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6 Groups Making Mental Health Care More Accessible to People of Color

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health across the board in the U.S., but people of color—who disproportionately suffered the worst effects of COVID-19 and have historically lacked adequate access to mental health care—were hit especially hard. One 2022 study found

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6 Groups Making Mental Health Care More Accessible to People of Color

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health across the board in the U.S., but people of color—who disproportionately suffered the worst effects of COVID-19 and have historically lacked adequate access to mental health care—were hit especially hard. One 2022 study found

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EU plans sanctions on Russian trade after ‘sham’ Ukraine referendum

European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose “biting sanctions” on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for “sham referendums” held in parts of Ukraine.

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Artist Oliver Jeffers Wants to Paint the World Out of a Corner

Oliver Jeffers still keeps a workspace in Brooklyn, where he lived for 17 years before returning to his native Belfast to be closer to family during the pandemic. When I meet the author and artist in his studio on a

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Gas leaks in Baltic Sea could equate to 1/3 of Denmark’s CO2 emissions, official says

The Nord Stream pipeline leaks pumping huge volumes of natural gas into the Baltic Sea could discharge the equivalent of one third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions, a Danish official warned Wednesday.

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Intercepted Phone Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray – The New York Times

Intercepted Phone Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

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Danish queen strips four grandkids of royal titles

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, Europe’s only reigning queen and the continent’s longest serving monarch, on Wednesday stripped four of her eight grandchildren of their titles, the palace announced. The official reason was to allow the four children of her youngest son,

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Americans’ Addiction to Parking Lots Is Bad for the Climate. California Wants to End It

“Parking minimums” may not sound exciting. But if you live in the U.S., they have likely shaped your city. For the better part of a century, in a bid to make driving easier, almost every town in the country has

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Tornadoes hit Florida as Hurricane Ian intensifies – Axios

Tornadoes hit Florida as Hurricane Ian intensifies  Axios Hurricane Ian: Davie, Plantation and Cooper City under flash flood warning  WPLG Local 10 Pilots assess damage after tornado strikes North Perry Airport  WPLG Local 10 Two tornadoes tear through Broward, while Ian hounds Florida

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The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, explained

Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark, on September 27. | Danish Defence/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The undersea explosions in two gas pipelines from Russia exposed Europe’s

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