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Strep throat bug also causes flesh-eating disease, but why is a 'random game': expert

Strep throat bug also causes flesh-eating disease, but why is a 'random game': expert

An infectious disease physician says that when someone is infected with group A streptococcus bacteria, it's "kind of a random game" what comes next. Dr. Donald Vinh says it could turn into the type of illness known as strep throat.
What is the 'flesh-eating' infection that recently claimed leg of B.C. firefighter?

What is the 'flesh-eating' infection that recently claimed leg of B.C. firefighter?

A firefighter from British Columbia is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting a flesh-eating infection that forced the amputation of his leg during a family vacation earlier this month.
Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is 'classified' in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers

Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is 'classified' in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden joked Monday that a potential 2024 endorsement by Taylor Swift is a “classified" matter as he made a rare media appearance to mark the 10th anniversary of “Late Night With Seth Meyers.
Music producer latest to accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual misconduct

Music producer latest to accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual misconduct

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Monday by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes.
Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

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Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home

Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley was asked in a New York courtroom Monday about a seamy episode from his past: his 1980 arrest after authorities said they found drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at the Eagles co-founder's Los An
Don Henley tells court he never gave away drafts of 'Hotel California' lyrics

Don Henley tells court he never gave away drafts of 'Hotel California' lyrics

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits, he said Monday, calling them “very personal" in testimony that also delved into an ugly but unrelated episode: his 1980 arrest .
Bye-bye, birdie: Maine's chickadee makes way for state tree and North Star on new license plate

Bye-bye, birdie: Maine's chickadee makes way for state tree and North Star on new license plate

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Bye-bye birdie: Maine's chickadee is making way for other images on a new license plate unveiled Monday that gives homage to an old flag growing in popularity and reappearing on hats, tote bags and T-shirts.
Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000

Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000

LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds ($13,900.
Primary-care teams, access to health records key fixes for family doc crisis: report

Primary-care teams, access to health records key fixes for family doc crisis: report

TORONTO — A new report says patients across Canada see more primary health-care teams, access to their own electronic records and faster licensing of foreign-trained physicians as key ways to solve the country's family doctorshortagecrisis.
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