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Germany's disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the first time. The Robert Koch Institute said the person was infected abroad but didn't give any further details, including on where...
French police search for a 17-day-old baby abducted from maternity ward
PARIS (AP) — French authorities were hunting Tuesday for a 17-day-old prematurely born baby boy who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region hospital, with his parents identified as the chief suspects. Police issued an alert with appeals for information broadcast on...
EXPLAINER: What are the soft-shell helmet Guardian Caps that Tua Tagovailoa says he won't wear?
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Guardian Caps are soft, protective helmet covers that the NFL authorized players to wear during games this season in an effort to reduce head injuries. Several players have worn them over the first seven weeks, though Tua Tagovailoa, like most NFL...
Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said. The final...
DeSantis using state money, time and his power to fight abortion rights measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a month of updating Floridians on hurricanes, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment, holding a campaign-like rally at state expense two weeks before the election. DeSantis' event...
Tua Tagovailoa could return Sunday for Dolphins after medical experts clear him to play
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa does not want to be the face of traumatic brain injuries in the NFL, but he knows that's the reality confronting him after his latest concussion. Speaking with reporters Monday for the first time since being diagnosed with the third...
Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California began an open-ended strike Monday over increased workloads and staffing shortages that their union said have created a “substandard” system of...
White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must...
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said Monday, as authorities confront what they call the worst childhood obesity problem in the world. The rules, published on Sept. 30, target...
Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague's beguiling new novel
Americans love road trips. Or at least American writers love them as metaphors of self-discovery. In Anna Montague’s beautiful, beguiling and slightly bonkers debut novel, “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” the main character does indeed jump into a car and head out on the highway...
