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Some international artists are skipping U.S. tours. Others may follow suit

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The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.

The FDA sent a warning letter to Midwestern Pet Foods after an inspection found high levels of aflatoxin in their food and poor food safety programs. Here, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier is pictured.

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The FDA Suspects Tainted Pet Foods Poisoned Hundreds Of Dogs

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More than 130 dogs died, 220 were sickened, and Midwestern Pet Food had inadequate food safety practices, the agency says. The company has recalled several products.

The Girl Scouts hope their new cookie, called Adventurefuls, essentially a brownie with caramel icing, will pull cookie sales out of their pandemic slump next year.

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Next Year, The Girl Scouts Will Introduce A Brownie-Inspired Cookie

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Get ready to grab your wallet — the Girl Scouts are introducing a brand-new brownie-inspired cookie.

For one Englishwoman, her pet black cat (different from the one pictured here) was very lucky indeed.

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A Cat Led A Rescue Team To An 83-Year-Old Woman Who Had Fallen Down A Ravine

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The black cat, Piran, stayed by where the woman had fallen and meowed until a neighbor discovered them at the edge of a cornfield in Cornwall, England, over the weekend.

Internally displaced Afghan women from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, receive medical care in a public park in Kabul last Tuesday.

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What Women's Advocacy Groups Worldwide Are Doing For Women In Afghanistan

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"Whatever happens in the coming days, we hold true to the idea that women can and should help shape the future of Afghanistan," said one nonprofit, as alarm rises about the Taliban takeover.

Nanci Griffith performs in London in 2012. She died Friday in Nashville at age 68.

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Nanci Griffith Has Died. The Texas Singer-Songwriter Was 68

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She was celebrated in folk and country-music circles for her crystalline voice and storytelling skill.

Brachiosaurus dinosaur, a relative of the newly discovered species, seen in computer artwork.

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Scientists Discover Not 1, But 2 New Dinosaur Species In China

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Scientists analyzing fossils from the country's northwest regions say two specimens were from previously unknown species.