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What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?

One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.

By Pam Belluck

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Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban

Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.

By Pam Belluck

Candida Auris (Fungus) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Drug Resistance (Microbial) Fungi Medicine and Health Research States (US)

Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says

Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.

By Matt Richtel

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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs

A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.

By Jim Tankersley and Christopher Flavelle