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A person smokes cannabis outside the Smacked "pop up" cannabis dispensary location, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

By MIKE STOBBE MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Tue,12/17/24-9:37AM, 60 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn't rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey released Tuesday.
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Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman

By PHILIP MARCELO PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press
Tue,12/17/24-4:50AM, 69 Reads
RIVERHEAD, N.Y.
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This May 2023 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a neglected, overgrown property on Long Island, New York. A step-by-step approach is the best strategy for reigning in such gardens. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

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A step-by-step guide to renovating a neglected garden

By JESSICA DAMIANO JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,12/17/24-8:07AM, 135 Reads
Some homeowners gaze out their windows and see lush and beautiful gardens. Others would like to see lush and beautiful gardens but instead are greeted by overgrown, dead or otherwise messy landscapes.
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Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney stands with transplant surgeons Dr. Jayme Locke, left, now of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration and Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone Health, center, on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

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An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant

By LAURAN NEERGAARD LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Tue,12/17/24-7:14AM, 50 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs.
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