Health Briefs for South Bend area beginning Feb. 21, 2025

Community members can attend events focused on diabetes prevention, healthy eating, and brain health. The Elkhart County Parks is hosting a Winter Walking Club throughout January and February. Multiple blood drives are scheduled throughout the area, hosted by organizations such as the American Red Cross and South Bend Medical Foundation. CLASSES SOUTH BEND — The…

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Bill passes first committee hurdle

The Republican-led proposal passed a first committee on Tuesday, with bipartisan support. Supporters say the effort is aimed at improving academic performance, student focus and communication skills. Eight other states have adopted similar policies, which have wide support according to national polling. Opposing parents have cited concerns about reaching their children during emergencies. A bill…

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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could meet in February, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, Feb 19 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet this month, although the first face-to-face encounter between a Russian and a U.S. leader since 2021 could take longer to prepare, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump said on Tuesday he would probably meet Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine’s concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in…

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China reacts after State Department site removes Taiwan independence

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb 17 – China on Monday urged the United States to “correct its mistakes” after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as…

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