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Tornadoes kill 2 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of

WEBHOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power …

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Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking …

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Long flu season winds down in US WVNS

WEBFILE – A sign for flu vaccination is displayed outside of a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. On Friday, April 26, 2024, the Centers for …

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New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it

WEBA new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender …

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Key moments in the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case that

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the …

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Allergies can make you miserable. Here’s how to track pollen

WEBFILE – Tree pollen pods lay in a pile at a park in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of …

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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig

WEBNEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also …

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UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been

WEBUnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier …

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What to know about Bell’s palsy, the facial paralysis

WEBPhiladelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a condition that can strike out of the blue and cause muscles on one side of a …

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New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and

WEBNEW YORK (AP) — New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops, under a law set …

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US health officials warn of counterfeit Botox injections WVNS

WEBU.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people. Half of the individuals have ended up in the …

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USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen

WEBPoultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule …

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US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic

WEBFILE – A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. According to provisional statistics for 2023 released by the Centers for Disease …

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Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on

WEBEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which …

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs

WEB“Everything is crashing,” Lavigne said. Haiti’s health system has long been fragile, but it’s now nearing total collapse after gangs launched coordinated attacks on …

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South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors

WEBSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated …

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Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19

WEBLOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, …

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Mississippi lawmakers haggle over possible Medicaid expansion as …

WEBMississippi House Medicaid Committee member Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, asks a question of the state Senate Medicaid Committee conferees …

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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid

WEBTortillas in plastic packaging are seen near glass and plastic bottles at a grocery store in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. People are increasingly …

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