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Judge Kavanaugh was accused of sexually assaulting women three decades ago, accusations that saw the confirmation process deteriorate into a bitter partisan bat...

Nikki Haley Resigns As United Nations Ambassador

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In addition to analyzing the entire US adult population, the CDC found that age is a factor in determining whether people will eat fast food. Researchers anal...

‘Drunk Birds’ Are Terrorizing a Town in Minnesota

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Women under 40 diagnosed with breast cancer face especially tough road

If cancer running in the family is genetic, there are clues. "Take some individuals, survivors, take their minds off of maybe what the current situation the...

Cambridge scientist Sir Greg Winter wins Nobel prize for chemistry

Douglas Kell, a professor of bioanalytical science at the University of Manchester, says the prize is "fantastic news". This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistr...

Texas immunologist wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking cancer treatment

In 2014, Allison and Honjo received the first "Tang Prize for Biopharmaceutical Science " for their research in cancer immunotherapy , a type of treatment t...

NJ surfer dies from 'brain eating amoeba' after visiting Texas water park

Those infected usually die within about five days. On Thursday, he tested positive for Naegleria fowleri - an infection that has only affected 34 people bet...

CDC investigating 'brain eating amoeba' at surf resort in Waco

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Researchers from the U.S., Japan win Nobel for cancer research

Allison, an American immunologist, conducted a study on a protein that functions as a brake on the immune system. Honjo, of Kyoto University, discovered a new...

Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds

The age of the kids ranged been eight and eleven, and their answered questionnaires about their sleep, physical activity done inside and outside school grounds,...

First human diagnosed with rat disease in China

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted there was a possibility that hepatitis E could be spread from animals to humans but via foodborne in...

Klobuchar: Kavanaugh Would Have Thrown Me Out of His Courtroom

Jerry Brown suggested Friday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's defense of his drinking habits raised doubts about his entire denial of a sexual ass...

CDC urges residents to get flu shot now

Under the new methodology, the CDC went back and reclassified the flu seasons from 2003-2016. It's about everyone else around you . Among the 80,000 flu de...

Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Found in Hudson Valley

A death linked to West Nile virus has been reported in the Haldimand-Norfolk region. These individuals are urged to take precautions to avoid being bitten by mo...

Handful of senators to decide Kavanaugh's Supreme Court bid

CBS News , NBC News and ABC News will a interrupt daytime programming for a special report on Friday's Senate Judiciary Committee vote that could advance ...

'100 per cent': Kavanaugh accuser has no doubt he assaulted her

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Kavanaugh protest deeply personal for Ford supporters

Mr. Flake, who insisted Christine Blasey Ford be allowed to testify about her allegation that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers,...

Vikings DE Everson Griffen reportedly involved in incident at Minneapolis hotel

We'll see what comes of the situation and how it affects his availability for IDP lineups. After making contact with the wife, the team learned Griffen was no...

Emotional, 'heroic' and with factual gaps: Highlights from Kavanaugh’s accuser’s testimony

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Ford recalls 'laughter' during alleged 1980s Kavanaugh sex assault

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Rebel attack disrupts Ebola response in Africa

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Everson Griffen tried to break into teammate's house, escaped ambulance

Details continue to emerge, but reports state the Griffen has been struggling with mental health and feelings of paranoia for weeks before Saturday's actions pr...

Alzheimer's cases to almost triple by 2060, CDC says

The number of people with Alzheimer's disease will almost triple over the next 40 years, unless something dramatic happens to change trends, the Centers for D...

Don't forget to get your flu shot

Kaiser Permanente will open all seasonal flu clinics throughout Southern California on Saturday, Sept. 22, and urges all members to get their no-cost vaccinatio...

Aged over 70 and healthy? A daily aspirin won't help

Hodes, the director of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, which funded the study, in a news release. The group taking asp...

2 women drown as van swept into floodwaters

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When those children with higher levels of Lachnospiraceae were 3 years old, their body mass index (BMI) was higher than children who do not live in homes that...