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Medicaid’s prescription for health includes food and housing in some states

A growing number of states are broadening the health-coverage program into a hub for fulfilling social needs.

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Dutch start-up Human Material Loop is part of a growing industry of recycling hair, including weaving clippings from salons and barbershops into clothes.

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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend keeps questioning partner about recent weight gain

A letter writer makes healthy weight gains into the “normal” range, but boyfriend plainly wants the underweight version back.

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My funny valentine: How humor can sweeten — or sour — a relationship

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Man who lunged at judge in viral video charged with attempted murder

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Rebel leader who ousted Aristide sets sights on Haiti’s current leader

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King Charles heartened as cancer disclosure raises awareness in U.K.

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King Charles’s cancer was caught early. His subjects often have to wait months.

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Lifesaving diarrhea cure for kids is underprescribed, researchers say

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A death sentence: Native Americans have least access to liver transplant system

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Pliosaur, T. rex of the sea, is the Jurassic monster of the moment

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Which dog breeds live the longest? Take our quiz.

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Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs

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Call it a dynasty: With back-to-back titles, the Chiefs remain unmatched

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In the end, Patrick Mahomes took the Super Bowl into his own hands

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Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in car crash at 24

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Welcome to Silicon Desert: How Biden helped boost an Arizona boomtown

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No job? No shame. Younger workers are opening up about unemployment.

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U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion

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California fast-food workers form new union, first of its kind for industry

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A case of love, marriage and mortgage fraud

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