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Most children have zero access to life-saving cardiovascular care, says new report from World Heart Federation (World Heart Federation)

Public Technologies 16 May 2026
Over 90% of children in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) live in paediatric heart health "deserts" with no access to timely care for congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a new report from the World Heart Federation.
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Federal Prosecutors Probe BlackRock Private-Credit Fund

Wall Street Journal 16 May 2026
Publicly traded BlackRock fund, known as TCPC, has been marred by write-downs and poor performance ... .
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Wife of US Army sergeant released from federal immigration custody

TDT News 16 May 2026
Army sergeant has been released from federal ...
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Federal judge halts Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect

TDT News 16 May 2026
A Texas law allowing police to arrest people suspected of illegal border crossings has been halted a day before it was set to take effect. Senate Bill 4, passed in 2023, made such crossings a state crime. Civil rights groups ....
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Nebraska marks first high-speed connection under federal broadband program

Beatrice Daily Sun 16 May 2026
A Nebraska household in Ogallala was the first reported high-speed internet connected funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, the Nebraska Broadband Office announced Thursday ... .
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Federal court blocks Texas border security law, Abbott to appeal

The Moore County News Press 16 May 2026
(The Center Square) – After the Fifth Circuit last month allowed Texas’ border security law, SB 4, to go into effect, another federal court has now blocked four of its provisions ....
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Federal Agents Target Immigrant Rights Volunteers With 3 A.M. Home Raids

Huffington Post 16 May 2026
VC Defensa volunteers plan to file a civil lawsuit in federal court, accusing federal officials of harassing people who patrol immigration enforcement operations ... .
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What to know: Design work continues on federally funded Orangeburg pedestrian bridge project

The Times & Democrat 16 May 2026
Design work is underway on a $22.8 million federally funded pedestrian bridge linking Railroad Corner with universities. Construction timing hinges on project requirements ....
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These seed banks preserve crucial corn and soy varieties. A federal plan may put them ...

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 16 May 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to move two of the nation’s most important seed banks from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — even as some experts raise concerns that change could harm corn and soybean research ... .
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FEMA approves $12 million in federal funding for Iowa recovery projects

Globe Gazette 16 May 2026
Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $11.8 million in federal funding for Iowa recovery projects as part of a broader $43 million package supporting disaster and COVID-19 recovery efforts across Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska ... .
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Braun orders state to stop using federal survivor benefits to cover foster child costs

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 16 May 2026
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun this week ordered the Department of Child Services to preserve all of the earned federal survivors’ benefits available to some wards of the state ... .
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Santee Man Faces Federal Charges In Separate Court Cases

Yankton Daily Press 16 May 2026
OMAHA, Neb. — One of the two men arrested in connection with a series of northeast Nebraska break-ins over the Christmas holiday weekend is now facing federal charges in two separate criminal court cases ....
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