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A college student and her mother head west on the Empire Builder in Albert Maysles' In Transit.

Documentary Giant Albert Maysles' Last Film, 'In Transit,' Is Still In Limbo

4:41pm June 27, 2017

by Joel Rose

Before he died, Maysles (who also made Grey Gardens) said In Transit was his "dream film." But questions about who owns the rights has made it difficult to see.

San Francisco lactation counselor Caroline Kerhervé — with kids of her clients — during a weekly session of a new mothers' group she coached in May.

Considering Breast-Feeding? This Guide Can Help

3:14pm June 27, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The vast majority of pregnant women in the U.S. say they plan to breast-feed, but aren't told that many new moms worldwide find it tricky. Being mentored the first weeks after birth can help a lot.

Anti-gentrification activists staged a protest outside Weird Wave Coffee Brewers recently, chanting "Weird Cafe has got to go."

In This LA Neighborhood, Protest Art Is A Verb

3:12pm June 27, 2017

by Saul Gonzalez

About a third of Boyle Heights' 90,000 residents live below the poverty line. But lower rents have attracted art galleries to the area, and that is drawing the ire of residents and activists.

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Overlapping cards representing the various health laws and proposals â ACA, AHCA and BCRA

CHART: CBO Weighs Who Wins, Who Loses With Senate Health Care Bill

1:29pm June 27, 2017

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 22 million people would lose coverage with the Senate bill. That includes 15 million people on Medicaid, and others who could no longer afford insurance.

Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault case earlier this month in Norristown, Pa.

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Pacing, Crying, Frustration: Cosby Juror On The 52 Hours That Ended In Mistrial

1:27pm June 27, 2017

by Bobby Allyn

Bobby Dugan, 21, says that he pushed the jury to convict Bill Cosby on two of three charges and that it was dispiriting to leave the case unresolved after so much deliberation.

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Arkansas Inmate Captured After 32 Years On The Lam

1:24pm June 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Minimum-security inmate Steven Dishman was reported missing from his Little Rock job site in 1985. State police say someone he met five years after his escape tipped them off to his whereabouts.

Whole genome sequencing could become part of routine medical care. Researchers sought to find out how primary care doctors and patients would handle the results.

Routine DNA Sequencing May Be Helpful And Not As Scary As Feared

12:48pm June 27, 2017

by Rob Stein

A study of whole genome sequencing found that while many people discovered genetic variations linked to rare diseases, they didn't overreact to the news.

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Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care available.

From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects The Lives Of Millions

12:23pm June 27, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Medicaid has become a prime target of Republicans in Congress who want to rein in the program's costs, which totaled $350 billion in 2015. We take a look at what all that money pays for.

"We lose more than 140,000 people because of events we know how to prevent," Deborah Hersman of the National Safety Council said of the fires, falls and other safety issues her organization found.

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From Drug Overdose To Fires, Council Says Preventable Deaths At An All-Time High

11:45am June 27, 2017

by David Schaper

States aren't doing enough to protect its residents from "events we know how to prevent," says the National Safety Council.

Maria Guereca in her apartment in Juarez, Mexico, holding a picture of her son, Sergio Hernandez the day the Supreme Court news came down. He was killed by a Border Patrol agent seven years ago this month.

Mom Of Cross-Border Shooting Victim 'Still Waiting For Victory'

9:52am June 27, 2017

by John Burnett

Because Sergio Hernandez was standing outside of U.S. territory when he was shot to death, a lawsuit had been impossible — until the Supreme Court weighed in Monday.

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