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Month: January 2024

Native American communities have the highest suicide rates, yet interventions are scarce

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — Amanda MorningStar has watched her children struggle with mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts. She often wonders why. “We’re family-oriented and we do stuff together. I had healthy pregnancies. We’re very protective of our kids,” said MorningStar, who lives in Heart Butte, Montana, a

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Dayana Yastremska, a qualifier at the Australian Open, has now reached her first grand slam quarterfinal

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska said that she is happy to make people back home feel proud after continuing her improbable run at the Australian Open. Yastremska, who came through qualifying to reach the main draw in Melbourne, defeated Belarus’ two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka 7-6(8-6) 6-4 on

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Poland’s prime minister visits Ukraine in the latest show of support for Kyiv against Russia

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is vowing to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia’s nearly 2-year-old invasion. He announced a new military aid package during a visit to Kyiv on Monday. It includes a loan to purchase larger weapons and a commitment to finding ways of manufacturing weapons and

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South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office says it has approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments. That includes the widespread falsifying of child origins that

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German train drivers’ union calls a six-day strike starting Wednesday over pay, working hours

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has called another strike to press its demands for better pay and working hours in a bitter dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator. The GDL union says the six-day strike will affect passenger services operated by state-owned Deutsche Bahn from Wednesday until

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