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Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

NEW YORK (AP) — Freezing foreign aid . Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement . Prohibiting nonprofits that receive U.S. foreign aid from providing abortions .
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Pauses on U.S. foreign aid and local grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

Pauses on U.S. foreign aid and local grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

NEW YORK (AP) — Freezing foreign aid . Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement . Prohibiting nonprofits that receive U.S. foreign aid from providing abortions .
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Canadiens recall defenceman Jayden Struble after Kaiden Guhle's injury

Canadiens recall defenceman Jayden Struble after Kaiden Guhle's injury

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenceman Jayden Struble from the American Hockey League on Wednesday after Kaiden Guhle's worrisome injury.
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What US adults think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on vaccines, fluoride and raw milk

What US adults think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his views on vaccines, fluoride and raw milk

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans.
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What’s the healthiest way to prepare vegetables? The way that makes you eat them.

What’s the healthiest way to prepare vegetables? The way that makes you eat them.

In Carlene Thomas’ experience, two types of people ask her advice as a dietitian about the healthiest way to prepare vegetables. Those looking to improve their diet are curious about how different cooking methods affect nutritional content.
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From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside the mainstream

From anti-vaccine advocacy to raw milk, many of RFK Jr.'s views fall outside the mainstream

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans.
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Family files lawsuit after Toronto mother, son die on vacation in Dominican Republic

Family files lawsuit after Toronto mother, son die on vacation in Dominican Republic

TORONTO — The family of a Toronto mother and son who died after getting food poisoning during their stay at a Dominican Republic resort are now suing a hotel and travel company, alleging they were negligent in their health and safety protocols and fa
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

VANCOUVER — A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada's public health care system must pay the B.C. government's legal costs, after what a judge calls a "gruelling marathon" of a case.
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.
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