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New arrivals in the ER? Georgia gears up to solve rural maternal health crisis

LAVONIA, Ga. — It had been a decade since Kara Holden last had a baby. But as the former obstetric nurse prepared for her fourth child, her head was swimming with contingency plans. The labor and delivery unit where she used to work in this rural northeastern Georgia community is no longer open. So, she […]

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Driver charged with intentionally injuring Australian federal lawmakerPolice have charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian lawmaker Helen Haines. She is in critical condition after being struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday. The driver, Brendan Nugent, remains in custody. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised a barber who helped restrain Nugent. Haines, an…

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Christina Bohannan campaigns across rural IowaThird-time Democratic candidate for Iowa's 1st District Christina Bohannan says Iowans are feeling the impacts of Republican-backed tariffs, the Iran War, and changes to federal healthcare programs.

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Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep a foothold in Pacific Northwest's Trump countryDemocratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington has won twice in a district that voted for Trump, making her one of the few rural Democrats in Congress.

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Arkansas’ emergency medical service providers look to federal aid to update aging ambulances, equipmentAs in many rural parts of the state, hospitals in southwest Arkansas have cut services in the face of financial constraints. That means emergency medical service providers in their communities now must drive farther to get patients to hospitals equipped to treat them.

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Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them backDave Roethler is a former Donald Trump supporter in Iowa who feels disillusioned about the economy and believes middle-class families are suffering while the president benefits. It's a sentiment echoed by others in rural Iowa, where Democrats are trying to gain ground this election year. Economic concerns such as tariffs and rising gas prices may give…

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'Bald-Faced Lies': GOP Called Out for Running on Saving the Rural Health System They're DestroyingWith the US midterm elections less than two weeks away, Republicans across the country are posturing as defenders of the country's ailing rural healthcare system even as hospitals and providers nationwide buckle under the financial strain imposed by President Donald Trump and the GOP's unprecedented cuts to Medicaid. The advocacy group Protect Our Care…

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GOP braces itself as Trump district in Appalachia on path to turn blue: 'Already lost'Republicans may be about to lose a Western North Carolina seat they’ve held for more than a decade, The Washington Sun reported after speaking with over a dozen operatives from both parties. In fact, noted reporter Alex Roarty on X, Republicans "are increasingly worried" North Carolina's 11th Congressional District "is already lost." The 11th District is…

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Republicans bragging about ‘fix’ for rural crisis they made far worse: ‘Bald-faced lies'With the U.S. midterm elections less than two weeks away, Republicans across the country are posturing as defenders of the country’s ailing rural healthcare system even as hospitals and providers nationwide buckle under the financial strain imposed by President Donald Trump and the GOP’s unprecedented cuts to Medicaid . The advocacy group Protect Our…

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