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Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer WSOC TV [Video]

Arizonas new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths this summer

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NYPD body cameras show mother pleading Dont shoot! before officers kill her 19-year-old son | KLRT [Video]

NEW YORK (AP) Police officers repeatedly fired their guns at a New York City man who had called 911 during a mental health crisis as his mother and younger brother begged officers not to shoot, bodycam video released Friday shows. Win Rozarios family called on the officers to be fired and charged with murder []

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Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers | KLRT [Video]

Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment. Under the deal announced Friday, the insurer will make coverage of artificial insemination standard for all customers nationally and work to ensure that patients have equal access to more expensive in-vitro fertilization procedures, []