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(The Center Square) – A fifth case of measles occurred in Georgia, the state Department of Public Health said on Friday.The unvaccinated individual contracted the disease from a person who acquired it from out of the country, according to a release. That case was reported to the health department in May.Six confirmed measles cases were reported in all of 2024,according to the department.The Health Department said the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is safe and recommended it.”More than 95% of the people who receive a single dose of MMR will develop immunity to all three viruses,” the department said. “A second…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two victories Friday in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it access to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The justices also separately reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE, the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk. Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he…

Omada Health shares rose 21% in their Nasdaq debut Friday after the virtual chronic care company priced its stock at $19 per share in its IPO.The stock opened at $23 and closed at that same level, reaching a high of $28.40 in the middle of the day.The company said in a press release late Thursday that it sold 7.9 million shares in the offering, amounting to about $150 million. The pricing was in the middle of the expected range, and valued the company at just over $1 billion, though that number could be higher on a fully diluted basis.Omada, founded…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have made changes to their party’s sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.In legislative text unveiled Thursday night, Senate Republicans proposed denying states federal funding for broadband projects if they regulate AI. That’s a change from a provision in the House-passed version of the tax overhaul that simply banned any current or future AI regulations by the states for 10 years. “These provisions fulfill the mandate given to President Trump and Congressional Republicans by the voters: to unleash America’s full economic…

AP Mobile App CTA Get the AP News App WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency.The Justice Department’s emergency appeal to the high court said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader plan on hold. Joun’s order has blocked one of the Republican president’s biggest campaign promises…

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin hospitals could soon be forced to post information online to give patients an idea of the cost of common services.The legislation was introduced Thursday “to empower patients and reduce health care costs through health care price transparency,” according to a news statement released by the bill’s co-authors, Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk and Rep. Robert Wittke, R-Caledonia.“Imagine waking up with sudden pain, but you’re scared to go to the doctor because the unknown cost could financially ruin you,” Bradley said. “Our bill aims to end that uncertainty.” Bradley said hospital patients deserve…

Few Democratic lawmakers have been as publicly vocal in their criticism of the Trump administration’s first six months as Ro Khanna. The congressman representing California’s 17th District—which includes much of Silicon Valley, including tech giants Apple and Nvidia—has been hosting town halls with voters in Republican districts and rallies around the country at a cadence that has already started fueling speculation of a 2028 presidential run.  He’s also publicly feuded with former Silicon Valley darling and his onetime friend Elon Musk, who aligned himself closely with U.S. President Donald Trump for much of the last two years and recently left…

The alliance between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk dramatically fractured Thursday over the president’s major tax bill, which is pending in the Senate.Trump called Musk “crazy,” and threatened to cut off government contracts with the mega-billionaire’s companies, which in addition to Tesla include the space exploration company SpaceX and the artificial intelligence company xAI.Tesla’s stock price plunged after Trump’s comments and Musk said SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of Trump’s threats.Trump said that Musk — who until recently was one of his top advisors — opposes the budget package because he is “upset”…

Generation Z is coming of age at a particularly difficult time. Zoomers, as they’re known, are aged between 13 and 28, and have already lived through a global financial crisis, a historic pandemic, and several wars. Now, many of them confront an entry-level job market muddled by advances in AI. According to a recent Harvard University poll, more than 40 percent of Americans under age 30 admit they are “barely getting by” financially; fewer than one in five trust the federal government to do the right thing; and just 15 percent believe the country is headed in the right direction.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump alleged Thursday that officials in Joe Biden ‘s administration might have in effect forged their boss’s signature and taken broad actions he wasn’t aware of — while acknowledging he had no evidence that actually happened. Meeting in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump repeated his long-standing allegations that the Biden White House relied on an autopen to sign presidential pardons, executive orders and other key documents, and said that cast doubt on their validity. “Essentially, whoever used the autopen was the president,” Trump said. “And that is wrong. It’s illegal, it’s…