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Kentucky governor bans use of 'conversion therapy' with executive order

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov.
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These people say they got listeria after drinking recalled plant-based milks

These people say they got listeria after drinking recalled plant-based milks

TORONTO — Sanniah Jabeen holds a sonogram of the unborn baby she lost after contracting listeria last December. Beneath, it says “love at first sight.
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An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' but local harvesters are barely surviving

An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' but local harvesters are barely surviving

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet.
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Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week's vaccination campaign, officials said Wednesday. Two other suspects are still at large.
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Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week's vaccination campaign, officials said Wednesday. Two other suspects are still at large.
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An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving

An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet.
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FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion

FIFA teams up with UN health agency for campaign to educate world soccer about concussion

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA teamed up with the World Health Organization on Wednesday for a campaign to educate the soccer industry about the risks of concussion injuries.
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Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad

Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer

Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller.
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Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa

Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root.
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