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More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child. Montana is one of the states improving screening and treatment.
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Election officials are raising concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to handle this fall’s expected influx of election mail. But USPS say it’s ready to deliver the country’s ballots.
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Under Turkey's proposal, beef would be required to come from cattle that is at least 16 months old, and be marinated with specific amounts of fat, yogurt or milk, onion, salt, thyme, and pepper.
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Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as "The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a contest to find a new way to reduce the toxicity of PCBs in rivers. The method won't be used to eliminate the PCB disposal site in Lee, Massachusetts, which is part of the agency's clean up of the Housatonic River.
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In the last two weeks alone, IFAW’s Yarmouth-based marine mammal rescue team has responded to 26 stranded dolphins, including 14 stranded bottlenose dolphins in Brewster on Monday. That event marked the largest recorded mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Northeast.
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The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was near the Old Faithful Geyser at the Wyoming national park this week when she stepped through a thin crust over scalding water, park officials said.
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A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
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Parade organizers say they are pulling out all the stops in honor of the 60th anniversary of Sunday's parade.