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Arkansas panel backs ban of herbicide dicamba
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas regulatory panel voted Wednesday to ban the use of an herbicide for part of next year after the weed killer drew complaints from farmers across several states who say i...
Nov 08, 2017
Puerto Rico reports increase in overall deaths after storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The pace of deaths quickened on Puerto Rico immediately after Hurricane Maria - well beyond the number of deaths officially attributed to the Category 4 storm. Officials in the...
Nov 08, 2017
UN warns of massive famine if Yemen blockade isn't lifted
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that unless the Saudi-led military coalition lifts its blockade on Yemen the war-torn nation will face “the largest famine the world has seen for man...
Nov 08, 2017
Mnuchin says Yellen yet to decide whether to stay at Fed
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that Janet Yellen has not said yet whether she plans to remain on the Federal Reserve board when her term as chair ends in February, but t...
Nov 08, 2017
China's largest online retailer to buy Montana beef
BILLINGS, Mont. - China’s largest online retailer has agreed to buy $200 million worth of Montana beef over the next three years - representing as many as 90,000 head of cattle - and potentially...
Nov 08, 2017
Virginia House up for grabs after Democrats' historic gains
FAIRFAX, Va. - Even the most optimistic Democrats didn’t believe they could pick up enough seats Tuesday to achieve a majority in Virginia’s House of Delegates, where Republicans enjoyed a...
Nov 08, 2017
FDA OKs drug to block infection after marrow transplant
TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to prevent life-threatening infections in adults after a bone marrow transplant. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved sal...
Nov 08, 2017
Halladay was flying plane low, witnesses tell safety board
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Roy Halladay was flying his tiny sport plane low over the Gulf of Mexico shortly before it slammed into the water and killed the retired star pitcher, witnesses told federal in...
Nov 08, 2017
Speed, youth and tenacity the keys for new-look New Jersey Devils
After five miserable seasons without playoff hockey, the New Jersey Devils recognized they needed to change. The plodding, defensive style that had more or less defined the franchise for the better pa...
Nov 08, 2017
Charges laid, motive still unclear in Vancouver double homicide: police chief
VANCOUVER - Investigators are still trying to determine a motive in the double murder six weeks ago of a couple in their home, Vancouver’s police chief said Wednesday. Chief Const. Adam Palmer s...
Nov 08, 2017