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CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns

CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages are being recalled due to Listeria concerns.
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A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died

A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant -- along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating – has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday.
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Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices

Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, after South African authorities opene
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Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds

Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as
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A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study

A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.
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Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer

Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer

WINNIPEG — A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a rare form of perverse sexual interest.
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Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use

Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use

BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest a possible ban on general use.
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Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace

Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace

Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather than dive into discussions about metrics or revenue, they begin by simply talking.
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By coming forward, Alice Munro's daughter sheds light on childhood sex abuse: experts

By coming forward, Alice Munro's daughter sheds light on childhood sex abuse: experts

The organization Alice Munro's daughter credits with helping her heal from childhood sexual abuse says her courage in speaking out sheds light on an issue that doesn't get enough public attention.
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Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion

Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting the explicit basis for a national b
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