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Fact Check: Pediatricians say homemade baby formula unsafe

Fact Check: Pediatricians say homemade baby formula unsafe

Social media posts are urging parents who face baby formula shortages to make it themselves. But pediatricians told AFP they do not advise patients to use homemade formula, warning it may lack vitamins and nutrients key to helping infants grow and thrive.

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Pee pals: Dolphins taste friends' urine to know they're around

Pee pals: Dolphins taste friends' urine to know they're around

Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.

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Another opposition leader arrested in Nicaragua

Another opposition leader arrested in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan opposition leader Yubrank Suazo, who took part in protests against President Daniel Ortega's government in 2018, was violently arrested on Wednesday, a local human rights group said.

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Wall Street stocks tumble following weak results from retailers

Wall Street stocks tumble following weak results from retailers

Wall Street stocks suffered one of their worst batterings since 2020 on Wednesday, as downcast earnings reports from retailers exacerbated worries about consumer resilience and corporate profitability.

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Biden sells renewed US leadership in first Asia trip, but N.Korea looms

Biden sells renewed US leadership in first Asia trip, but N.Korea looms

Joe Biden leaves Thursday for his first trip as president to Asia convinced that the confrontation with Russia has reinvigorated US leadership, while wary that a rogue North Korean nuclear test could tear up the optimistic script.

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UN urges Ukraine grain release, World Bank pledges extra $12 bn

UN urges Ukraine grain release, World Bank pledges extra $12 bn

The UN warned Wednesday that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its "devastating effects."

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DeChambeau withdraws from PGA with left hand injury

DeChambeau withdraws from PGA with left hand injury

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, withdrew from the PGA Championship on Wednesday due to a left hand injury.

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'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women footballers

'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women footballers

The US men's and women's national soccer teams will receive equal pay under new contracts that feature an unprecedented split of World Cup prize money, the US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday.

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'Pharma Bro' Shkreli released to halfway house in US

'Pharma Bro' Shkreli released to halfway house in US

So-called "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli has been released from a Pennsylvania prison to a halfway house in New York state, the US Bureau of Prisons said Wednesday.

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Tom Cruise receives honorary Palme as 'Top Gun' jets into Cannes

Tom Cruise receives honorary Palme as 'Top Gun' jets into Cannes

Tom Cruise received an honorary Palme d'Or and gushed about his passion for cinema as he made his first visit in 30 years to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the launch of "Top Gun: Maverick".

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