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Glitches far from fixed for online insurance exchange shoppers

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Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco’s homeless

Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco's homeless…

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Congress Passes $290B Farm Bill Despite White House Opposition

Amid global concerns over food prices, the Senate approved a $290 billion dollar farm bill Thursday with enough support to overcome a threatened presidential veto. A reporter outlines facets of the bill and its implications for U.S. food and agriculture…

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WTO Rules Against American Cotton Subsidies, U.S. Vows Appeal

The World Trade Organization ruled Friday that U.S. subsidies to cotton farmers are unfair to producers in Brazil, but the United States said it will appeal the decision.

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U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives to testify behind closed-doors as part of the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. Photo by Carlos Jasso/ Reuters.

Politics Oct 17

Ambassador Gordon Sondland will testify about Ukraine to lawmakers

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Hundreds of teachers and supporters march, days before the teacher's union was set to go on strike if a contract settlement was not reached, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. October 14, 2019. Photo by Brendan O'Brien/ Reuters.

Nation Oct 17

Chicago teachers go on strike in nation’s 3rd largest district

By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk at the residence of U.S. ambassador in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. Photo by Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters

World Oct 17

Pence, Pompeo seek cease-fire with Turkey and Kurds

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Downing Street in London, Britain October 15, 2019. Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters

World Oct 17

Boris Johnson strikes Brexit deal with EU

By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Nation Oct 17

Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

Students at Doherty Middle School get their healthy lunch at the school cafeteria in Andover, Massachusetts. Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images

Nation Oct 16

Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunch

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

Science Oct 16

Scientists discover big storms can create ‘stormquakes’

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Politics Oct 16

Contentious meeting at the White House ends in Dems walking out

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Nation Oct 16

Immigrant kills himself in ICE jail in Louisiana

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump watches as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departs at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

World Oct 16

Read Trump’s full letter to Turkey’s Erdogan: ‘Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!’

By Yasmeen Alamiri

Politics Oct 16

Bipartisan House vote condemns Trump’s withdrawal from Syria

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: The badge and gun of a Charlotte police officer in riot gear are seen during a large security presence outside the football stadium as the NFL's Carolina Panthers host the Minnesota Vikings amid protesting of the police shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 25, 2016. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

Nation Oct 16

Deadly police shootings keep happening. Data could be a missing piece

By Gretchen Frazee

World Oct 16

In Iraq, concern that Syria chaos would bring back ISIS

By Hadi Mizban, Associated Press

The new tax law includes a number of changes regarding divorce. Photo by Altrendo Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images.

Making Sen$e Oct 16

Can my ex bar me from his retirement benefits?

By Philip Moeller

Keith Best, director of grassroots outreach, puts up a banner next to a cardboard cutout of U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a leadership training session with local Republican Party officials and volunteers in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., September 7, 2019. Picture taken September 7, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Nation Oct 16

Complaint could make up to 234,000 Wisconsin voters ineligible

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Italy's President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

World Oct 16

WATCH: The Kurds are ‘no angels’ Trump says in meeting with Italian president

By Darlene Superville, Robert Burns, Associated Press

U.S. Census paperwork is pictured in this photo illustration in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 15, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Nation Oct 16

Census confirms drivers’ records request tied to citizenship

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

TOPSHOT - Syrian Kurds gather around a US armoured vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats next to a US-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border on October 6, 2019. - Ankara had reiterated on October 5 an oft-repeated threat to launch an "air and ground" operation in Syria against a Kurdish militia it deems a terrorist group. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Politics Oct 16

WATCH: Study group warns ISIS could see resurgence after U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria

By Gretchen Frazee

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 15, 2019. Photo by Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

World Oct 16

Pakistan says Saudis, Iran willing to pursue diplomacy

By Associated Press

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and businessman Andrew Yang poses for a selfie during a forum held by gun safety organizations the Giffords group and March For Our Lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2, 2019. Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters

Politics Oct 16

What history tells us about Andrew Yang’s universal basic income plan

By Edwin Amenta, The Conversation