WHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide
GENEVA (news agencies) — The World Health Organization’s office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by ...
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Rio de Janeiro police have a new target in their crosshairs: hard-to-get stuffed animals
RIO DE JANEIRO (news agencies) — Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and ...
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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration ...
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An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a Bedouin village targeted for demolition
KARKUR, Israel (news agencies) — An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter ...
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Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
PHOENIX (news agencies) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years ...
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Owners of Pulse nightclub, where 49 died in mass shooting, won’t be charged
ORLANDO, Fla. (news agencies) — The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse ...
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Nvidia is Wall Street’s 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers
Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street’s forecast s. The company has seen soaring ...
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Paris to inaugurate Paralympic Games with ‘never seen before’ opening ceremony in city’s heart
PARIS (news agencies) — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter ...
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Ecuador’s citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn’t happened
BOGOTA, Colombia (news agencies) — It’s been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in ...
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New US rules try to make it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for homes
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (news agencies) — The Treasury Department has issued regulations aimed at making it harder for criminals to ...
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