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The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here's what to know

The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here's what to know

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Kentucky to open applications for the state's medical marijuana business

Kentucky to open applications for the state's medical marijuana business

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday warning that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals.
Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout on Thursday in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services just days before the U.K. general election .
Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment

Wisconsin Supreme Court says an order against an anti-abortion protester violated First Amendment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from coming close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated his First Amendment free speech rights and must be overturned.

UK health officials say 1 person has died from an E. coli outbreak blamed on lettuce in sandwiches

LONDON (AP) — One person died from an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 275 people in the United Kingdom during the past month, health officials said Thursday.
Your Good Health: Dangerously abnormal heart rate calls for medication

Your Good Health: Dangerously abnormal heart rate calls for medication

AFib is a common electrical abnormality of the heart where the normal regulation of the heart rate is lost and the heart beats in a chaotic fashion.
Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ appointments

Avril Lavigne, Stephen Poloz: A look at the newest Order of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ appointments

OTTAWA — The Governor General's office has announced 83 new appointments to the Order of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. A look: Companions: -Monique Forget Leroux, C.C., O.Q., Outremont, Que., a promotion within the Order for a leading figure in Canadian finance.
Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre says closure was 'a political move'

Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre says closure was 'a political move'

TORONTO — The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province's decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was "absurd" and motivated by politics rather than safety concerns.
In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s crowded tent camps for displaced families.