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First newborns join screening for more than 200 rare diseases

BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding up the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 rare diseases. At present, newborns are given a heelprick blood test that […]

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Harris and Biden surveyed hurricane damage in 2 swing states : NPR

Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where […]

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Belfast cruise ship to leave for France, passengers say

BBC Passengers have been told the ship will leave for France on Wednesday evening The around-the-world cruise ship, which has been stranded in Belfast for months, is set to leave for France on Wednesday evening, passengers say. After more than four months of delays, Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey set sail on Monday. However, it only […]

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Union boss on US ports strike: ‘I’m not playing games’

EPA-EFE Major US ports will stay shut until pay demands are met, the union boss representing striking dockworkers has said. Harold Daggett, head of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), made the vow on a picket line in New Jersey on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of dockworkers on the east and gulf coasts walked out […]

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Sub-postmasters won’t get payouts by March, says minister

EPA Sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT scandal will not all receive compensation payments by March next year, the government’s Post Office minister has said. Gareth Thomas said it would be “difficult” to achieve such a deadline, after calls from former sub-postmaster and campaigner Sir Alan Bates. Sir Alan urged the government to set a […]

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How trip to Titanic turned from smiles to tragedy

BBC The view from inside Titan at the surface of a previous Titanic dive “I saw five people smiling, looking forward to their journey.” That was Renata Rojas’ recollection of her time on a support ship with five people bound for the Titanic wreck. They were about to climb into a submersible made by Oceangate. […]

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Officials in storm-ravaged North Carolina plan for elections : NPR

A helicopter lands in a yard in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Monday near Black Mountain, N.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina election officials said Tuesday that early voting would start as planned on Oct. 17, including in counties that were devastated by flooding […]

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