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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – -Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the U.S. Surgeon General said in an advisory on Friday, noting that their consumption increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy also called for the guidelines on alcohol consumption limits to …

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By Brian Thevenot and Arathy Somasekhar NEW ORLEANS/BEAUMONT, Texas (Reuters) -A U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people by ramming a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and appeared to have made recordings in which he condemned music, drugs and alcohol. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, …

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(Reuters) -College football’s annual Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Thursday featured heightened security, a moment of silence and chants of “USA”, one day after a truck attack killed at least 14 people less than a mile from the stadium. A Notre Dame player carried an American flag as his team took the field to …

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By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As investigators learn more about the man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed 14 people with a truck on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, a key question remains: How did a veteran and one-time employee of a major corporation become radicalized? FBI Deputy …

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By Andrea Shalal and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Representative Liz Cheney, who bucked her Republican Party to strongly criticize President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies, was one of 20 people awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country’s highest civilian honors, by President Joe Biden on Thursday. The medal is given …

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