No ‘functional’ hospitals in northern Gaza, just 9 left in south, WHO says

The WHO said there are currently no “functional hospitals” in northern Gaza and just nine hospitals in the south that are “partially functioning.”
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Pope says priests can bless same-sex unions

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples
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Tesla recalls 2 million vehicles over autopilot safety issue, government agency says

Tesla will release a software update for the cars.
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Repairs to reopen 10 Freeway in downtown L.A. will take 3 to 5 weeks — likely less, engineer says

A section of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that was damaged by a massive fire over the weekend will not need to be demolished, but repairs will take three to five weeks, officials said.

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Vitamin D doesn’t prevent disease for most, study says

The results of a new study have sparked debate about the benefits of vitamin D supplements.
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Comer says he will issue subpoenas ‘today’ for Hunter Biden, James Biden bank records

Rep. James Comer said he will issue subpoenas “today” for bank records for Hunter Biden and James Biden as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
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FDA declines to approve nasal spray alternative to EpiPen, company says

ARS Pharma shares traded down sharply in pre-market trading.
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Lahaina resident says ‘nothing left but ashes’ as community rallies around each other

Much of the historic town of Lahaina has been “destroyed,” officials said, and the inferno has burned thousands of residential and commercial buildings to the ground.
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Using marijuana may affect your ability to think and plan, study says

Weed affects your ability to make decisions, control emotions, remember important data, plan, organize and solve problems, a new study found, and that impact may last well past your initial high.
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A Black LAPD officer wanted to make a difference. Then, he says, he was racially profiled by his own department

Bernard Robins, who was detained outside his parents’ South L.A. home by fellow LAPD officers, said the episode typifies the style of biased policing that’s practiced in some parts of the city.

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