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Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litiga
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo , as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the city of around 2 million people.
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As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?

As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?

RICHMOND, B.C. — Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthright citizenship.
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A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen

A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen Monday, police said.
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo , as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels who say they captured the city of around 2 milli
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Canucks star defenceman Hughes misses game against Red Wings with injury

Canucks star defenceman Hughes misses game against Red Wings with injury

VANCOUVER — A major piece of the Vancouver Canucks' lineup was missing Sunday as captain Quinn Hughes was sidelined by an undisclosed injury.
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Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid

Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost all U.S. foreign aid , an email landed in Claris Madhuku's inbox in rural Zimbabwe. Stop all activities immediately, it said.
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Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended

Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday.
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Sick and wounded children begin crossing into Egypt as Rafah crossing opens after several months

Sick and wounded children begin crossing into Egypt as Rafah crossing opens after several months

RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began entering Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Saturday, the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ago.
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