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What’s behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available

What’s behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available

What’s behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available

July 8, 2026

Health What’s behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available July 8, 20266:00 AM ET...

Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention

Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention

Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention

July 8, 2026

Health Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention July 8, 20267:00 AM ET Selena Simmons-Duffin...

A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes

A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes

A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes

July 8, 2026

Global Health A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes July 8, 20267:06...

Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is ‘over.’ And, IOC lifts Russia’s suspension

Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is ‘over.’ And, IOC lifts Russia’s suspension

Trump says he believes the Iran ceasefire is ‘over.’ And, IOC lifts Russia’s suspension

July 8, 2026

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Maine Democrats say Platner’s campaign is trying to influence replacement process

Maine Democrats say Platner’s campaign is trying to influence replacement process

Maine Democrats say Platner’s campaign is trying to influence replacement process

July 8, 2026

Politics Maine Democrats say Platner’s campaign is trying to influence replacement process July 8, 20269:20 AM ET...

New York man sues ICE for sending officers to his house after he emailed agency head usgn-5181

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New York man sues ICE for sending officers to his house after he emailed agency head

July 7, 2026

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Multiple US states see alarming increase in cases of parasitic illness that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea usgn-5169

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Multiple US states see alarming increase in cases of parasitic illness that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea

July 7, 2026

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a unicellular parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. Photograph: CDC View image...

Nato summit faces tricky diplomacy with Trump over his defense spending demands | First Thing usgn-5173

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Nato summit faces tricky diplomacy with Trump over his defense spending demands | First Thing

July 7, 2026

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte in Ankara ahead of tricky talks. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA View image in...

Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off usgn-5177

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Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off

July 7, 2026

A Planned Parenthood clinic. Photograph: Darron Cummings/AP View image in fullscreen A Planned Parenthood clinic. Photograph: Darron...

‘I was testing people’: Trump chides Nato allies on Iran war response ahead of summit – US politics live usgn-5165

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‘I was testing people’: Trump chides Nato allies on Iran war response ahead of summit – US politics live

July 7, 2026

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Maine’s Democratic party leadership has called for US...