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Gunmen kill 2 policemen escorting polio workers in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) 鈥 Gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on Tuesday on police escorting a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing two policemen, authorities said.
Abortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount

Abortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) 鈥 Kansas plans to do a partial hand recount that won't change the outcome of this month's decisive vote in favor of abortion rights after abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards Monday to cover the cost.
Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm

Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm

MONTREAL 鈥 A copper smelter in northwest Quebec will be permitted to release 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air 鈥 five times the provincial norm 鈥 Quebec's environment minister said Monday. The factory in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and cities

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned 鈥 because of a strategy shift that allows more shots to be drawn from each vial. The U.S.
WVa governor: Voters shouldn't decide abortion access issue

WVa governor: Voters shouldn't decide abortion access issue

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) 鈥 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice scoffed Monday at a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state.

Judge refuses to immediately block Georgia abortion ban

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 A state judge refused Monday to immediately stop enforcement of Georgia's restrictive abortion law , which took effect last month and bans most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is present.
鈥楧on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥 law confuses some Florida schools

鈥楧on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥 law confuses some Florida schools

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥 Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥 鈥 and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble.
British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID booster

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID booster

LONDON (AP) 鈥 British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against the omicron variant, which the government said would be offered to people aged
Quebec starts offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents

Quebec starts offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents

MONTREAL 鈥 Quebec on Monday started offering fifth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences.
Britain says monkeypox outbreak "shows signs of slowing"

Britain says monkeypox outbreak "shows signs of slowing"

LONDON (AP) 鈥 British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country 鈥渟hows signs of slowing鈥 but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained.