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Organic beef farmer Brian Kemp displays dry grass in a pasture at the Mountain Meadows Farm, in Sudbury, Vt., Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Kemp, who manages the organic beef farm in Sudbury describes the weather lately as inconsistent and impactful, which he attributes to a changing climate. Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Northeastern farmers face severe drought

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressAugust 15, 2022

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill. That’s “very nerve-wracking” when you’re grazing 600 to 700 cattle,…

Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, keeps Arianne Silva, 7, company as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Dr. Eugenio Fernandez at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, R.I., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Even as the U.S. reaches a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully-vaccinated people, infections and hospitalizations are spiking, including in highly-vaccinated pockets of the country like New England. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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COVID cases spike in New England even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

by Sophia Tareen Associated Press, and Jennifer McDermott Associated PressDecember 8, 2021

In this Sept. 26, 2019, photo, cars pass Rockefeller University in New York. Prestigious universities around the world, including Rockefeller, have accepted at least $60 million over the past five years from the family that owns the maker of OxyContin, even as the company became embroiled in lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic, financial records show. Rockefeller accepted more money from the Sacklers than any other school in recent history. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Drug maker owners gave schools $60M

by Collin Binkley Associated Press, and Jennifer McDermott Associated PressOctober 3, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019, file photo, Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District biologist Nadja Reissen examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City. State and federal health officials are reporting a higher than usual number of deaths and illnesses from a rare, mosquito-borne virus this year. Eastern equine encephalitis has been diagnosed in a score of people in six states and several people have died so far this year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Uptick seen in rare mosquito-borne virus in some US states

by Mike Stobbe Associated Press, and Jennifer McDermott Associated PressSeptember 22, 2019

Members of the graduating class of 2019 lineup for the ceremony during the U.S. Naval War College's commencement ceremony, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Naval War College gets 1st woman leader

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressJune 14, 2019

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley, president of the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. On Monday, June 10, 2019, the Navy said Harley has been reassigned pending the outcome of an inspector general investigation. The administrative reassignment comes days after The Associated Press reported on the investigation amid allegations that he spent excessively, abused his hiring authority and otherwise behaved inappropriately. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Naval War College head reassigned pending probe

by Jennifer McDermott Associated Press, and Michelle R. Smith Associated PressJune 10, 2019

In this Thursday, May 23, 2019, photo, Nancy St Germain, 71, right, of Warwick, R.I., leans forward to show her sign to a driver leaving a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Senate Democrats political action committee in Providence, R.I. Her sign reads, "This fight isn't over." Protesters gathered at the fundraiser to pressure legislative leaders to bring a bill seeking to protect abortion rights to the Senate floor for a vote. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

In some Democrat-led states, lawmakers differ on abortion

by Jennifer McDermott Associated Press, and David a. Lieb Associated PressMay 27, 2019

In this April 29, 2019, photo, Dr. Laura Baecher-Lind, director of women's care at Tufts Medical Center, poses for a photo in an exam room at the medical center in Boston. Lawmakers in several states say they were alarmed to learn it’s still possible for medical students to do pelvic exams on anesthetized women without explicit consent, especially given evolving cultural attitudes in the #MeToo era. Doctors discuss consent forms with gynecology patients, inform them that students may participate in pelvic exams and ask for consent, said Baecher-Lind. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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States seek explicit patient consent for pelvic exams

by Jennifer McDermott Associated Press, and Carla K. Johnson Associated PressMay 12, 2019

Desiree Linden, left, of Washington, Mich., Yuki Kawauchi, center, of Japan, and Tatyana McFadden, right, of Clarksville, Md., applaud during a media availability on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Boston in advance of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday. Linden won the women's division, Kawauchi won the men's division, and McFadden women's handcycle division of the 2018 Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A run in the rain: Boston Marathon organizers prepare for wet weather

by Jennifer McDermott Associated PressApril 12, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, employees prepare to take bets moments before the new sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, N.J., opened. Most of the states that moved quickly to legalize sports betting after a Supreme Court decision last year are still waiting for the expected payoff. Only New Jersey and Delaware saw the tax revenue to their state budgets meet projections. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Income estimates missing targets

by Jennifer McDermott Associated Press, and Geoff Mulvihill Associated PressApril 2, 2019