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Florida Fails to Pass Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida failed on Tuesday.While 55.9% of Florida voters backed the proposed amendment, it did not reach the 60% threshold needed to make the initiative part …

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Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In election results that showed protecting women’s reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in three.Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New York, Maryland and Montana all backed those rights, while …

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Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.The World Health Organization first declared the mpox …

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