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California Trees Nailed As The Source Of Mystery Infections

Friday, August 22, 2014 • Nobody knew how people in Southern California were getting infected with the life-threatening fungus C. gattii. A 13-year-old helped figure out the source: three types of trees.
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‘More That Could Have Been Done’ To Help Foley, His Brother Says

Friday, August 22, 2014 • Faulting the U.S. approach to hostage situations like the one his brother, James Foley, was in, Michael Foley says, “We are sitting on prisoners in Guantanamo. It doesn’t even have to be financial.”
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Eggs, Milk And Ink: Venezuela Wants All Supermarket Shoppers Fingerprinted

Friday, August 22, 2014 • The government hopes to clamp down on rampant cross-border smuggling of government-subsidized staples that has caused shortages on the country’s store shelves.
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Insurers Refuse To Cover Some Contraceptives, Despite Health Law

Friday, August 22, 2014 • An insurer denied free coverage for NuvaRing, a small birth control device that works for three weeks at a time by releasing hormones similar to those used by birth control pills.
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U.S. Prisoner Swap For Bergdahl Broke The Law, GAO Says

Friday, August 22, 2014 • The Pentagon didn’t give enough notice to Congress and misused nearly $1 million when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders, the Government Accountability Office says.
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The Dread Factor: Why Ebola And ‘Contagion’ Scare Us So Much

Friday, August 22, 2014 • Even just the word Ebola is kind of terrifying. Why? Hollywood has a lot to do with it. But Ebola outbreaks also have all the ingredients for what one psychologist calls the “dread factor.”
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Who Are The Protesters Getting Arrested In Ferguson?

Thursday, August 21, 2014 • The violence at night in Ferguson, Mo., has calmed down for now. However, there have been more than 160 people arrested since the protests began. Police records offer a sense of who they are.
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