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Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US

Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday.
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FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know

U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.
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Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

Here's what to know about recalled Boar's Head deli meats linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

A deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar's Head deli meats made at a plant in Virginia. U.S. health officials are investigating the outbreak of the bacteria listeria that began in May.
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'Incredibly disappointing': Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses

'Incredibly disappointing': Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses

Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program as of Wednesday in a move some public health experts say is shortsighted. Dr.
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Back injury sidelines Deryck Whibley, forces Sum 41 to cancel six Canadian dates

Back injury sidelines Deryck Whibley, forces Sum 41 to cancel six Canadian dates

Sum 41 has cancelled six Canadian dates on its farewell tour as Deryck Whibley nurses a "minor" back injury. A representative for the Ajax, Ont.
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Can a 6-second kiss each day lead to a more intimate relationship?

Can a 6-second kiss each day lead to a more intimate relationship?

After 13 years of marriage, Bethany Meola acknowledges she and her husband can get mired in the midlife chaos that comes with navigating careers and raising three children. That’s why the six-second kiss felt so good.
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Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza's tent camps

Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza's tent camps

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at Nasser Hospital in central Gaza.
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Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose

Olympics bet against climate change with Seine swimming. For days, it looked like they would lose

With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers essentially bet against climate change's extreme weather.
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Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S.
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Families seek answers after inmates' bodies returned without internal organs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose.
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