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Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast

Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast

NEW YORK (AP) — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms — particularly in the New York area. The U.S.
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As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help

As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville’s “gun zone.” There were bullet holes in a church’s walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed.
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Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again

Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again

LONDON (AP) — Hospital care across England largely came to a standstill on Thursday as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike amid an ongoing pay dispute between medics and the British government.
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Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help

Research is growing into how best to stop gun violence. One city looks to science for help

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville's “gun zone.” There were bullet holes in a church’s walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed.
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Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows

Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended the conflict there, according to a new study of medi
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PeaceHealth to shutter only hospital in Eugene, Oregon; nurse's union calls it 'disastrous'

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — PeaceHealth announced this week it is closing the only hospital in Eugene, Oregon, and moving services 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) to its Springfield location.
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South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s newly all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion Wednesday, upholding a law banning most such procedures except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy.
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Arizona court to review ruling that abortion doctors can't be charged under pre-statehood law

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s conclusion that abortion doctors can't be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that bans the procedure in nearly all cases.
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North Dakota Gov. Burgum will participate in the GOP primary debate stage after injuring leg

North Dakota Gov. Burgum will participate in the GOP primary debate stage after injuring leg

MILWAUKEE (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he plans to participate in the Republican presidential debate on Wednesday after he was injured playing basketball on Tuesday and his campaign wasn't sure he would be able to appear on stage.
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As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him

As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him

OTTAWA — As conservative premiers change the rules around pronoun use in schools, members of the federal Conservative grassroots want Pierre Poilievre to wade further into the debate around gender expression.
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