For the first time since the facility in Cuba opened in 2002, a U.S. president had allowed a United Nations independent investigator, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, to visit.
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Vermont schools sue Monsanto over toxic PCB contamination
Last year, Vermont became the first state in the country to require older schools to test for the chemicals commonly used in building materials before 1980.
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FDA gives full approval for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, and Medicare will pay for it
The Food and Drug Administration endorsed the IV drug, Leqembi, for patients with mild dementia and other symptoms caused by early Alzheimer’s disease.
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Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads, report says
Since launching Threads on Wednesday night, Meta’s new app has collected tens of millions of sign-ups.
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Andrew Tate loses appeal against house arrest in Romania as human trafficking case continues
That decision was made days after Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, formally indicted the 36-year-old social media star along with his brother Tristan, and two Romanian women in the same case.
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George Tickner, original guitarist and co-founder of Journey, dies at 76
Lead guitarist Neal Schon announced his bandmate’s death Tuesday on Facebook. Schon said Tickner ‘will be missed immensely!’
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AP sources: U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package
U.S. officials said Thursday that the cluster munitions would be part of about $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine.
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Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there
The daily average temperature was 0.08 degrees Fahrenheit higher than any week in 44 years of record-keeping, according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
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Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case
A valet for Donald Trump accused of helping the former president hide classified documents from federal authorities is back in a Florida court.
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U.S. job openings dip to 9.8 million but remain high
Job openings fell in health care, insurance and finance. But there were more jobs available in education and government.