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BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionStudents abducted from a school in Nigeria's Katsina state were returned to their families after one week A notorious gang leader behind the abduction of more than 300 students in Nigeria in December has been killed by a rival gang, officials say. Auwalu Daudawa was reportedly ambushed while attempting to steal a herd of cattle from an armed group in the north-western state of Zamfara. Daudawa is said to have carried out December's kidnapping in Katsina state. He was given an amnesty as part of a peace deal in February but reportedly ret...

Gang boss behind Nigeria kidnapping shot by rivals © Reuters Students abducted from a school in Nigeria's Katsina state were returned to their families after one week A notorious gang leader behind the abduction of more than 300 students in Nigeria in December has been killed by a rival gang, officials say. Auwalu Daudawa was reportedly ambushed while attempting to steal a herd of cattle from an armed group in the north-western state of Zamfara. Daudawa is said to have carried out December's kidnapping in Katsina state. He was given an amnesty as part of a peace deal in February but repor...

Los Angeles Times AP   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. LOS ANGELES — In the early years of his illness, as his kidneys began to shrink and toxins coursed through his blood, the same four words often floated through Miguel Rangel’s mind: “I’m going to die.” Although some people live much longer, the average life expectancy of dialysis patients is five to 10 years, and Rangel, who has last-stage chronic kidney disease, lives with constant pain and for the last decade has gotten dialysis nightly vi...

The City of St. Louis Boards of Health and Hospitals announced the recent unanimous selection of Rhonda BeLue as its new Board chairperson. BeLue has served on the board since March 2017 and succeeds Dr. Will Ross as chairperson. Dr. Ross will continue serving on the board. The board named Timothy McBride as its vice chairperson. McBride will continue in the position of vice chairperson. He has served on the board since February 2016. The Boards of Health and Hospitals are established by the St. Louis City Charter and are advisory bodies to the Department of Health. The 13 members of the boar...

Dr. Will Ross Photo by Matt Miller St. Louis kidney doctor and diversity advocate Will Ross, MD, recently received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech and shared his thoughts about it. “So far in this unforgiving year, nearly twenty million Americans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 330,000 have died. It is beyond time for us to put fear, partisanship, and dismissiveness aside, as we roll up our sleeves and undergo the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Ross, associate dean for Diversity and Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, ...