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  • USAssociated Press

    He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

    Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by the ACLU of Vermont on behalf of Gregory Bombard, of St. Albans. Trooper Jay Riggen stopped Bombard’s vehicle in St. Albans on Feb. 9, 2018, because he believed Bombard had shown him the middle finger, according to the lawsuit.

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  • HealthSlate

    Millions of Women Have Them. They’ve Radically Improved. Why Do Many of Us Understand So Shockingly Little About How They Work?

    I learned for myself how hard it is to get a simple question answered. I'm far from alone.

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  • HealthCNN

    ‘This disorder has almost killed me’: His addiction to ultraprocessed food began as a child

    About 12% of children are clinically addicted to food, predominantly ultraprocessed food, according to research. Here is what their lives are like.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Man who diverted national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan is put on probation

    A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Howard was found guilty of misdemeanor tampering and vandalism during a brief trial in February. In August 2022, a ranger witnessed Howard digging with a shovel.

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  • HealthWoman's World

    Urgent Coffee Recall: FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Food Poisoning Risk — See the Full List

    Nearly 300 canned coffee products nationwide are being recalled due to a manufacturing process flaw that could lead to deadly botulism

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  • USEntertainment Weekly

    Watch riders jump off Six Flags raft ride into water after attraction gets stuck: 'Rough day'

    A Six Flags Over Texas representative tells EW a raft "became stuck" and that "all guests safely exited the ride" amid the incident.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Olympic champion swimmers tell Congress U.S. athletes have lost faith in anti-doping regulator

    U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month's Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists told a House subcommittee on Tuesday night. The testimony by Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt followed revelations this spring that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned heart medication ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were allowed by WADA to compete. Five of those swimmers went on to win medals, in

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