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Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges

Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters.
Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists got a break of their own on Monday when they were honored at the airport where they dutifully work to ease stress and calm travelers.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say

After a short-lived calm following a heavy exchange of strikes between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, fighting resumed Monday .
Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists got a break of their own on Monday when they were honored at the airport where they dutifully work to ease stress and calm travelers.
Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near

Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One of Gaza's last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throug
Advocates vow to fight Ford on consumption sites, he says they should be grateful

Advocates vow to fight Ford on consumption sites, he says they should be grateful

TORONTO — Advocates for supervised consumption sites vowed Monday to fight Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to shutter 10 of those spots, saying the sites save lives and should be expanded instead.
Rare cases of eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile put mosquitoes in the spotlight again

Rare cases of eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile put mosquitoes in the spotlight again

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person or animal they can pick up viruses or germs too.
Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?

Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?

Whether they know it or not, most Americans don’t go a day — or often a single meal — without eating ultraprocessed foods.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say

After a short-lived calm following a heavy exchange of strikes between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, fighting resumed Monday.
WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies.