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Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus testMay 17, 2026 4:49 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship hit with a hantavirus ...
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3 people killed, several others injured after driver crashes into pedestrians in Oakland, CaliforniaMay 17, 2026 4:47 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed and several others were injured after a driver crashed into a parked car and pedestrians late Saturday night in Oakland, C...
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With largest US commuter rail system shut down, New York governor urges unions to resume talksMay 17, 2026 4:45 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bar...
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Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume warMay 17, 2026 4:27 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an...
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
May 17, 2026 4:22 pm - BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in west...
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Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rallyMay 17, 2026 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.”...
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and UgandaMay 17, 2026 4:08 pm - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency o...
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Proposal to expand federal drug discount could cost Illinois millions, agency head says
May 17, 2026 3:41 pm - A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois itself.
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Lake in the Hills approves ‘forever chemical’ settlements
May 17, 2026 3:40 pm - One of the wells that serves Lake in the Hills has been offline for about five years because of PFAS, and officials hope to remediate it by the end of the year.
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured in crosswalk near Mount Prospect parkMay 17, 2026 11:42 am - A 42-year-old man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in a pedestrian crosswalk near a Mount Prospect park Saturday night.