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The private Philadelphia group was refusing to work with same-sex couples, and the state had ended its contract as a result. The decision was reportedly a "narrow" one, and multiple reports note it has sparked much debate about LGBTQ and religious rights.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court justices dismissed the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The majority said that the plaintiffs -- led by Texas -- did not have standing to bring their lawsuit to federal court. KHN will have full coverage shortly.
Opinion writers weigh in on covid, masks and vaccine issues.
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The post-20-week abortion ban is decades old, but a federal appeals court just unanimously ruled it is unconstitutional. In other news, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot signed a bill immediately banning abortions if Roe vs. Wade is overturned at the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the E.U. is dropping travel restrictions for U.S. tourists, and France is easing its mask rules. Separately, five health workers were killed in Afghanistan while trying to vaccinate for polio.
A new Harvard University housing report shines a spotlight onto the issue of evictions, with most threatened homeowners being either low-income or families of color. The issue of homelessness in New York City and Los Angeles is also in the news.
NBC News reports on rising demand for cosmetic dentistry treatments, to levels possibly higher than pre-pandemic. Sexual assault nurse training, Spectrum Health's hospital visitation rules, a stabbing lawsuit at Penn Medicine and more are also in the news.
Based on a recent Supreme Court related to the workplace, the Education Departments says that the federal law banning gender-based discrimination should apply to gay and transgender students too.
A 70-year-old patient from Rhode Island is the first person outside of clinical trials to get the controversially approved Biogen drug. Meanwhile, a report suggests that U.S. drug spending will grow over 8% through 2025, with the Alzheimer's medication partly to blame.
The Chinese epidemiologist pointed to studies that say covid may have been in the U.S. as early as December 2019. Separately, MERS-related covid is found in a Swedish bat study.
The issue is that leaked personal information for some Pennsylvania residents may still be online. In other news, a Texas man who declined covid vaccines and then needed a double lung transplant after contracting covid speaks out in favor of the shots.
More news on mask requirements is from Maryland, New Mexico, California and Iowa.
The New York State Health Department is recommending that people who were vaccinated at the former NFL Experience building in Times Square between June 5 to 10 get another shot.
The AP reports that vaccination drives have turned into a "slog" as incentives like prizes and cash fail to convince many Americans to get vaccinated. Separately, covid hotspots are reported across Missouri, with the delta variant blamed in particular.
Preliminary clinical trial data shows that the German vaccine manufacturer's mRNA covid shot candidate is just 47% effective -- comparatively low to that of Moderna and Pfizer.
The Biden administration has procured another 200 million doses, Moderna announced. In other vaccination news: the CDC's advisory panel looks into reports of heart inflammation.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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