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Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering a broad strip unfit for crops. Now, extreme heat is killing his wheat before it is ready for cultivation.
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'Still struggling': Victims of Calgary house explosion face challenges after hospital

'Still struggling': Victims of Calgary house explosion face challenges after hospital

CALGARY — Nearly four months after a house explosion sent 10 members of Calgary's South Sudanese community to hospital, many of the victims are still struggling. But they're preparing to participate in a prayer of thanks for their survival on Aug.
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Florida county reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida county has document a seventh case of malaria, state authorities said. The Florida Department of Health reported a new locally acquired case of malaria in Sarasota County during the week of July 9-15.
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Iowa governor plans to appeal block on restrictive abortion law

Iowa governor plans to appeal block on restrictive abortion law

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said on Tuesday that plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state's new, restrictive abortion law , previewing a likely emotional court battle that could take months to resolve.
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Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Tuesday.
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Western North Carolina tribe to vote on broader legalization of adult use of marijuana

CHEROKEE, N.C.
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Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it

Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it

EDMONTON — Alberta's new health minister has been given the go-ahead to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system — 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process to centralize it.
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Human waste leaking from truck causes crashes on Connecticut highway

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said.
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Kansas' governor gets to defend birth certificate changes in court, a judge rules

Kansas' governor gets to defend birth certificate changes in court, a judge rules

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge is considering Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that a new Kansas law rolling back transgender rights doesn't bar the state from changing the sex listing on transgender people's birth certificates. U.S.
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Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

A nine-year-oldB.C.boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is "the face of the climate crisis in Canada right now," the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) said on Tuesday. The group's president, Dr.
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