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Pharmacists have begun prescribing abortion pills, not just dispensing them — a development aimed at expanding access to abortion.The new effort is small so far — a pilot program in Washington State — but the idea is expected to be tested in other states where abortion remains legal.”I think it’s going to expand and expand,” said Michael Hogue, executive director of the American Pharmacists Association, a national professional organization that is not involved in the new program and does not take a position on abortion.Many states now allow pharmacists to prescribe a variety of medications, he said, adding that in…

Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane Monday after a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline said in a statement Tuesday.JetBlue Flight 1801 departed New York’s Kennedy Airport at 7:49 p.m. on Monday and landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 11:10 p.m., according to flight tracker data. The bodies were discovered during a routine post-flight maintenance assessment of the plane, the airline said.According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, paramedics pronounced the two dead at the scene. It was unclear how long the people had been in the landing gear compartment.The Port…

Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of buildings collapsed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area near one of Tibet’s holiest cities near the Himalayan border with Nepal on Tuesday. The tremors were felt in Nepal.The quake struck shortly after 9 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles in Dingri County in Tibet, Chinese state media reported. They reported that at least 95 people died and 130 were injured. Xinhua, the official news agency, released videos of police clearing debris and picking up debris.China’s state television reported that more than 1,000 houses collapsed in Dingri County, which lies at…

If immigration agents arrive at the doorstep of a New York City public school, principals have been told what to do. Have the cops wait outside and call a school district attorney.The school system has enrolled about 40,000 recent immigrant students by 2022. Now, as President-elect Donald J. As Trump prepares to take office with promises to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, the district shared with school staff a protocol to try to protect students who have weak legal status.In a December letter to principals, Emma Vadehra, the district’s chief executive officer, wrote, “We hope that the use of this…

The Pentagon on Monday designated Tencent, the Chinese social media and gaming giant, as a Chinese military enterprise operating in the United States, the latest in an escalating series of retaliations between the world’s two superpowers.Shares of Tencent in the United States fell nearly 10 percent after the Defense Department decision, which also targeted Chinese battery, drone and shipping companies.The Ministry of Defense annually updates a list of what it defines as “Chinese military companies,” entities it has identified as possessing both military and commercial technology. There are now 134 companies on the list, which was published in the Federal…

In recent years, Mr. White and Mr. Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, have bonded over their passion for professional fighting, including mixed martial arts, with which Mr. Zuckerberg launched in 2022.”Dana is the Chairman and CEO of the UFC and has built it into one of the most valuable, fastest growing and most popular sports businesses in the world,” said Mr. Zuckerberg in his post. “I admired him as an entrepreneur and his ability to build such a beloved brand.”In 2023, Mr. White attempted to mediate a cage match between Mr. Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X,…

Such snakes are giants. The black mamba can stretch to 14 feet and the largest king cobra ever recorded was 19 feet.In contrast, puffins are petite, as little as 6 inches and no longer than six feet, but very fat. They have long, retractable fangs that can deliver venom into muscles.Their venom destroys blood clotting factors and victims die slow, gruesome deaths, bleeding to the brain, eyes and mouth.Identifying the invader can help tailor treatment. But many people never see the snake biting them, or if they do, they can’t identify it. To the untrained eye, venomous snakes can appear…

Snow, icy roads and freezing temperatures brought by a storm crossing the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday disrupted the return to routine for millions of people after the two-week Christmas holiday period. In addition to closing offices and schools, the storm also disrupted travel in parts of the country with train and plane delays and cancellations.Travel conditions were particularly bad in Washington, where Ronald Reagan National Airport closed all runways Monday afternoon, an unwelcome development during an extremely busy week for the nation’s capital. Earlier Monday, Congress ratified the victory of President-elect Donald J. Trump in one of his first acts…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will step down in the coming months, bowing to an angry electorate at a time of uncertain economic outlook and political strife.The announcement, which came amid a deadlocked parliament, left Canada in political flux as the incoming Trump administration vowed to impose punitive tariffs on Canadian imports.”It’s time for a reset,” said Mr. Trudeau to reporters outside his residence on a freezing morning in Ottawa, the capital. Mr. Trudeau said he suspended parliament until March 24 and would remain Liberal Party leader and prime minister until his replacement is chosen through national…

A federal regulator sued a mortgage finance company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Group on Monday, alleging it made loans to buyers of manufactured homes it knew they couldn’t afford.The civil suit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Tennessee by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance ignored “clear and obvious” indications that borrowers would be unable to repay the loans.The consumer bureau said Vanderbilt overlooked that some borrowers were already delinquent on their debt obligations when the loans were issued.”Vanderbilt knowingly traps people in risky loans to close the deal on the…