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Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects ...
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Advocate calls for stronger IDOC oversight after payroll fraud guilty plea

(The Center Square) - Calls for stronger oversight of the Illinois Department of Corrections are growing after a former department payroll employee pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $125,000 by falsifying her husband's overtime and holiday pay records. ...
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3 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They’re in the crosshairs of the Iran war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again. The islands of ...
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Trump to give primetime speech on 2020 election: Sources

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump is set to deliver a primetime address Thursday evening, during which he is expected to detail information that he has recently received from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence related to ...
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Torrential rain prompts Texas Hill Country flash flood emergency warnings

(NEW YORK) -- Torrential rain through Wednesday into Thursday prompted flash flood emergency warnings for Texas Hill Country as water levels in creeks and rivers rose rapidly.As of Thursday morning, there were two flash flood emergencies ongoing in Texas ...
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Dangerous wildfire smoke continues with air quality alerts in at least 17 states

(NEW YORK) -- Air quality alerts are in place on Thursday across at least 17 states, from Minnesota to New Hampshire to Virginia, as dangerous smoke drifts into the U.S. from Canadian wildfires.Smoke from the more than 180 wildfires ...
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Retail sales up a modest 0.2% in June amid economic uncertainty and fading benefits from tax refunds

NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May amid continuing economic uncertainty and fading benefits from generous government tax refunds. Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, after being up a revised 1% in May, according ...
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US weekly unemployment claims fall to 208,000, fewest in 10 weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks as U.S. layoffs remain historically low. The number of Americans applying for jobless aid in the week ending July 11 dropped by 8,000 ...
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More than 125 million Americans under dangerous heat coast to coast

(NEW YORK) -- More than 125 million Americans are on alert for sweltering heat from coast-to-coast, as heat alerts are in place from Southern California to the intermountain West and northern Plains, upper Midwest and across to the Northeast.Daily ...
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Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing passengers after boat sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The Coast Guard said it has suspended search operations for the three people unaccounted for after a boat capsized and sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island.Jarod Toczko, the commander for U.S. Coast Guard Sector ...
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Wall St banks’ Q2 saw deal fees, trading windfall boost profit

By Manya Saini July 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street's biggest banks found few reasons to complain this earnings season. Investment bankers were busier than they have been in years, trading desks thrived on volatility and resilient consumers kept lending businesses ...
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Abbott directs state investigation into ICE Houston shooting

(The Center Square) - Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the Texas Rangers are investigating the fatal shooting of a Mexican national in Houston last week by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. While Democrats have called for ...
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