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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Measures to help rescue the Maryland Health Care Exchange's distressed individual market are moving forward in the General Assembly. The Senate gave preliminary approval to two bills Friday. One would tap about $340 million that health insurance companies and managed care organizations won't have to pay in taxes due to the federal tax overhaul to keep costs down over the next year. The other puts the state on a path for a long-term solution through reinsurance, which protects insurers against very high claims. Читать дальше...

Nearly one-third of first-year college students have thought about suicide, according to a study across eight countries, and non-heterosexual identity or feelings were the biggest risks for this kind of thinking or behavior. Having a religion other than Christianity, being female, having unmarried parents or at least one deceased parent and being age 20 or...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone each could see a primary contest in new congressional districts after they battled for an existing district in southwestern Pennsylvania. Lamb's campaign said Friday that he's seeking a full term in Congress in a new district west of Pittsburgh against three-term Republican Rep. Keith Rothfus. Democrats Elizabeth Tarasi and Ray Linsenmayer say they're gathering signatures to get on May's primary ballot, too. Lamb holds a slim... Читать дальше...

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Media consumption is at a saturation point. After rising for much of the last decade, total digital time spent has been nearly static since the start of 2015. As a result, it's increasingly difficult for content producers to win over minutes of consumers' time.

One platform, though, is poised to move the needle... Читать дальше...

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett didn't want to be best friends. They didn't even want to meet.

Bacteria-Based Sensor Could Detect Oil and Gas Leaks

Scientists are developing a "living sensor" that eats hydrocarbons to monitor the country's extensive network of petroleum pipelines.

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WAKEFIELD, Neb. (AP) — A federal workplace safety agency has cited a northeastern Nebraska egg processing plant where a worker was killed last year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release Friday that the Michael Foods plant in Wakefield violated several safety provisions in the September death of a worker. OSHA determined that the plant failed to properly brace a dock leveler as it was undergoing maintenance, causing it to fall on the employee who was helping with the maintenance. Читать дальше...

Maria Sharapova’s shaky 2018 just hit another bump The five-time Grand Slam champion has withdrawn from next week’s Miami Open due to a left forearm injury. Since returning from a 15-month doping sentence, Sharapova has seen mixed results. She made a statement with an impressive first-round upset against Simona Halep at the US Open before...

Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday.

The 33-year-old midfielder signed a unique "lifetime" deal with the Catalan club last year, but he could decide to walk way at the end of the season

Every March, along with St. Patrick’s Day (the subject of Saturday’s Google Doodle), possibly corrupt college basketball tournaments, and the opportunity to misquote Julius Caesar, another seasonal tradition returns: the Shamrock Shake from McDonald's. Despite not being the fast-food chain's best-known (or, arguably, best) limited-time product, the green beverage has garnered a cult following over the years — and has a surprisingly interesting backstory.

To the dismay of Democrats and their liberal media lap-dogs, President Trump has reached a new plateau in his presidency with a job approval rating of between 48 and 50 percent, according to a recent Rasmussen Poll of likely voters. These numbers fly in the face of a months long, fruitless investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, with no evidence of Russian collusion, obstruction of justice, or illegal campaign activities by the president, his family, or members of his administration, past or present.

JOHANNESBURG – Nkosikhona Dube’s desolation from losing both parents at a mere five years of age made it hard for him to even think that he would someday fly out of the country on a venture to test his football skills against foreign teams.