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Victoria police say fatal dog shooting was justified

Victoria police say fatal dog shooting was justified

VICTORIA 鈥� Victoria police say they have full confidence in the decision of an officer to shoot and kill a dog that was chasing him.
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North Carolina Senate gives initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana

North Carolina Senate gives initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) 鈥� North Carolina got a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana on Thursday when the state Senate gave it its initial approval.
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Macron and African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

Macron and African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

PARIS (AP) 鈥� French President Emmanuel Macron joined several African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa , after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access t
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Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in southern India

Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� At least 34 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported on Thursday.
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The European Union's top court rules that disinfectants can't be advertised as 'skin friendly'

The European Union's top court rules that disinfectants can't be advertised as 'skin friendly'

BERLIN (AP) 鈥� The European Union's top court said Thursday that products such as disinfectants can't be advertised as 鈥渟kin friendly.
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It's hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year

It's hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands of people are dying every year

MWINGI, Kenya (AP) 鈥� Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother鈥檚 farm in eastern Kenya . She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg. She screamed, and her mother came running.
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Nurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay

Nurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay

More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carrying signs that say, 鈥淧atients over profits鈥� and 鈥淲e're out to ensure it's safe in there,鈥� as they continued to demand fair wages and better staffing
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North Carolina revives the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana

North Carolina revives the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) 鈥� North Carolina senators are pushing to legalize medical marijuana again, but it鈥檚 unclear if the state House will approve it.
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Health minister asks Senate to speed up so pharmacare can be launched by spring

Health minister asks Senate to speed up so pharmacare can be launched by spring

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal health minister has asked the Senate to move as quickly as possible to pass the government's pharmacare legislation so that Canadians can start accessing medications by next spring, he told reporters Wednesday.
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Extreme heat deaths higher among seniors and in cities with more renters, study says

Extreme heat deaths higher among seniors and in cities with more renters, study says

TORONTO 鈥� Deaths in sa国际传媒's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, says a Statistics sa国际传媒 report released Wednesday.
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