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Why Democratic senators from red states support Iran deal
Fewer than a half-dozen Democratic senators remain undecided about whether to approve the Iran nuclear agreement, but…
Redmayne in top form in transgender 'The Danish Girl'
By Michael Roddy VENICE (Reuters) – So the question that will arise — if only jokingly — with the premiere of the transgender movie “The Danish Girl” on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival is should Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne win another for best actor or best actress? The British actor, who won his first Oscar this year for his portrayal of the British physicist Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of
Indian government approves pricey plan to equalize veterans' pensions
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government approved a long-awaited program to equalize pension payments for retired military personnel despite it being a “huge fiscal burden,” defense minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday. The program, known as “One Rank One Pension”, or OROP, will ensure uniform pension payments to ex-servicemen who served at the same rank and for the same amount of time, regardless of the year
Novartis CEO says diabetics' contact lens tests to start in 2016: paper
Novartis Chief Executive, Joe Jimenez, told a Swiss newspaper that the first human tests of a contact lens it is developing with Google for diabetic patients will be conducted in 2016. “This project is progressing well,” Jimenez told Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published on Saturday. Starting in 2014, Novartis, maker of cancer drugs including Glivec, and Google announced a cooperation to develop “smart” contact lenses to help
ICYMI: Poetry In Solitary Confinement And The Naturopath Whistleblower
ICYMI Health features what we’re reading this week.This week, we’re reading up on situations that aren’t always what they seem. We spent time with the beautiful profile of a prison inmate-cum-poet, written by one of our colleagues, and with the story of a naturopath who became disillusioned with her profession after discovering disturbing…
San Diego firm recalls cucumbers after salmonella outbreak
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California company is recalling its cucumbers after a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed a San Diego woman.
WATCH: Stokes obstruction row
Ben Stokes was given out obstructing the field in controversial fashion in England’s ODI against Australia at Lord’s.
Honda's 'brutal' interrogation
Yasuhisa Arai was forced to bat away questions about whether he should resign in what was described as a ‘brutal’ interrogation of the Honda boss on Saturday night.
Aru holds firm as De Marchi wins
Fabio Aru dug deep to defend his lead of the Vuelta a Espana as breakaway rider Alessandro De Marchi climbed to a solo victory on stage 14.