#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

“#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine” Elizabeth Blackwell had an epiphany. After a friend back home in Cincinnati admitted that she delayed treatment for uterine problems because she didn’t want to be handled by a “rough unfeeling man,” Blackwell — then a shy 24-year-old music teacher — decided to study medicine. “If…

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#Government memo crushes Cuomo’s defense in nursing home scandal

#Government memo crushes Cuomo’s defense in nursing home scandal

“#Government memo crushes Cuomo’s defense in nursing home scandal” Gov. Cuomo has repeatedly defended his administration’s directive for nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients as the product of federal “guidance” — even though one of those government documents says only that infected seniors “can” be admitted to the facilities. In contrast, the Health Department’s since-rescinded,…

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#’Special’ putting on Yankees uniform for first time

#’Special’ putting on Yankees uniform for first time

“#’Special’ putting on Yankees uniform for first time” TAMPA — Jameson Taillon called putting on a Yankees uniform for the first time Thursday “special.” “When you say it, everyone in baseball — every sports fan — knows what the Yankees pinstripes mean,” Taillon said Friday. “So [Thursday], putting it on, even just sitting at my…

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#Six-man rotation could be in play

#Six-man rotation could be in play

“#Six-man rotation could be in play” As the Mets explore possibilities to manage workloads for starting pitchers this season, a six-man rotation could be in play. In discussing his rotation Friday, manager Luis Rojas said team officials may contemplate in spring training whether a “five or a six” is needed. But he said those discussions…

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#Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny back in court for appeal

#Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny back in court for appeal

“#Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny back in court for appeal” MOSCOW – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny returned to court on Saturday to hear his lawyers appeal against what they say was a politically-motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, was jailed earlier this month for parole violations…

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