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US-Canada Trade War Escalates > Canada will implement retaliatory tariffs on September 8, marking a full-blown trade war after talks with the Trump administration collapsed. :::stats 50% | New US tariffs on Canadian exports $40T | US national debt ::: Developing: Canada will implement retaliatory tariffs starting September 8, with Prime Minister Mark Carney reluctantly announcing the move after tr...

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Girl, 6, dies three days after Shoreham sea incident that killed parents and sister

Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition after being pulled from sea in West Sussex A six-year-old girl has died in hospital three days after being pulled from the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident that also killed her mother, father and sister. Saja El-Khawas died on Friday after the deaths of her sister Sara El-Khawas, 14, and her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Alfalfa sprouts linked to dozens of illnesses from 2 different bacteria, CDC reports - NBC News

Alfalfa sprouts linked to dozens of illnesses from 2 different bacteria, CDC reports  NBC News At least 55 sickened in salmonella, E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to E. Coli, Salmonella Outbreak Across 15 States  WSJ Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say  CNN Where People Got Sick: E. coli and Salmonella Outbreak, August 2026  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC

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Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan taken to hospital

Move may signal attempt to improve relations between military-backed government and ex-leader’s party The jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been ⁠transferred to a hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, fulfilling a longstanding demand by supporters who ⁠say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison. The move ​followed a supreme court order ‌this week and is ‌seen as a potential first step toward easing tensions between Khan’s party and ‌Pakist

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Lindsay Clancy trial Day 17 recap: Jury excused early after hearing from one witness - NBC Boston

Lindsay Clancy trial Day 17 recap: Jury excused early after hearing from one witness  NBC Boston ‘I’m so glad my children are safe,’ Lindsay Clancy told chaplain after killing them  The Boston Globe Lindsay Clancy murder trial day 17: What she told hospital chaplain  The Patriot Ledger Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of 3 children  NBC News Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy  WJAR

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Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy who is on trial for killing 3 children - AP News

Women in pink rally in support of Lindsay Clancy who is on trial for killing 3 children  AP News Lindsay Clancy trial Day 17: Supporters rally outside court  The Boston Globe This was the scene outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Thursday morning  Boston.com Judge sends Lindsay Clancy trial jurors home after chaplain testimony  ABC7 New York Lindsay Clancy murder trial day 17: What she told hospital chaplain  The Patriot Ledger

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Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack, killing at least six

Death reported after residential areas and warehouses hit in heavy bombardment in capital and surrounding region A heavy Russian bombardment killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday. A missile attack on Kyiv struck residential areas and warehouses, said the Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko. The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution and left five people dead a

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Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed - The Guardian

Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed  The Guardian Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers  The New York Times Israel launches probe into killing of 5-year-old girl and medics sent to rescue her  npr.org Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation  BBC Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics  AP News

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Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with cross-examination of psychologist who met with her after murders - CBS News

Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial resumes with cross-examination of psychologist who met with her after murders  CBS News Prosecutor sharply questions psychologist who evaluated Lindsay Clancy in hospital. Follow live updates.  The Boston Globe Livestream: Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues with psychologist who visited her after killings still on stand  Boston.com Forensic psychologist returns to stand after delay in Lindsay Clancy murder trial  WJAR Livestream, live updates: Testimony resume

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Andy Burnham warns of dangers of open-water swimming after ‘terrible family tragedy’ in Sussex

A mother, father and their teenage daughter died after getting into difficulty in water off Shoreham-by-Sea, and a younger girl remains in hospital Andy Burnham has warned of the dangers of open-water swimming as he called the deaths of a mother, father and their teenage daughter who got into difficulty in water off Sussex “a terrible family tragedy”. The prime minister expressed his sympathies to their loved ones as a young girl from the same family remained in a critical condition in hospital.

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GPs’ advice service is causing cancer diagnoses to be missed, inquiry finds

Advice and guidance services for doctors in England found to be creating risk of missed or late detection of illness Cancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an investigation. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) identified patient risks linked to how advice and guidance (A+G) services have been implemented across England. Continue reading...

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Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

Cedric Lodge, 58, sentenced in December to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts in national scheme Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53m settlement to resolve civil lawsuits stemming from the illegal theft and sale of human remains that had been donated to its medical school for scientific research. A former Harvard medical school morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, 58, was sentenced in December last year to eight years in prison after he had pleaded guilty in May to stealin

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US man posed as doctor in fraudulent scheme to profit from Ozempic, prosecutors say

Rodney Greer accused of securing unauthorized prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs and selling them to customers An Illinois man allegedly impersonated doctors – and evidently referred to himself online as “$hotboy1” – is facing criminal charges that he secured unauthorized prescriptions for Ozempic and Mounjaro pharmaceutical drugs that facilitate weight loss and are taken by some for cosmetic rather than legitimate medical reasons. Rodney Greer purportedly launched the allege scheme in early 2023, ac

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Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis trial - AP News

Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis trial  AP News Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder was an "act of revenge," prosecutor tells jury in trial of accused mastermind  CBS News Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur's fatal wounds in Duane 'Keffe D' Davis trial  PBS A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing  NPR Tupac Shakur’s chilling words to Las Vegas cop who escorted wounded rapper to hospital before his death  New Yo

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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says - apnews.com

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says  apnews.com Pilots, Flight Attendants Have Greater Risk of Radiation-Related Cancer Death Than Other Professions  Harvard Medical School Pilots and Flight Attendants Face a Real Cancer Risk. Frequent Flyers Shouldn’t Panic  Time Magazine Job With Highest Risk of Radiation Cancer Revealed Out of Over 500 Occupations  ScienceAlert A new study raises fresh questions about life at 30,000 feet  Cleveland

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One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak

UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggs One person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to the consumption of imported eggs. The 207 people affected range in age from under one year to 90 years old, according to the UK Health Security Agency, which is leading an investigation into the outbreak. Continue reading...

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Rising number of people seeking ADHD diagnosis without treatment, say experts

Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical condition People are increasingly seeking to an obtain an ADHD diagnosis without pursuing treatment, according to experts who have called for more research to understand why. Some people now regard ADHD as “an identity, rather than a disorder”, with the result that many obtain assessments from poor quality private providers, which lead them to “believe they have a condition needing treatment”, said the ps

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