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Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't rate the same kind of attention from the public as a "cute, fluffy mammal.
Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump , including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite
Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here's a look at the park then and now

Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here's a look at the park then and now

Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being “The Happiest Place on Earth.
Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince Harry followed in his late mother's footsteps on Wednesday by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity's work clearing explosives from
A martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson's patients

A martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson's patients

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time.
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

LONDON (AP) — Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported Wednesday.
Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that

Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that

WASHINGTON (AP) — Make American Coke Great Again? President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company didn't confirm such a move.
New 'Knives Out' mystery and Clement Virgo thriller 'Steal Away' among TIFF premieres

New 'Knives Out' mystery and Clement Virgo thriller 'Steal Away' among TIFF premieres

Clement Virgo’s new psychological thriller and Rian Johnson’s latest “Knives Out” mystery will be among the world premieres lighting up the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should be approved for Americans grappling with depression , trauma and other ha
Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry.
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