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Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs

Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has announced more mental health resources for people who live in the three counties most affected by the mass shooting in April 2020.
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Saving the farm: Heartland clergy train to prevent agriculture workers’ suicides

Saving the farm: Heartland clergy train to prevent agriculture workers’ suicides

LAKE BENTON, Minn.
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Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov.
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Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's war

Ukrainian trauma surgeon operates on soldiers all day long amid Russia's war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine's capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers (miles) away.
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Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions.
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Americans urged to cancel surgeries in Mexico border city after meningitis cases, 1 death

Americans urged to cancel surgeries in Mexico border city after meningitis cases, 1 death

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — State and federal health officials are warning U.S.
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$2 billion budget bump: Oregon GOP walkout stalls two-year funding plan amid rosy revenue forecast

$2 billion budget bump: Oregon GOP walkout stalls two-year funding plan amid rosy revenue forecast

SALEM, Ore.
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Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

KINNGAIT — The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet.
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Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois.
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Minnesota gets $60.5M in settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul, tobacco giant Altria

Minnesota gets $60.5M in settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul, tobacco giant Altria

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.
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