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12-02-2024 4:03 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Kindergartners from families with similar economic resources and educational backgrounds – among other factors – later displayed similar levels of achievement. This was true regardless of their race or ethnicity.
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In 2024, enrollment in ACA marketplaces reached historic highs, with over 45 million nationwide now enrolled in ACA-related coverage—a 46% increase since 2021 and more than three times the enrollment since the ACA’s early years in 2014.
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The legal filings probably won't start until Trump is in office, but the meetings are already happening. And Democratic leaders are trying to ensure those disheartened by the election that they'll push back.
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In the face of increasing hype and misinformation, Evans encouraged Black investors to pursue a clear understanding of cryptocurrency, noting that education is key.
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Set to convene on December 2, the session will prioritize legal strategies to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant rights, aiming to bolster California’s ability to resist federal policies that may threaten these areas.
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The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Some said the recipient was going to a “plantation” and instructed them to show up at an address at a particular time “with your belongings.”
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The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. The first new guidelines on stroke prevention in 10 years from the American Heart Association include recommendations for people and doctors that reflect a better understanding of who gets strokes and why, along with new drugs that can help reduce risk. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, and more than half a million Americans have a stroke every year. But up to 80% of strokes may be preventable with better nutrition, exercise and identification of risk factors.
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President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office says the White House. Such a postelection meeting is customary between the outgoing president and the incoming president, but Trump, a Republican, didn't host Biden, a Democrat, for a sit-down after the 2020 election, when Trump lost his reelection bid. Trump sought the presidency four years later, and this week he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat. The White House said Biden called Trump this past Wednesday to congratulate him and invite him to meet in the Oval Office. Their upcoming meeting is set for 11 a.m READ MORE
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The president called the road ahead clear, “assuming we sustain it.” He called the legislation he and Harris were able to get through historic.
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For many African Americans, Trump’s victory felt like an isolating moment, a reaffirmation of what they’ve long suspected: their allies were never permanent.
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