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US Olympic Cyclist Catlin Found Dead in her Home

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic track cyclist Kelly Catlin, who helped the U.S. women’s pursuit team win the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, died Friday at her home in California. She was 23. USA Cycling…

FDA Warns of Asbestos in Claire’s Makeup

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products after samples tested positive for asbestos, but the retailer disputed the findings. The Food and Drug Administraiton said it issued the warning because…

Dollar Tree to Close up to 390 Family Dollar Stores

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree name. The company closed 84 Family Dollar stores in the fourth quarter, 37 more than…

US Plans to Lift Protections for Gray Wolves

BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move certain to re-ignite the legal battle over a predator that's rebounding in some regions but absent in others. Acting Interior…

Second Patient to be Free of HIV After Transplant

SEATTLE (AP) - Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant. It's the second such success including "Berlin patient" Timothy Ray Brown. Such transplants are dangerous and have failed in…

Hillary Clinton Rules out 2020 Rematch With Donald Trump

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's “not going anywhere.'' The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV…

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