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Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite

Precious water: As more of the world thirsts, luxury water becoming fashionable among the elite

SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar.
Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that's increasingly thirsty

Takeaways on fine water, a growing trend for the privileged in a world that's increasingly thirsty

SAMTSE, Bhutan (AP) — Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry told

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry told

LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson , the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, his chief scientific adviser said Monday.
Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings

Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings

EDMONTON — The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta’s COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings in the next election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governing coalition.
No more Thanksgiving 'food orgy'? New obesity medications change how users think of holiday meals

No more Thanksgiving 'food orgy'? New obesity medications change how users think of holiday meals

For most of her life, Claudia Stearns dreaded Thanksgiving. As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate — and the guilt of overindulging on a holiday built around food.
Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving's 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital

Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving's 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital

NEW YORK (AP) — When families thank Marlo Thomas for the medical treatment they received at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, she kindly corrects them.
Nova Scotia revises long-term care expansion, adding another 2,200 rooms by 2032

Nova Scotia revises long-term care expansion, adding another 2,200 rooms by 2032

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is expanding its revamp of the long-term care sector, adding thousands more care rooms to address increasing demands from a growing — and aging — population.
Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson

Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cole Koepke was en route to a minor league game with Syracuse of the AHL when he heard from a friend that Adam Johnson had been cut by a skate blade during a game in Britain.
Prevention key to cutting cyberattacks in hospitals, protecting patients: researchers

Prevention key to cutting cyberattacks in hospitals, protecting patients: researchers

Hospitals must do more to protect patients' personal data from cyberattacks that can lead to disruptions in care, urges an article published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.