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FILE - This April 14, 2019 file photo shows a western meadowlark in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo. According to a study released on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter…
The Americas
Study: North American Bird Population Falls 3 Billion Since 1970
Habitat destruction and pesticides cited as major causes
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By VOA News
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 23:39
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless speak with reporters after a meeting about vaping with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 11, 2019, in Washington.
Science & Health
FDA Opens Criminal Probe into Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses
There are 530 confirmed or suspected cases and seven deaths so far
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By VOA News
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 22:56
Young indigenous leader Mirim Ju Yan Guarani speaks at an Environmentalist Parliamentary Front meeting as part of the "global climate strike" weeklong events, in the lower house of the National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 18,…
Science & Health
​​​​​​​Millions of Youths to Strike for Climate Action 
Protests, inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, 16, are planned in 150 countries
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By Reuters
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 20:23
FILE - A woman sits beside her sick child in the pediatric ward at the general hospital in Man, western Ivory Coast, July 4, 2013.
Africa
UN: Most Child, Maternal Deaths Occur in Sub-Saharan Africa
A pregnant woman or newborn dies every 11 seconds somewhere in the world, mostly of preventable causes, UN data shows
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By Lisa Schlein
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 12:11
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a gathering of the House Democratic Caucus at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 10, 2019.
USA
Nancy Pelosi Unveils an Ambitious Plan to Lower Drug Prices
House speaker would empower Medicare to negotiate prices for the 250 costliest drugs, including insulin and pharmaceutical companies that refuse to negotiate could face steep penalties
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By Associated Press
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:00
FILE - Vehicles make their way west on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, Dec. 10, 2015.
US Politics
Trump Cancels California's Auto Pollution Rules 
Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing California's authority to issue stricter vehicle efficiency rules than the federal government
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By Steve Baragona
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 19:30
Flavored vaping solutions are shown in a window display at a vape and smoke shop, Monday Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns of…
The Americas
First Vaping Hospitalization Reported in Canada 
Development follows US outbreak that has killed seven people and sickened hundreds
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By Agence France-Presse
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 17:33