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Month: March 2023

Thermal man arrested after allegedly punching firefighter while they were putting out a fire

A Thermal man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a firefighter are they were putting out a fire. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the 53000 block of Fillmore Street just after 5:00 p.m. regarding an assault on a firefighter. Deputies arrived on the scene and arrested a 74-year-old

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Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds

By Jessie Gretener, CNN All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, but the overall risk remains low. The study, published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine, bridges a research gap by investigating the link between breast

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Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “What

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