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This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity program while pregnant with Ezra. Joe Garcia III/KFF Health News hide caption

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This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

A federal program in remote New Mexico has helped hundreds of pregnant mothers stay healthy, but it's running out of time and money despite a growing national maternity care crisis.

Politics

Politics chat: Debt ceiling negotiations; immigration reform

by Ayesha Rascoe , Tamara Keith

Politics chat: Debt ceiling negotiations; immigration reform

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National

Florida businesses could be required to verify employees have legal work permits

by Talia Blake

Florida businesses could be required to verify employees have legal work permits

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Middle East

Voters in Turkey could be on track to unseat longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

by Ayesha Rascoe , Peter Kenyon

Voters in Turkey could be on track to unseat longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Africa

Over 60,000 refugees from Sudan have fled the violence and entered Chad

by Ayesha Rascoe , Emmanuel Akinwotu

Over 60,000 refugees from Sudan have fled the violence and entered Chad

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Energy

Texas is a leader in renewable energy. Local politicians want to change that

by Ayesha Rascoe , Mose Buchele

Texas is a leader in renewable energy. Local politicians want to change that

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Research News

Fake studies in academic journals may be more common than previously thought

by Ayesha Rascoe

Fake studies in academic journals may be more common than previously thought

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This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

by Sarah Jane Tribble

This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

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Sunday Puzzle: Animal Anagrams

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: Animal Anagrams

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Books

Cassandra Jackson on her memoir 'The Wreck'

by Ayesha Rascoe

Cassandra Jackson on her memoir 'The Wreck'

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National

Remembering the racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., a year later

by Ayesha Rascoe

Remembering the racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., a year later

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Your Money

How a default on the debt ceiling would affect the average American

by Ayesha Rascoe

How a default on the debt ceiling would affect the average American

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National

Communities in rural Maine reflect a national struggle to accommodate asylum-seekers

by Ari Snider - Maine Public

Communities in rural Maine reflect a national struggle to accommodate asylum-seekers

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Music

Composers created music inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park

by Ayesha Rascoe

Composers created music inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park

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National

Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer the eco-friendlier 'water cremation'

by Alex Hager

Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer the eco-friendlier 'water cremation'

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Europe

Ukraine's currency is being bolstered with financial support from other nations

by Julian Hayda

Ukraine's currency is being bolstered with financial support from other nations

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Asia

A cyclone in southern Asia is threatening one of the world's largest refugee camps

by Ayesha Rascoe

A cyclone in southern Asia is threatening one of the world's largest refugee camps

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Television

How 'Jury Duty' follows a long legacy of prank shows

by Ayesha Rascoe

How 'Jury Duty' follows a long legacy of prank shows

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How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company

Aparna (from left), Ranee and Ashwini Ramaswamy. Aparna Ramaswamy hide caption

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Culture

How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company

by Marianne Combs

How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company

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