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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at the police headquarters in New Orleans about the uptick in crime around the city, Feb. 2, 2022. Cantrell said Wednesday, March 22, 2023, that a “great weight” has been lifted from her with the failure of a recall petition drive that began in August. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

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Uniquely New Orleans mayoral recall effort fails
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Wed,03/22/23-5:19PM , 133 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Because it happened in New Orleans, an effort to oust the mayor over typical big city complaints — high crime rates, slacking services, alleged misuse of taxpayer property — was anything but typical.
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Moderna CEO and Director Stephane Bancel testifies during the Senate HELP Committee on the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Wed,03/22/23-3:18PM , 110 Reads
Moderna’s CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics.
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This photo provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows a gopher tortoise at San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park in Gainesville, Fla. Gopher tortoises that are threatened by loss of habitat and development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday, March 22, 2023, as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via AP)

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Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states
By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press
Wed,03/22/23-12:12PM , 120 Reads
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue.
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Opinion: 2021's surprising ‘baby bump’
Wed,03/22/23-10:02AM , 1,089 Reads 17,908 Statewide
Here’s good news from government statistics: The second year of the covid-19 pandemic surprisingly resulted in a tiny “baby bump.”
In 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control, about 51,000 more American babies were born than in 2020.
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