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What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair...
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Boris Johnson facing high-stakes grilling over 'partygate'
LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began testifying on Wednesday at a crucial hearing on whether he...
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A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26%...
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Cyprus court: Briton freely confessed to wife's killing
PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Tuesday rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to...
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Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol
PARIS (AP) — Garbage. Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human...
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UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10...
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Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to...
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Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify...
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'Ted Lasso' visits White House, promotes mental health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in...
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With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing...
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Trump silent on abortion as 2024 campaign pushes forward
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump.
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Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia...
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Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some...
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California to ask voters to approve new mental health beds
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for...
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Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has...
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How to shop for new insurance if you lose Medicaid coverage
Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, and it will push many into unfamiliar...
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California, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer announced a 10-year partnership Saturday...
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Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the...
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New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
BEIJING (AP) — Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were...
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Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine
LONDON (AP) — Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the...
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts...
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California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected...
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Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on...
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COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday...