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US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic …

FILE - A pharmacist holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2016. U.S. health officials plan to endorse the antibiotic as a post-sex morning after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases. The long-awaited guideline says doxycycline can prevent certain illnesses if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. One official says it's an innovative step to help battle record levels of STD infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposal was released Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college …

FILE - Middlebury College students turn their backs to Charles Murray, unseen, during his lecture in Middlebury, Vt., Thursday, March 2, 2017. New polling finds that America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes free speech. Polling from the University of Chicago and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 47% of adult Americans say liberals are free to express their views on college campuses, while 20% said the same of conservatives. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)

Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other …

Candidates for U.S. citizenship check in at The Carter Center, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Atlanta, for their naturalization ceremony. The event included 99 new citizens to mark former President Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday. The new Americans came from 45 countries. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by …

A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after …

FILE - The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Laurie Allen, who escaped the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii community by running through a burning field, died Friday, Sept. 29, after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP, File)

Attempt to pass a tanker may have led to the deadly chemical …

CORRECTS NAME OF MEMBER FROM EFFINGTON TO EFFINGHAM - Emergency responders set up a staging area near Teutopolis High School on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Teutopolis, Ill. Federal regulators confirmed Saturday that they are reviewing the crash of a semitruck carrying a toxic substance in central Illinois, resulting in “multiple fatalities” and dangerous air conditions that prompted the evacuation of area residents. (Jeff Long/Effingham Daily News via AP)

More than 100 search for 9-year-old girl who was camping …

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U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive …

Members of the media wait for celebrities to arrive during the opening night of the Sphere, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth …

FILE - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen arrives to give the State of the State address at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln on Jan. 25, 2023. Nebraska is requiring transgender youth starting gender-affirming care to wait a week to begin puberty blockers or hormone treatments under new state health department regulations. The state Department of Health and Human Services announced that Pillen had signed off on the emergency regulations today, Sunday, Oct. 1. (Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP, file)

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Jimmy Carter admirers across generations celebrate …

People write birthday cards for President Jimmy Carter during a celebration for his 99th birthday held at The Carter Center in Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Connecticut enacts its most sweeping gun control …

FILE - A bus drives past a sign reading Welcome to Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 4, 2013. Connecticut’s most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is taking effect Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The new law, signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in June, bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions for instructors and others. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Pennsylvania governor’s voter registration change …

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks in Clinton Township, Mich., Sept. 27, 2023. Trump has a familiar target in his sights: Pennsylvania’s voting rules. He never stopped attacking court decisions on mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic, falsely claiming it as a reason for his defeat in the crucial battleground state. Now, the former president is seizing on a decision by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to bypass the Legislature and start automatic voter registration. (AP Photo/Mike Mulholland, File)