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As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children 08/01/2024 09:02pm • GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old. By the time they reached this home for the aged and unwanted, 8 Reasons to Switch Medicare Part D Plans 08/01/2024 08:00pm • There are many reasons why it's a prudent move to switch your Medicare Part D plan. A good Part D plan covers what you need to stay healthy without breaking the bank. Staying current with any changes and reviewing your plan's benefits before the annual open enrollment period can help you identify po When Is It Time to Move From Independent to Assisted Living? 08/01/2024 08:00pm • Each person ages at a different rate and may face varying health challenges as the years march on. This means that navigating health care decisions later in life isn't always a straightforward journey. One of those decisions may be trying to decide when it's time to move from independent living to a Novak Djokovic is concerned about his right knee at the Paris Olympics after a win over Tsitsipas 08/01/2024 04:44pm • PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic was worried about his surgically repaired right knee at the Paris Games on Thursday night after feeling pain during a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas that put the 24-time Grand Slam champion in the Olympics semifinals for the fourth time as he pursues his f Alise Willoughby leads strong start for American riders in BMX racing at the Paris Olympics 08/01/2024 04:31pm • MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — BMX racers Alise Willoughby of the United States and Joris Daudet of France have a whole lot in common. They are three-time and reigning world champions. The 33-year-olds have spent most of their lives at the top of a sport that rarely rewards longevity. And t Remember the ice bucket challenge? 10 years later, the viral campaign is again fundraising for ALS 08/01/2024 02:25pm • BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of people, including the Massachusetts governor and several sports stars, dumped cold water on themselves at Fenway Park Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the ALS ice bucket challenge. The event is part of an effort to renew interest in the viral social media campaign t Connecticut man bitten by rare rattlesnake he tried to help ends up in coma 08/01/2024 01:30pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — When Joseph Ricciardella saw the snake in the road, he stopped his car and tried to help it avoid getting run over. The attempted good deed landed him in a Connecticut hospital in a medically induced coma after the timber rattlesnake, which is rare in the Northeast, bit his Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama IVF clinic and hospital 08/01/2024 12:53pm • MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama's supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered children. Former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker sues university over his firing 08/01/2024 12:07pm • Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Michigan accuses scho Gordon Hayward retires after 14 NBA seasons with Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma City 08/01/2024 11:05am • BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Gordon Hayward, who nearly gave Butler a national title over Duke with a half-court shot that just missed on the final play of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball championship game, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday. Hayward played for Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa so far this year, but few treatments and vaccines available 08/01/2024 11:03am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a rep Investment funds to take healthcare tech company R1 RCM private in nearly $9B deal 08/01/2024 10:02am • The healthcare tech company R1 RCM will be acquired for $9 billion and taken private by investment funds. The Utah company's stock jumped Thursday morning after it said investment funds tied to TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice will pay $14.30 per share in cash for the com US table tennis players call for more resources after Jha's unprecedented Olympic run in Paris 08/01/2024 07:59am • PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympians are often medal favorites in the events they compete in. Not in table tennis, one of the few Olympic sports in which no American has ever won a medal. In Paris, U.S. competitors are hoping for more exposure — and resources — after Kanak Jha made history by becoming UK family doctors vote to limit services to patients in a dispute over funding 08/01/2024 07:14am • LONDON (AP) — Family doctors in England have voted to limit the number of patients they see and refuse extra work to protest a “broken” funding model, their union said Thursday. The British Medical Association said 98.3% of the 8,500 general practitioners who voted backed the work-to-rule acti Olympic Athletics Results 08/01/2024 05:58am • Thursday Men 20km Race Walk 1. Brian Daniel Pintado, Ecuador, 1:18:55. 2. Caio Bonfim, Brazil, 1:19:09. 3. Alvaro Martin, Spain, 1:19:11. 4. Massimo Stano, Italy, 1:19:12. 5. Evan Dunfee, Canada, 1:19:16. 6. Misgana Wakuma, Ethiopia, 1:19:31. 7. Koki Ikeda, Japan, 1:19:41. 8. Yuta Koga, Japan, 1:19: