This article originally appeared at the Texas Tribune. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Officials in a North Texas county debunked claims made by a Fox News host…
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Former critics start to coalesce around Duke Energy’s plans for more gas, solar in N.C.

The state’s ratepayer advocate, Walmart, and clean energy developers say the incremental progress proposed in Duke’s plan is enough for now, though advocates still have objections.
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For Pharma, Trump vs. Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes
Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as more aggressive than former President Donald Trump in taking on pharmaceutical companies, but Trump allies say he would also make lowering drug costs a top priority.
The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.
Although public health officials recommend the newly approved covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. Patients often don’t know when or if a procedure or abortion pills are covered, and the proliferation of abortion bans has exacerbated the confusion.
Supreme Court ruling in Arizona citizenship-proof case won’t be the end of it
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Security Firm Billed for Hundreds of Eight-Hour Shifts at Migrant Shelters. Internal Records Tell a Different Story.

A Long Island security firm routinely billed taxpayers for full eight-hour shifts at one of the city’s biggest migrant shelters, even as daily time logs kept by staff show hundreds of entries in which guards recorded arrival times later than the shifts started or departure times before they ended, a review by THE CITY has […]
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New Covid shots may be hard to come by for uninsured Georgians
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.Updated Covid vaccines, slated to hit shelves this week, could come with serious sticker shock for more than a million Georgians who don’t have health insurance. The…
New Covid vaccines: Should you get shot now or wait for winter wave?
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.The FDA has approved an updated Covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest Cov…