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Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions

Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Walgreens pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk. The exact scale of the protest was unclear.

Florida's Republican attorney general will oppose putting abortion rights amendment on 2024 ballot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota

Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S.
Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.
Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies

Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies

British Columbia has launched its immunization campaign for this year's respiratory illness season, with influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations now available in pharmacies across the province. The immunization plan was announced late last month as B.C.
New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help

New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov.
US senators see a glimmer of hope for breaking a logjam with China over the fentanyl crisis

US senators see a glimmer of hope for breaking a logjam with China over the fentanyl crisis

BEIJING (AP) — A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing expressed hope Tuesday that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America.

Cambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year, after no cases since 2014

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl is the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this week, and the third this year, the country’s Health Ministry has announced.
Casino industry spurs $329 billion in US economic activity, study by gambling group shows

Casino industry spurs $329 billion in US economic activity, study by gambling group shows

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The casino gambling industry in the U.S. generates nearly $329 billion a year in economic activity, according to a new study by the industry's national trade association.

Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov.