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Pod of beached whales in eastern Canada has been helped back out to sea

BAYFIELD, Nova Scotia – A group of beached whales in eastern Canada has been helped back out to sea, marking the second time this week that concerned residents came together to save a stranded pod. Marine officials, firefighters and local residents joined forces on Thursday to rescue 14 pilot whales …

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Ohio woman dies from complications of Legionnaires' disease

CLEVELAND – A spokeswoman for a Cleveland hospital says a woman has died from complications of community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease. Alicia Reale of the University Hospitals Case Medical Center says the 53-year-old Brunswick woman died Thursday morning from the disease. A spokeswoman from the Medina County Health Department says the agency …

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Burundi violence spirals toward point of no return, UN rights official tells Security Council

UNITED NATIONS – A top United Nations human rights official says the situation in Burundi has not yet reached the point of no return but is spiraling in that direction. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic told The Associated Press after briefing the Security Council that the five assassinations …

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