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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it,…
PHOTO ESSAY: Newborn caregiving programs help ease parenting in India
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between…
Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth
DALLAS (AP) — One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to…
Texas A&M professor fired after video shows classroom confrontation over gender identity coursework
HOUSTON (AP) — A professor at Texas A&M University was fired and others were removed…
Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
VANCOUVER — Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena medical records of transgender…
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12…
RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to…
NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players’ health care and wellness
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement…
US pilot Ethan Guo donates $30,000 to children’s foundation after Antarctica plane landing
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo, who was stuck more than…
Onslaught of sports betting ads make gambling seem enticing to youth, doctors say
TORONTO — Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting…
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA — As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works…
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown…
As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet…
Balzan prizes of nearly $1 million awarded for democracy studies and advances in leukemia treatment
MILAN (AP) — American historian Josiah Ober, whose studies of Athenian democracy provide insights into…