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WHO fires scientist who led COVID search over sex misconduct 05/04/2023 06:04am • GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing sexual misconduct. Peter Ben Embarek, who led the WHO side of a join North Carolina House OKs bill tightening abortion limits 05/04/2023 12:29am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to after 12 weeks, while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians. T Yanks rally past Guardians 4-3 in 10 as Bader, Peraza hurt 05/04/2023 12:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Calhoun and Jake Bauers, afterthoughts when the season began, have become pinstriped stopgaps for a struggling New York Yankees team missing a string of starters. “With the big guys down right now, we’ve got to find ways to manufacture runs," Isiah Kiner-Falefa said afte Brown scores 25, Celtics spoil Embiid's return in 121-87 win 05/03/2023 11:41pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics walked off the court angry and frustrated after giving up home-court advantage in their series-opening loss to the 76ers. Boston called on those emotions — and its defense — to dominate in Game 2. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Celtics rolled past Philadelphi Red Sox extend winning streak to 5 with 8-3 win over Jays 05/03/2023 11:29pm • BOSTON (AP) — Enmanuel Valdez, Triston Casas and Masataka Yoshida each drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to five games with an 8-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. “We’ve been doing that since Day One,” manager Alex Cora said. “Jus Suit targets Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for youth 05/03/2023 07:55pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Several families on Wednesday challenged Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths, claiming the prohibition interferes with parental rights to seek established medical treatment for their children. They are asking that a judge block a portion of a sweep North Carolina House OKs ban on transgender youth surgeries 05/03/2023 07:42pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Transgender youth in North Carolina would have to wait until they turn 18 to receive gender-affirming surgeries under a bill approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state House. House lawmakers passed the proposal, which would prohibit doctors from performing surgeries on min Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes 05/03/2023 07:37pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon didn't show up to work on Wednesday, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care. The boyco New MVP Embiid will start for 76ers in Game 2 vs. Celtics 05/03/2023 07:36pm • BOSTON (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid will play and start in Game 2 of the 76ers’ second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Embiid was cleared to play after a successful morning shootaround on Wednesday and a follow-up workout once the team arrived at TD Garden in the afterno Yanks' GM Brian Cashman says he responsible for team's state 05/03/2023 07:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Cashman was blunt in his assessment of what has gone wrong in the New York Yankees season. “Injuries happen and ultimately we’re getting a lot of injuries right now, and that’s certainly killing us,” the general manager said Wednesday. “But I have nothing I can conv A look at the mom and 5 teenagers killed in rural Oklahoma 05/03/2023 07:01pm • HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A woman who would go 100% for her children. A teen set to represent her town in a pageant. An aspiring artist who also wanted to be a doctor. Relatives are remembering five teenagers and a mom who were found dead this week on a rural property near Henryetta, Oklahoma. Law e DASH diet ranked No. 1 for heart health, report says 05/03/2023 06:00pm • The American Heart Association did a ranking of the 10 most popular diets for heart health and found that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or DASH diet was ranked No. 1 with a score of 100. The association looked at existing diets and "measured them against the standards that we u Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards 05/03/2023 03:27pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone Wednesday in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Several other locations also were searched and a half dozen people faced a Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target 05/03/2023 03:24pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of children he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and b Loneliness is a 'huge public health crisis' for seniors. Here's how one DC group is helping 05/03/2023 03:16pm • Seniors in the nation's capital are being reminded of the importance of fighting against social isolation, following a report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that highlighted the numerous health risks associated with loneliness. "Social isolation is a huge public health crisis in this coun