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Recreational marijuana use for adults becomes legal today in Minnesota. A professor who has been guiding students on these laws says there are many factors for the public to consider. For the past few years, Peter Morrell, professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota, has helped teach a class called the Science of Cannabis, with guest experts discussing a range of issues as more states relax rules surrounding marijuana use. ...

More than a half million Georgians stand to lose their Medicaid coverage this year because of the end of pandemic-era coverage. As a result of recent federal changes, Georgia has re-evaluated the eligibility of about 2.7 million Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids recipients. While many people may no longer meet the requirements for Medicaid, Marcus Robinson, UnitedHealthcare's president of markets for the individual- and family-plan business, said it's important for people to respond to requests for information, since not doing so could also result in a loss of coverage. ...

Military forces from China and Russia have engaged in operations in the Pacific since last week, prompting the commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific to call the emerging alliance "dangerous."

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is updating the rules defining how manure is stored at animal feeding operations. For generations, groundwater has been threatened by soil runoff from these operations, and environmental advocates want to see tougher standards. Farmers routinely apply the manure to their land as fertilizer. ...