Tag: wednesday
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At least 30 children dead in Myanmar from unknown disease
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — At least 30 children have died in northwestern Myanmar since mid-June from an unknown disease that causes breathing difficulty, officials said Thursday.
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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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U.S. sends 47 troops to South Sudan to protect Americans
The White House said on Wednesday that it had deployed 47 troops to South Sudan to protect U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy after an outbreak of deadly violence in the country. “These deployed personnel will remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such that their presence is no longer needed,” the White…
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Medicare program spending within target rate: trustees
The U.S. federal program that pays elderly Americans’ hospital bills will exhaust its reserves in 2028, two years sooner than last year’s estimate, trustees of the program said on Wednesday, but spending growth remained within forecasts. The Medicare program, which provides health coverage for more than 55 million older as well as disabled people, said…
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Beijing’s smoke busters point the way for national ban
Wielding an “inspector” badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs out violators of China's toughest-ever tobacco control law, enacted a year ago on Wednesday, as Beijing fights to keep its air smoke free. China has more smokers than any other country, but Liu's efforts partly explain the relative success of the capital's…
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Beijing’s smoke busters point the way for national ban
Wielding an “inspector” badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs out violators of China's toughest-ever tobacco control law, enacted a year ago on Wednesday, as Beijing fights to keep its air smoke free. China has more smokers than any other country, but Liu's efforts partly explain the relative success of the capital's…
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The One Thing You Should Do With Your Scale
Here's my suggestion: Get rid of your scale.I mean it.Really.I say this as someone who was convinced, for a long time, that a scale was necessary.During my college years, I had not one, but two scales. A girl needs a scale in her dorm and also her childhood bathroom, right? When I spent a summer…
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European court OKs crackdown on e-cigarettes, packaging
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court dealt a blow to the tobacco industry Wednesday by approving sweeping new rules that will require plain cigarette packs, ban menthol cigarettes and regulate the growing electronic cigarette market.