WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky too

WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky too

PARIS (AP) — It's official: Ham, hot dogs and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and red meat is probably cancer-causing, too.

While doctors in rich countries have long warned against eating too much meat, the World Health Organization's cancer agency gave the most definitive response yet Monday about its relation to cancer — and put processed meats in the same danger category as smoking or asbestos.

Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem
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Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi has removed the state flag on its Oxford campus Monday morning because the banner contains the Confederate battle emblem, which some see as a painful reminder of slavery and segregation.

Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks ordered the flag lowered and said it was being sent to the university's archives.

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