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Facing heart surgery? Try to get an afternoon appointment

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NZ opt to bat after India ODI pitch controversy

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Vegas shooter's brother arrested on suspicion of possessing child porn

The official says Wednesday that investigators believe gunman Stephen Paddock removed the hard drive from the laptop before taking his own life after he opened ...

New state program makes tuition free for first year community college students

The system's base yearly tuition of $7,492 is less than half what many state-related students pay, though some system schools have switched to higher, per-credi...

World Health Organization rescinds Mugabe appointment amid backlash

Mugabe's appointment on Thursday drew criticism from activists including Tom Frieden , the president of Resolve to Save Lives, who said Mugabe is "the opposi...

Mayor proclaims World Polio Day in Milton

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Sheeran approves of Swift's new man

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HC junks Swamy's plea as it sees 'political interest — Sunanda case

The judges were peeved at the fact that Swamy had reportedly made his entire petition public, through his social media accounts and the media a day before it wa...

Apple denies report it told suppliers to reduce accuracy of facial recognition

You can get a "head start" to upgrade to the iPhone X right now, but only if you're a member of the iPhone Upgrade Programme. "The iPhone 7 is now selling at ...

Conjoined Odisha twins separated after marathon 16-hour-long surgery at AIIMS

Mahapatra, head of neurosurgery at the AIIMS who led the team. Asked if the chances of survival for both the kids were the same, Mahapatra said that Jaga was ...

Federal panel recommends new, better shingles shot over old version

There's a mumps outbreak going on now at Syracuse University in NY and they've started vaccinating students there. Most people will then see salivary glands swe...

4.3-magnitude quake strikes Santa Barbara County area

An quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 struck 16.2 miles southwest of Lompoc in Santa Barbara County on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Accordi...

Cost spike expected for Affordable Care Act insurance in MI

Health advocates are urging individuals and families to enroll as soon as possible for the Affordable Care Act's Marketplace coverage. How does this impact ou...

Anti-overdose drug available without prescription at Walgreens

While the drug typically costs about $130 without insurance , the over-the-counter prices could be be around 25 percent lower, based on current price points an...

Trump says opioid crisis sparing 'no part' of US

Trump says it's the worst drug crisis in USA history. The move comes almost three months after Trump's opioid epidemic commission in July said that the pres...

Feds charge Insys' billionaire founder John Kapoor in Subsys probe

The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc was arrested on Thursday on USA charges he participated in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-b...

New gene-editing technique may lead to treatment for thousands of diseases

Together with other versions of CRISPR/Cas9, the new editors offer scientists an expanded set of precision tools for correcting diseases. No molecular scissors ...

Facebook to launch new Workplace chat features

Earlier this month, we reported that Facebook has started testing Workplace desktop app for Windows users. "With the desktop app, people can access the same...

Mental health problems cost 300000 United Kingdom jobs every year

Paul Farmer, co-author of the Thriving At Work report and chief executive of mental health charity, Mind , said mental health was a taboo subject in many wor...

Fisher-Price recalls motion seats because of fire hazard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall for the Soothing Motion Seats on Tuesday. According to the CPSC, almost 63,000 of the infant seat...

Dozens of new genetic regions linked to breast cancer

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Philip Morris International (PM) Earns News Impact Rating of 0.15

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Unusual Activity Sighted in Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) Shares

Analysts have given a mean recommendation of 1.90 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, "hold" within the 3 range, "sell" within the 4 range, and "s...

Another Sri Lankan agrees to tour Pakistan

The attacks, which killed eight people and left seven Sri Lankan players and a staff member injured, resulted in the suspension of all global cricket in Pakist...

Plague kills 124 in Madagascar, cities most affected

There are growing fears a plague epidemic in Madagascar that has killed 124 people since August could spread via flights and sea trades. The organisation says...

Question mark looms over Nawaz's appearance for NAB hearing tomorrow

However, the National Accountability Bureau managed to record statements of those involved in conducting a forensic examination of the Calibri font used by Shar...