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5 questions heading into Trump’s State of the Union address

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has a lot to talk about tonight. He's returning to Congress to deliver a State of the Union address at a consequential moment in his presidency, with his approval ratings near an all-time low and restive supporters waiting for him to deliver more ...

FDA proposes new system to OK customized drugs for rare diseases

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Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable. The preliminary Food and Drug Administration ...

Ticker: Top Court agrees to hear from oil, gas companies

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court took up the case Monday. The companies went to the Supreme Court after ...

Pennsylvania at epicenter of resurgence of avian flu outbreak

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Pennsylvania is at the epicenter of a resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza with outbreaks reported at numerous egg and poultry farms. Only Iowa, Indiana and Ohio produce more eggs than Pennsylvania farms. Since a Jan. 28 outbreak on an egg farm impacting 1.5 million birds, other ...