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"Farmers Insurance Pulls Out of Florida, Affecting 100,000 Policyholders" [1]

"Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, including home, auto and umbrella policies, in a change that will force thousands of people to change their insurance provider."

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Source: CNN [7], 07/13/2023
September 25, 2025

UNCOVERED: Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) Annual Conference [8]

Organized by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and partners, the 2025 UNCOVERED event in Athens, Greece provides an opportunity to showcase the best investigative journalism and to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by those working to shine a light on cross-border stories of public interest.

Professional Meetings [9]
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Journalism & Media [10]
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International [11]
Europe [12]

EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities [13]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint dust in homes and child care facilities built before 1978, an effort to eliminate exposure to lead that could require millions of property owners to pay for abatement."

Chemicals [14]
Consumer [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [21], 07/13/2023

"Excessive Heat Is Baking US Southwest And Expected To Get Worse" [22]

"A prolonged heat wave blanketed a swath of the U.S. stretching from California to South Florida on Wednesday, with forecasters expecting temperatures that could shatter records in parts of the Southwest in the coming days."

Climate Change [2]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [23], 07/13/2023
August 24, 2023

AHCJ Rural Health Journalism Workshop [24]

Join the Association of Health Care Journalists in Kansas City for this workshop with the theme "The 5 Most Urgent Conversations About Rural Health." Scholarships are available for Kansas- and Missouri-based journalists that can assist with mileage, registration and one hotel night. Registration closes Aug 11.

Workshops and Fellowships [25]
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Environmental Health [16]
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [10]
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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [27]
July 24, 2023

AHCJ Webinar: Breaking Into Narrative Journalism [28]

In this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, seasoned editors and reporters will offer tips for breaking into narrative journalism, including knowing what editors want, crafting pitches and figuring out whether the pay will be worth the effort. 12:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [29]
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Journalism & Media [10]
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National (U.S.) [5]
International [11]
July 20, 2023

AHCJ Webinar: Covering High-Risk Lab Accidents and the COVID-19 Origins Story [30]

In this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, investigative reporter Alison Young will talk about her book; provide context about what is known about what happened at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and about lab leaks more broadly; and offer resources and tips for staying on top of this very timely issue. 2 p.m. ET.

Other Events [29]
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Public [4]
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Health [26]
Journalism & Media [10]
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National (U.S.) [5]
International [11]
Asia [31]
July 19, 2023

AHCJ Webinar: Cancer News — Balancing Fear, Hype and Reality [32]

At this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, experts will suggest approaches to putting the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening recommendations in context while eliminating hype and not creating false hope. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [29]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [26]
Journalism & Media [10]
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National (U.S.) [5]
July 14, 2023

AHCJ Webinar: How Journalists Can Put ChatGPT to Good Use [33]

In this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, Alex Mahadevan, director of the Poynter Institute's MediaWise digital media literacy program, will take ChatGPT for a spin, discuss what he's learned about the new technology and answer your questions. 1:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [29]
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Public [4]
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Health [26]
Journalism & Media [10]
Technology [34]
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National (U.S.) [5]
International [11]

Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World? [35]

"Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave that hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) killed more than 700 people."

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Source: AP [36], 07/12/2023

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