s Brian Cox spills tea on “incredible” Spike Lee, “overrated” Johnny Depp, and why he didn’t take ‘Game of Thrones’

After decades in the business, logging roles in productions as varied as the still-acclaimed X-Men 2 to HBO's awards magnet Succession, to voicing over McDonald's spots, Scottish actor Brian Cox is spilling the tea.In his new memoir, 
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Connecticut seeing ‘extremely concerning’ spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations

(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- Connecticut has seen an "extremely concerning" rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations in recent weeks, health officials said, as the number of cases also continues to trend up.The state health department reported at least 500 hospitalizations on both Monday and Tuesday, marking a ...
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