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The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain

LONDON (AP) — Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K.
Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says

Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indian company that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. had a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems, including barefoot workers, cracked floors and altered records, U.S. health inspectors found.
Movie Review: 'Fallen Leaves' is deadpan nirvana

Movie Review: 'Fallen Leaves' is deadpan nirvana

In a movie year rife with grand, three-hour opuses from auteur filmmakers comes a slender 81-minute gem that outclasses them all.
RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

NEW YORK (AP) — RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states.
Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

ROSSTON, Texas (AP) — The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and their calves.
Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places white and bare as a beach.
'Wave of sadness' after death of Karl Tremblay of Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants

'Wave of sadness' after death of Karl Tremblay of Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants

MONTREAL — When bad weather forced the cancellation of a performance by Les Cowboys Fringants at the Festival d'été de Québec this summer, organizers added an extra day to the festival just to give the beloved folk-rock band an opportunity to take th
Steve Aoki builds a universe on 'HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix.' He also plans to go to the moon

Steve Aoki builds a universe on 'HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix.' He also plans to go to the moon

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the EDM DJ Steve Aoki , the next frontier is the final one. Last year, it was announced he was on the manifest for the dearMoon Project, the first planned civilian mission to the moon.
Music Review: Now on vinyl, Shania Twain’s 'Greatest Hits' shines anew

Music Review: Now on vinyl, Shania Twain’s 'Greatest Hits' shines anew

Shania Twain is familiar with the concept of a hit. Her second album “The Woman in Me" sold 20 million copies. Her next, “Come On Over," sold 40 million.
Geddy Lee reflects on the big breaks and mistakes of 'My Effin' Life'

Geddy Lee reflects on the big breaks and mistakes of 'My Effin' Life'

TORONTO — When Geddy Lee goes big, he goes huge. It’s a personality trait that served him well as bassist and vocalist of prog-rock legends Rush, whose epic songs, among them “Tom Sawyer” and “Working Man,” are enshrined in Canadian music history.
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