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The Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Public Health Unit set out over a year ago to work with community stakeholders and residents to develop a plan to alleviate the many problems that affect the health of…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina legislators are advancing a bill that would eliminate more standardized exams for public school students, many of them in high school. A House education committee voted Tuesday to get rid of state-created final exams for a host of subjects, leaving it to teachers to create final tests for their students next fall.

Turns out there was a wiretap at Trump Tower after all — just not the way President Trump has said.

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History hasn't looked too fondly upon former US President James Buchanan.

Just take a look at CSPAN's 2017 presidential rankings. Buchanan's dead last. According to the Constitution Center, he's been in the bottom three of every major poll ranking US presidents since 1948.

Today, Buchanan's failure to hold the Union together and stop the secession of the South is held up as one of the worst presidential mistakes ever made.

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Samsung is set to announce the new Galaxy S8 at its March 29 event, but it looks like someone's already got their hands on a working unit a little early.

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Thirteen Cody School District teachers have chosen to take early retirement packages as the district struggles with budget issues. The Cody Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/2nO7VBF ) that in addition to the 13 retirements, a few other staff members resigned, leading to 15-plus open positions. Superintendent Ray Schulte says 12 certified positions will be eliminated. Schulte says the district is making cuts in order to bring expenses in line with declining state revenue. The district's... Читать дальше...

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The number of insurtechs in the life insurance space has been growing, and now another new player, Fabric, is entering the fray with an offering that aims to provide coverage for new and expecting parents.

Fabric will offer two products to start: an accidental death policy, called Fabric Instant, which users can obtain in two minutes online; and Fabric Premium... Читать дальше...

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark stock index on Tuesday hit its highest mark since July 2011, helped by gains made by Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and other market heavyweights. The Korean wo

Nearly 300 anganwadi employees who blocked the road and protested outside the district collector’s office here on Tuesday were detained by the city police. The workers have been protesting for several months seeking a hike in their remuneration.

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Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook are all copying one another as fast and frequently as possible to push back against competition from one another. Snapchat most recently added a feature to the app that allows users to add a comment when they share a photo from memories with friends.

The MK’s bill says that there is a need to define the prayer areas of the Western Wall, the authority to conduct prayer services and to “prevent offending the sensitivities of the worshippers."

The siblings were found with rucksacks containing the ashes of their dead parents on New Year's Day.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it is sympathetic to Microsoft Corp. in a dispute with disgruntled owners of the Xbox 360 video-game system who sued saying the console has a design defect that scratches game discs. The justices heard arguments Tuesday in a case that involves the Xbox 360 owners’ attempts to

On March 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov turned 67. This is how the top Russian diplomat celebrated his birthday.

The green sea turtle drew international sympathy when it emerged that she had consumed nearly 1,000 coins that had been thrown into her pool. She died despite two emergency surgeries.

"They're still learning about how they can influence AR," Loup Ventures managing partner Gene Munster said.

One of the biggest challenges facing small to midsize businesses is making bad hires. Robert Half Associates director Dawn Fay joins Lunch Break and explains the reasons behind business owners misjudging the complexity of the hiring process and how costs balloon as a result of hiring the wrong person. Photo: iStock

Android Nougat updates for Samsung devices are continuing in several different markets. Currently, the Galaxy S7 for the Canadian carriers Rogers and Telus are sending the latest Google software to its devices. Galaxy S6 Edge+ handsets in Turkey are also updating to Nougat as of Tuesday.

DUBLIN — Standing at the Butcher’s Gate in Londonderry, Martin McGuinness often had to choose between war and peace. For the longest time, he chose war. I met McGuinness for the first time in 1989 at that spot, which marks the dividing line between the walled hilltop center of the Northern Ireland city and McGuinness’

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LONDON (AP) — British government bans laptops from cabins on flights to the UK from 6 countries.

Since Donald Trump was elected president, some viewers of “Black-ish” have said the show has become too focused on race. With Season 3 episodes such as “Lemons” focusing on the election and “Being Bow-racial” dealing with Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) race and Junior (Marcus Scribner) dating a white girl, series creator Kenya Barris has heard the criticism but he isn’t fazed.