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The new top youth official at the UN talks about what's in it for young people

The new top youth official at the UN talks about what's in it for young people

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dr. Felipe Paullier is quick to say he doesn't speak for the world's roughly 2 billion tweens, teens and young adults.
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The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action.
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Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S.
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Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's department of health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the the U.S.
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Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says

Boar's Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak , is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials, the U.S. Agriculture Department disclosed in response to government records requests.
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New Brunswick election: Tories accuse Liberals of plagiarizing their platform

New Brunswick election: Tories accuse Liberals of plagiarizing their platform

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is accusing the Liberals of plagiarizing portions of his party's election platform.
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Winnipeg's Portage Place to soon 'breathe again' as purchase poised to close

Winnipeg's Portage Place to soon 'breathe again' as purchase poised to close

WINNIPEG — A real estate developer says it's poised to close its purchase of a struggling downtown Winnipeg shopping centre and turn it into affordable housing, health-care services and gathering spaces.
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Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state.
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Gastrointestinal illnesses linked to P.E.I. shellfish festival jump to 550

Gastrointestinal illnesses linked to P.E.I. shellfish festival jump to 550

CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in P.E.I. say more than 550 people have experienced symptoms of gastrointestinal illness after an outbreak of norovirus was detected at a shellfish festival last weekend.
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Raptors rookie guard Walter to miss training camp with shoulder injury

Raptors rookie guard Walter to miss training camp with shoulder injury

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team's upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder injury.
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