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Learn how to prevent suicide by asking questions

Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR (question, persuade, refer) learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. It is the most widely taught ...

Seriously fancy — tea party funds help ease cancer’s burden

NEW ULM — It was tea time once again, as hundreds of local ladies came out in their Sunday best to raise money for a noble cause. The third annual Tea for Cancer fundraiser held Sunday at Best Western Plus was conceived by Sandy Reinke and Kristine Rueckert to provide financial support for ...

Judge: ITG is liable for Florida tobacco settlement payments

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco settlement payments to the state of Florida when it acquired four brands from Reynolds American in 2015, a Delaware judge has ruled. Vice Chancellor Lori Will ruled Friday that, as a result, ITG must ...

US outlines plan for long-term baby formula imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled their plan to allow foreign baby formula manufacturers to stay on the market long term, an effort to diversify the nation's tightly concentrated industry and prevent future shortages. The Food and Drug Administration said recent entrants ...

Tenn. high court reverses Judd death investigation order

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd's death. The state Supreme Court did not rule on whether the records can be released, but sent the case back to the lower ...

County has shortage of long-term care advocates

October is Residents’ Rights Month, which focuses on finding volunteer ombudsmen, who educate residents, families and long-term care staff on residents’ rights. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota’s Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care had 33 certified ombudsman volunteers ...