US Lifts Water Ban in Ohio

U.S. officials in the northern city of Toledo, Ohio, have lifted a ban on the city's water supply that had left hundreds of thousands of people without drinking water. Toledo Mayor Michael Collins said Monday that multiple tests of the water show that toxin levels from an algae bloom are no longer dangerous. He said the water is now safe to drink and urged people to return to a normal life. Residents had to rely on bottled water since Saturday, when officials said tests at a water...

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