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Hicks puts up 23, Arkansas State knocks off Louisiana 89-62 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament
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Sat,03/09/24-6:19PM , 253 Reads
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Hicks had 23 points in Arkansas State's 89-62 victory against Louisiana on Saturday night in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
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In an AP interview, West Virginia State Delegate Kayla Young says more than 50 percent of the population of West Virginia is female, and yet sometimes she is the only woman on a legislative committee.

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Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South
By LEAH WILLINGHAM AND KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press
Fri,03/08/24-11:11PM , 296 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) —

Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they agree on one thing: Too few of their colleagues are women, and it’s hurting the state.
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AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on insurer delays and denials hampering patients seeking at-home breathing machines.

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Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Fri,03/08/24-2:52PM , 176 Reads
Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance.

UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for coverage of a machine Armant needs to breathe as she deals with the fatal illness.
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A view of the Upper Pontalba building in New Orleans' French Quarter, July 19, 2023. The New Orleans City Council voted, Thursday, March 7, 2024, to change the locks on the coveted city-owned apartment in it’s latest dispute with Mayor LaToya Cantrell, whose use of the French Quarter property drew scrutiny and figured in a failed recall effort. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill, File)

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New Orleans' mayor says she's not using coveted city apartment, but council orders locks changed
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Thu,03/07/24-6:47PM , 300 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans City Council voted Thursday to change the locks on a coveted city-owned apartment in its latest dispute with Mayor LaToya Cantrell, whose use of the French Quarter property drew scrutiny and figured in a
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