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Alberta government report on safe consumption ‘pseudo-science,’ says medical journal
EDMONTON – An Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly…
Biden administration guidance on abortion to save mother’s life argued at appeals court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to uphold…
Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutions
MONTREAL – Jewish community leaders in Montreal on Tuesday called for widespread condemnation of the…
Cornell student accused of threatening Jewish people had mental health struggles, mother says
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The mother of a Cornell University student accused of making online threats…
Loblaw raises the affordability alarm as grocery code of conduct nears completion
As the grocery code of conduct nears completion, the Canadian industry’s biggest player is raising…
Wisconsin GOP leader downplays pressure to impeach state election administrator
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Tuesday downplayed pressure he’s receiving from…
Lawsuit alleges ‘widespread’ abuse at shuttered youth facility operated by man commuted by Trump
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was…
It’s Election Day. Here is what you need to know
Though it’s an off-year general election, races across the country will have far-reaching implications for…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Nov. 3 The Washington Post…
Ex-gang leader gets June date for Vegas murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge set a June 3 date for the murder…
How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war
BEIRUT (AP) — When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah announced last week that its leader, Hassan…
Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem
More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are…
Civilians fleeing northern Gaza’s combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks
BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — What was once Gaza’s busiest thoroughfare has become…
There’s a movement to ‘leave the leaves’ in gardens and lawns. Should you do it?
Unless you’ve been living under a pile of leaves, you’ve no doubt heard about the…
Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air engulfs New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A toxic blanket of grey smog hangs over New Delhi’s monuments…
Tuesday’s elections will be shaped by the politics of abortion. Here are the major races to watch
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several states will participate in Tuesday’s off-year general election that will determine…
Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as an advance on the urban center looms
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms…
After Biden and Blinken push, Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘little pauses’ in Gaza, no cease-fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week of public pressure from the U.S. for…
Mind-altering ketamine becomes latest pain treatment, despite little research or regulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new…
Iowa to pay $10 million to siblings of adopted teen girl who died of starvation in 2017
Iowa will pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who weighed…
US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Two senators from Maine asked the U.S. Army inspector general on…
EU envoy in surprise visit to Kosovo to push for further steps in normalization talks with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s envoy for the western Balkans began a surprise…
EXPLAINER: What is Gaza’s Ministry of Health and how does it calculate the war’s death toll?
JERUSALEM (AP) — How many Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the…