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Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

Several years into her sobriety, Logan Denzer decided to try nonalcoholic beer and mocktails while others around her drank real booze .

Denmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy of forced Inuit contraception

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday officially apologized for their roles in the historic mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women, including forced contraception , in cases that date back to the 1960s.
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack

Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack

KYIV — Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children’s cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction supplies sit atop a tree-covered garbage heap.
PHOTO ESSAY: Millions of Venezuelans struggle with food insecurity

PHOTO ESSAY: Millions of Venezuelans struggle with food insecurity

CORO, Venezuela (AP) — Millions of Venezuelans are struggling to access food as the country faces its latest economic collapse. The unraveling of the economy , cuts to state subsidies and programs, changes to foreign aid, and U.S.
For many families, every meal is a struggle in Venezuela's economic crisis

For many families, every meal is a struggle in Venezuela's economic crisis

CORO, Venezuela (AP) — Alnilys Chirino’s tiny fridge and pantry are almost empty — a handful of peppers and wilting herbs, a kilo of rice, half that of beans, a bit of canned meat, some flour.
U.S. billionaire tells why he's helping fund court fight to stop B.C. ostrich cull

U.S. billionaire tells why he's helping fund court fight to stop B.C. ostrich cull

A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about 400 birds after an avian flu outbreak.
Workout substances can be harmful to some adolescents, survey of pediatricians says

Workout substances can be harmful to some adolescents, survey of pediatricians says

TORONTO — Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports.
At some colleges, move-in day includes students' dogs and cats

At some colleges, move-in day includes students' dogs and cats

Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories.
Likely source of legionnaires' disease found in London, Ont., as outbreak redeclared

Likely source of legionnaires' disease found in London, Ont., as outbreak redeclared

Public health officials in London, Ont., have redeclared an outbreak of legionnaires' disease after confirming 25 new cases and identifying the likely source of the bacteria.
Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's death

Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's death

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance.
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