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FDA advises Zika screening for all U.S. blood centers

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus, a major…

August 26, 2016

Yellen suggests rate hike is coming but offers no timetable

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told a conference of monetary experts Friday that she believes the economy is strengthening enough…

August 26, 2016

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U.S. economy grew at tepid 1.1 percent pace in spring

Joe Russo, of Medway, Mass., puts a bag of potting soil into a cart while shopping at a Home Depot…

August 26, 2016

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LAS VEGAS – Two defendants became the first to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges in an armed confrontation with…

August 25, 2016

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EpiPen maneuvered to create a virtual monopoly

Company criticized by those in Congress who helped it succeed

August 25, 2016

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Aftershocks rattle Italian quake zone

Death toll rises to 250

August 25, 2016

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Toll from Italian quake rising

Area was packed with tourists

August 24, 2016

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Nixon resignation worried Soviet leaders

CIA papers show world reaction to Watergate

August 24, 2016

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SAN FRANCISCO – An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War…

August 24, 2016

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Biden calls on Turkey to be patient in Gulen case

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, asked Turkish authorities on Wednesday to be patient with the U.S. legal system as…

August 24, 2016

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Turkey in cross-border operation to free ISIS-held Syrian town

A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria in Karkamis, Turkey Turkish forces…

August 24, 2016

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How EpiPen’s maker raised prices, and hackles

Price hikes for EpiPens, an epinephrine auto-injector for the treatment of severe allergic reactions, have made its maker, Mylan, the…

August 23, 2016

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Obama meets with flood victims

President promises more help for Louisiana residents

August 23, 2016

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Study raises ethics question for Clinton

Many of her meetings while at State were with donors to her family foundation

August 23, 2016

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HONOLULU – Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of…

August 23, 2016

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Biden: U.S. committed to protecting Baltic states from Russia

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, from left, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik…

August 23, 2016

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States file another lawsuit over Obama transgender rules

A new sticker designates a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale high school in Seattle.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press file The lawsuit…

August 23, 2016

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Russia stops using base for air strikes TEHRAN, Iran – Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching…

August 22, 2016

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California high court upholds ban on dredges to extract gold

In this Aug. 5, 2009, photo, Matt Lauer of Portage, Wis., works a suction dredge to hunt for gold in…

August 22, 2016

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California firefighters stretched thin

With climate change, fighting fires is a year-round job

August 22, 2016

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GOP pushes attacks on Clinton’s emails

Republicans to query firms running private server

August 22, 2016

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Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, in May announced Texas was suing the federal government to stop a Justice…

August 22, 2016

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Trump says he’s not flip-flopping on immigration

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign is giving hints that the candidate may be moderating his stance on deporting the…

August 22, 2016

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Rural church among those providing aid after Louisiana flood

Naomi Clark, 27, holds her sleeping son, 1-year-old Caylei Clark, during services at South Walker Baptist Church in Walker, La.,…

August 21, 2016