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Rex Wyatt, owner of Wyatt Wellness and Consulting, PLLC, "Even with insurance, people don't always have great coverage or the co-pays are high." Rex also gives info for mental health therapy, Open Path Collective, also Telehealth, and freeblacktherapy.org.
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The three high-school birders, dubbed The Pete Dunnelins, have one day to count as many bird species across the state of New Jersey as physically possible. Here's what it takes.
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President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.
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Most Americans see China as one of the United States' biggest rivals or adversaries, but largely as an economic threat, according to a new Chicago Council/NPR/Ipsos poll.
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A federal program that pays airlines to operate in small and rural communities could have its budget cut in half, leaving parts of the country with no flight options.
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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
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Stephen Colbert invited his "best television friends," fellow late night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to join him, as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.
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The measure passed 93-0 in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament, reflecting widespread support for punishing those found responsible for what was the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
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Craig Morton, who spent 18 years in the NFL and became the first quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two franchises — the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos — has died. He was 83.
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The unanimous decision by the European Union, agreed to on Monday, was sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
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Cameron Hamilton led FEMA briefly in 2025. He was removed by the Trump administration after telling Congress that the agency should continue to exist. Now, he's been nominated to lead it once again.
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Local governments across the country are having to decide if the promise of economic benefit with large scale data centers offsets environmental and consumer concerns. Several projects are proposed across Illinois, while the state already has dozens of the facilities.
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