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Impeachment trial pulls Amy Klobuchar from campaign trail in Iowa
Minnesota senator's family, friends and surrogates must fill the campaign void.
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Washington state resident treated for coronavirus
The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China.
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California teachers sue over exposure to jet fuel
Four teachers from a Los Angeles-area school are suing after they were exposed to jet fuel when a commercial airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area, including several schools, while making an emergency return to the airport.
Agriculture
Trade pact welcomed, cautiously, in Minnesota
Measured optimism from ag community, but long-term market restoration still elusive.
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Jet dumps fuel on Los Angeles elementary school
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said firefighters assessed 17 children and nine adults who complained of minor injuries.
Business
Delta uniforms build wedge between airline and flight attendants
Skin, breathing and other health issues linked to the airline's uniforms have prompted two class action lawsuits. As many as 3,000 flight attendants have reported problems.
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Man rescued after weeks in sub-zero temperatures
Tyson Steele, 30, was picked in what appeared to be good health at his remote homestead in Alaska weeks after his cabin burned down.
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Klobuchar's campaign spouse keeps a steady, low-key style
Law professor John Bessler is emerging as a familiar face in early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, becoming something of a secret weapon in his wife's presidential campaign.
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Drone footage shows tornado damage in Louisiana
The winds were so strong that a home where a couple were found dead was moved 200 feet from its foundation.
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U.S. House directs EPA to declare 'forever chemicals' hazardous
Under the bill, the EPA would take action on PFOA and PFOS now and have five years to decide on all PFAS. The White House has indicated President Donald Trump would veto the measure, if the Senate even takes it up.
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100 miles of border wall built, U.S. officials say
Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and other officials were in Yuma, Arizona on Friday to tout the 100th mile of border fencing construction completed along the border with Mexico.
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Mass. professor fired after suggesting Iran should add Mall of America to cultural targets
A faculty member was ousted from his job earlier this week for posting on Facebook and urging Iran to tweet potential targets to bomb in the United States.
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Boeing employees mocked FAA and 'clowns' who designed 737 Max
The company expressed regret at the embarrassing communications it sent to investigators on Thursday, which included a comment that "this airplane is designed by clowns, who are in turn supervised by monkeys."
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Attacks put focus on Chicago's urban coyotes
Authorities on Thursday were on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one where passersby said they had to pull a wild canine off of a 6-year-old boy who was bitten in the head.
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Record drop in U.S. cancer death rate may reflect a series of treatment breakthroughs
Screenings plus innovative therapies have helped push cancer death rates to historic lows.
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Report: Biggest one-year cancer death rate decline
Researchers are reporting the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, and they are crediting advances in the treatment of lung tumors.
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