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Zika Virus Reported In Pregnant Women In 44 States

New Jersey has reported 238 cases of Zika since the outbreak began last January - including 59 pregnant women, said Donna Leusner, a spokeswoman for the sta...

Tamar Braxton Shares Some Devastating News

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'Sesame Street' Introduces Julia, the First Muppet With Autism

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'That Was Some Weird Shit' George W. Bush Reacts to Trump Inauguration

Following Trump's short and dark speech, Bush left without public comment, but NY magazine reported three people told the outlet they had heard Bush's candid ...

Sierra Snowpack, Well Above Normal, Raises Flooding Concerns

On Thursday, the state recorded 94 inches of snow where Brown stood in 2015 at the Phillips Station off Highway 50 in the Sierra. "On or about April 1, all of...

California lawmakers release details on universal health coverage proposal

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Robert Spires: Social Security, Medicare are not 'entitlements'

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McDonald's Gets Political for 18 Minutes With Now-Deleted Anti-Trump Tweet

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Salford University reveals Vitamin C is effective in targeting cancer stem cells

As per a report by Knowridge , they found out that the natural substance: Vitamin C can distort the growth process of cancer-causing stem cells by safeguarding...

Astex Pharma cancer drug receives US marketing approval

It's for women who have what's known as HR+/HER2- breast cancer. The approval comes just four and a half months after Novartis filed for approval of the dru...

Black men seem bigger than white men

Based on just the faces, they estimated that the black men were slightly taller (an average of 72 inches vs. 71 inches tall) and a bit heavier, at an average of...

Florida authorities probe Missouri woman's surgery death

Authorities are investigating the death of the 25-year-old who was having a procedure at the Eres Plastic Surgery clinic in Hialeah. Police in Hialea, Fla., sai...

10 days after surgery, Eman weighs 360 kg

Having lost almost 140 kilos after undergoing bariatric surgery in Mumbai's Saifee Hospital, Eman is on the way to a steady, albeit slow recovery. "The weig...

Women, listen up! Fruits & veggies every day will keep stress at bay

Consuming fruits and vegetables up to seven servings each day could reduce the risk of stress, according to a new study. The results showed that those who ate...

GRAPHIC: Man's hands, feet amputated after strep throat

The doctors took samples and discovered that the bacteria were that which causes strep throat, and based on the samples, Steensma said they could start to put...

Rain & snow showers to start the weekend

Paddy's Day, Cleveland! Snow and rain mixed showers are now making their way into Northeast Ohio and are expected to persist through Saturday . Early projectio...

Canadian nurses denied entry to US

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) denies any policy changes. Marc Topoleski, an immigration attorney representing Henry Ford Health System, told the Det...

Mylan Settles With Genentech, Roche On Herceptin Patents

Perhaps, that suggests something about why 0.21% of the outstanding share supply is held by institutional investors. Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL)'s stock had its "equ...

Winn-Dixie replacing Fuelperks! with Plenti rewards program

Customers can enroll in the program starting Wednesday and can begin earning points on April 5. As of April 5, customers can then start earning or using their...

21-Year-Old Woman Dies In Williamsburg Bridge Car Crash

There were three people in the vehicle, which was headed back to Brooklyn from Manhattan at about 3:30 a.m. Cops say they hit a median, splitting the auto in ...

IU graduate programs go up and down in new rankings

Duke's School of Medicine , School of Law, Fuqua School of Business , Pratt School of Engineering and several Social Sciences and Humanities Ph.D. News. ...

Chinese nationals found in trunk in alleged smuggling attempt

When a canine team alerted agents to the vehicle, they found approximately 16.05 pounds of methamphetamine in the rear passenger seat. Officers then opened ...

Barack and Michelle Obama Spotted at NYC Restaurant with Bono

According to Us Weekly , the group ordered a fried chicken sandwich, a sausage and kale pizza, and bucatini cacio e pepe. Obama was rocking a sleek black sui...

Baby monkey weeps over mother's carcass in TN village

Villagers at the scene of the accident cried as they watched the baby monkey desperately try to revive its dead mother. A video has emerged showing a baby mon...

'No significant changes' with April the giraffe

A NY zoo's livestream video of its pregnant giraffe is back online after being temporarily interrupted when high winds knocked out power across the region. "Gir...

Cops: Man Starts Fire at Store He Thought Was Muslim-Owned

The fire was put out quickly and didn't cause much damage since the store was closed and protected by security shutters. According to WPTV , police arrested ...

More Deaths Reported from Flu in NC

Although flu activity has started to die down, DHHS says the virus remains widespread throughout the state. Eight of those deaths occurred within the last wee...

Two critically ill in San Francisco after drinking toxic tea

According to the Chronicle , the culprit tea leaves were sold by the Sun Wing Wo Trading Co., an herbalist at 1105 Grant Ave. In two separate incidents that o...

White House arrest: Intruder detained after entering Donald Trump's residence

Secret Service pointed out that the president was never in danger during the incident. He made progress within the perimeter before being captured near the sout...

Hair-Growth Drug Linked to Erectile Dysfunction That Lasts for Years

The researchers observed that men under 42 years old who had over 205 days of exposure to either finasteride or dutasteride were 4.9 times more likely to develo...