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‘Moving away from the fear factor:’ Bringing insects into mainstream diets
TORONTO – Imagine grabbing a mealworm powder smoothie for breakfast, snacking on chocolate chip and…
Mexican veterinarians sue Idaho dairy for human trafficking
BOISE, Idaho – Six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to work at an…
Analysis: Health care battle could decide balance of power
WASHINGTON – The messaging battle is on over repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health…
Duck cull in France’s foie gras region to contain bird flu
PARIS – French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday…
Flooding disrupts transit, spoils holidays in south Thailand
KOH SAMUI, Thailand – Flooding in southern Thailand has killed at least five people, disrupted…
The Latest: Sununu priorities include high costs, drug abuse
CONCORD, N.H. – The Latest on Gov. Chris Sununu inauguration (all times local): 12:15 p.m.…
Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers into action
FRESNO, Calif. – Days after Donald Trump won the White House vowing to deport millions…
Historically black college: Band will march at inauguration
ATLANTA – The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in…
New advice: Peanuts in baby’s diet can prevent scary allergy
WASHINGTON – New parents, get ready to feed your babies peanut-containing foods — starting young…
Trump is using campaign-style name-calling on Congress
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump is shifting the name-calling that helped drive his campaign victories…
Manitoba finance minister says law on public-sector wages will go ahead
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s union leaders have failed to convince Finance Minister Cameron Friesen to back…
Veterans Affairs slow to approve assistance for ill, injured ex-soldiers
OTTAWA – Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department has been struggling to process requests for assistance from…
Dems want probe of Trump Cabinet pick over stock sales
WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrats said Thursday that the House ethics office should investigate whether…
Adam Driver downshifts with the pensive, poetic ‘Paterson’
NEW YORK – Adam Driver prefers not to see the films and TV shows he’s…
As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national non-profit organization to end…
2 House Democrats boycott inauguration over Trump comments
WASHINGTON – Two House Democrats are planning to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest…
You can use your treadmill for more than a boring walk
MIAMI – Just because it’s too cold for your normal three-mile outdoor run doesn’t mean…
‘I will fix it,’ struggling ex-soldier said before Nova Scotia murder-suicides
A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in…
NOAA plans to open federal waters in Pacific to fish farming
HONOLULU – As traditional commercial fishing is threatening fish populations worldwide, U.S. officials are working…
Philadelphia launches pre-K program funded by soda tax
PHILADELPHIA – Thousands of Philadelphia toddlers have started 2017 in a citywide pre-kindergarten program as…
The Latest: Prosecutors: Beating suspect demanded money
CHICAGO – The Latest on the beating of a white man in Chicago that was…
Free from Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Chibok girls are kept silent
LAGOS, Nigeria – She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly…
Desmonds ‘working to be a family’ as they struggled with former soldier’s PTSD
HALIFAX – Former soldier Lionel Desmond and his wife Shanna were in counselling as the…
Health Canada sending rape kits to Ontario reserves amid community pressure
OTTAWA – Health Canada is sending rape kits to eight reserves in northern Ontario amid…