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Mother: Irvo Otieno was ‘brilliant and creative and bright’
Irvo Otieno had realized his passion: making hip-hop. He could write a song in less than five minutes. And he…
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State and US officials tout spending to plug ‘orphan wells’
ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. ((DailyNews)) — Stacks of valves, networks of pipes and hulking, two-story-tall tanks litter parts of…
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New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
BEIJING ((DailyNews)) — Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified…
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Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, Mexico’s leader says
MEXICO CITY ((DailyNews)) — Mexico’s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because…
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Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the…
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Seeking Alzheimer’s clues from few who escape genetic fate
ST. LOUIS ((DailyNews)) — Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer’s disease to his mother, brother and…
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Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
LONDON ((DailyNews)) — Unions representing more than a million health care workers in England, including nurses and paramedics — but…
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Proposal to ban abortions at six weeks advances in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ((DailyNews)) — A proposal to ban abortions at six weeks in Florida received overwhelming approval from a state…
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COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way…
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Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care
FRANKFORT, Ky. ((DailyNews)) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passed a measure Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, completing…
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