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A roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying police guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan, wounding 9

A roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying police guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan, wounding 9

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, wounding six office
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'I'm living a lie': On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

'I'm living a lie': On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.
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A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides.
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N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign

N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Liberals got a jump on the province's coming fall election by officially launching their party's campaign on Sunday, saying they're focused on addressing affordability and improving the ailing health-care system.
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Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died from injuries after an automobile crash in New Mexico, authorities said. He was 69.
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Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows

Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza , while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territ
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Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first.
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Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

MONTREAL — Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without
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Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak

Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
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Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

Wisconsin health officials recall eggs after a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm.
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