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Alphonso Davies to undergo surgery after suffering knee injury playing for Canada

Alphonso Davies to undergo surgery after suffering knee injury playing for Canada

Alphonso Davies' agent says the Canada captain was pressured to start against the U.S. on the weekend in a game that saw him go down with a knee injury.
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made

Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here's how it's made

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process.
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it

Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it

WELLSTON, Okla. (AP) — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding

Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding

NEW YORK (AP) — When President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel's war in Gaza, much of the financial pain fell on researchers a train ride away from the school's
Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom

Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources, an international agency reports.
HIV soars after a deadly war in Ethiopia's Tigray. Trump's aid cuts aren't helping

HIV soars after a deadly war in Ethiopia's Tigray. Trump's aid cuts aren't helping

SHIRE, Ethiopia (AP) — The woman survived two brutal attacks in the dying days of the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region . First, she said, she was dragged to a military encampment and gang-raped by Eritrean soldiers who held dozens of other women.
Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed bill touted as an attempt to bring clarity to Kentucky's near-total abortion ban was vetoed Tuesday by Democratic Gov.
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, but minister says otherwise

Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, but minister says otherwise

TORONTO — Ontario's new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away, government lawyers argued Tuesday as a court considers a Charter challenge of
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

BOSTON (AP) — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.
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