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As federal cuts aim to limit Medicaid, California’s own state-funded safety net is also shrinking, including the dental coverage it has offered to undocumented residents alongside its Medi-Cal benefits. Laura Marcus, the CEO of Dientes Community Dental, discusses how the converging cuts threaten dental care in Santa Cruz County.
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A new permanent exhibition at Paris' Musee d'Orsay showcases works of art suspected to have been looted by Nazis during the Second World War in France. Experts are trying to find the true owners or their descendants.
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France says European officials will attend this week's U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, the first three-way round of negotiations since February. -
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