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Philippines weather bureau warns of ‘life-threatening conditions’ as super storm heads for its largest island., Nearly a million people have evacuated their homes in the Philippines as the country braced for another powerful storm, days after a typhoon killed more than 200 people. The storm, named Fung-wong, started battering northeasternContinue Reading

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When public programs like SNAP are cut, voter turnout historically declines Published November 8, 2025 6:30AM (EST) (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / ) In 2004, Phil Bredesen, the former Democratic governor of Tennessee, made significant changes to the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, such as eliminating eligibility expansions.Continue Reading

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Rebecca Curran, BBC Scotland and Ken Banks, North east Scotland reporter Getty Images Thousands of North Sea oil workers are being told they must lose weight if they are to keep flying offshore – or face losing their jobs. From November next year, industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) saidContinue Reading