Health Jun 26 FDA increasingly approves drugs without conclusive proof they work As pharma companies underwrite three-fourths of the FDA’s budget for scientific reviews, the agency is increasingly fast-tracking expensive drugs with significant side effects and unproven health benefits.
Nation Oct 21 U.S. moves to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers By Colleen Long, Associated Press
World Oct 21 Hong Kong leaders apologize for spraying mosque with water cannon By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
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Politics Oct 20 Caught up in Trump impeachment, US diplomats fight back By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Chile protests continue despite gov’t retreat on fare hike By Eva Vergara, Associated Press
Politics Oct 20 US defense chief in Afghanistan for firsthand look at war By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian border town By Mehmet Guzel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of By Mike Corder, Gregory Katz, Associated Press
Nation Oct 20 Pentagon chief says US troops leaving Syria for western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Politics Oct 19 Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Arts Oct 19 How Mister Rogers’ faith shaped his idea of children’s television By L. Benjamin Rolsky, The Conversation
Politics Oct 19 Impeachment inquiry puts spotlight on Perry, who shunned it By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Oct 19 Chicago strike means day off for some, emergency for others By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press
World Oct 19 Why ‘woke’ NBA is struggling to balance its values with Chinese expansion By Mary-Hunter McDonnell, The Conversation
