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This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails

This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails

NEW YORK (AP) — As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic “All Creatures Great and Small.
FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing

FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials on Monday vowed to work more closely to stop sales of illegal electronic cigarettes , which have grown into a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S.
Study examines racism reported by Black medical students at Saskatchewan school

Study examines racism reported by Black medical students at Saskatchewan school

Medical researchers at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine looked inward for their latest study — an attempt to capture the experiences of racism faced by Black medical school students.
Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island

Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island

ATHENS (AP) — The body of missing British TV presenter and author Dr. Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search, his family said.
After editor's departure, Washington Post's publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories

After editor's departure, Washington Post's publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post's new publisher is facing questions about whether he made efforts to conceal — in his own newspaper and elsewhere — his involvement in a British phone hacking scandal from his time working for Rupert Murdoch a deca
Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives

Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood. U.S.
Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme

Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million from a program that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic.
McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare'

McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare'

The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths of two children following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are "tragic" and "very rare.

Sale and use of marijuana permitted under ordinance Cherokees in North Carolina approved

CHEROKEE, N.C.
B.C. to replace fleet of air ambulances by next fall, Premier David Eby says

B.C. to replace fleet of air ambulances by next fall, Premier David Eby says

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia will be replacing its fleet of air ambulance planes by the fall of next year, Premier David Eby said.
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