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The nation’s partisan divide is also evident in how Americans believe the struggling local news industry should be helped, with Democrats more willing to provide government funding By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer November 17, 2019, 5:02 PM 3 min read The nation’s partisan divide is evident when Americans are asked about what should be […]

A month after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer and rodenticide. A group including

The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new urgency as the impeachment investigation advances amid the 2020 election campaign. The effort has progressed beyond anything seen in years, says President Donald Trump’s top domestic policy adviser. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity

BANGKOK (Reuters) ― The United States and South Korea said on Sunday they will postpone upcoming military drills in an effort to bolster a stalled peace push with North Korea, even as Washington denied the move amounted to another concession to Pyongyang. The drills, known as the Combined Flying Training Event, would have simulated air

New rules from the Trump administration would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press November 15, 2019, 9:13 PM 5 min read New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for

Rising global temperatures are causing worry about the future of Italy’s prized white truffles By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press November 17, 2019, 7:20 AM 1 min read Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice the price of gold. This particularly warm

WASHINGTON — In the 2017 fiscal year, FedEx owed more than $1.5 billion in taxes. The next year, it owed nothing. What changed was the Trump administration’s tax cut — for which the company had lobbied hard. The public face of its lobbying effort, which included a tax proposal of its own, was FedEx’s founder

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices and called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over the hike “thugs,” signaling a potential crackdown on the demonstrations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments came as authorities apparently shut down the internet across Iran to smother the protests in

Amarin, JC Penney post gains while Nvidia and Arrowhead slip November 15, 2019, 9:45 PM 2 min read Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Amarin Corp., up $2.53 to $24.02 Government health experts recommended broader use of the pharmaceutical company’s fish-oil based heart disease drug Vascepa. RH, up $13.25 to $188.47 Berkshire

Federal Reserve finds financial system remains resilient despite high levels of corporate debt By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer November 15, 2019, 10:04 PM 3 min read The Federal Reserve said Friday that corporate debt remains at historically high levels but overall the U.S. financial system is resilient, a view in sharp contrast to the