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A Canadian Atlantic coast town asked for help from the federal fisheries department on Wednesday to help get rid of some 40 stranded seals wreaking havoc, and blocking roads and doors to homes and businesses. The animals became stuck in the town of...
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The good news is, over the past quarter of a century, cancer deaths have been on the decline in the US. The bad news is, not everyone benefited equally. According a report published Tuesday (Jan. 8) by researchers at the American Cancer Society, ther...
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The former chief executive of Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a nationwide scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe an addictive opioid medication and has agreed to become a government witness. Michael Babich, who...
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No human cases have been connected to the three feline plague infections in Wyoming
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People who carry too much weight around their middle have smaller brains, scientists have found for the first time. Researchers from Loughborough University and University College London discovered that people with a high body mass index (BMI) and hi...
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Gasoline shortages in Mexico sparked by a government crackdown on fuel theft prompted warnings from business leaders that industries like carmaking will suffer if the problem persists, while lines at gas stations grew in the capital on Wednesday. Th...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1,000 years ago, a woman in Germany died and was buried in an unmarked grave in a church cemetery. No record of her life survived, and no historian had reason to wonder who she was. But when modern scientists examined her dug-...
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With hundreds of food-safety inspectors furloughed due to the ongoing government shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended all “routine” inspections of U.S.-based food-processing facilities, according to a Washington Post report...
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Engineers are working to bring the Hubble Space Telescope's wide-angle camera back into operation after a hardware problem knocked it offline. In a status update, NASA said the problem cropped up on Tuesday and forced a suspension of operations f...
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It’s the sort of realization that ought to make you existentially terrified: All of your thoughts and actions are influenced by countless interconnected factors, most of which you are never conscious of.
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally nominated Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The nomination of Wheeler, who is currently the acting EPA chief, requires Senate confirmation....
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A partial government shutdown resulting from President Donald Trump’s negotiations for a wall on the southern border has sapped the Securities and Exchange Commission of resources, delaying what’s expected to be a busy year for IPOs. The ride-hailin...
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Candy Sold on QVC Might Be Contaminated With Hepatitis A, FDA Warns