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Will Gene-Edited Food Be Government Regulated?

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Crops that have had their DNA tweaked with new gene-editing tools are entering the food supply. But governments are struggling to figure out how — or even whether — to regulate them.

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At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says “the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. ” And it’s changing, he says, “for the worse.”

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U.S. authorities say it is the first-ever seizure of a North Korean cargo vessel for breaking international sanctions. The coal ship has been detained in Indonesia for the past year.

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U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese consumer and business products increased to 25% from 10% on Friday morning, raising the stakes between the world’s two largest economies.

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Months ago, there was speculation the company could be valued as high as $120 billion. Instead, the company is taking a more conservative approach — relatively speaking, anyway.

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The 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox were honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday. Most players of color stayed away, leading one sportswriter to comment, “its the white Sox who’ll be going.”

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Trump To Nominate Patrick Shanahan As Defense Secretary

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A bipartisan group of senators has been working on a plan to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Disagreements within the health care industry could thwart those efforts.

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Trump Administration’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program Tangles Legal Process

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Pope Francis Issues Rules Requiring Priests And Nuns To Report Abuse

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The papal decree also sets up new procedures to hold more-senior church authorities such as bishops accountable for committing abuse or for covering up the crimes of others.

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Women kidnapped by ISIS five years ago are now being freed. But the Yazidi community does not allow children born in captivity of militant fathers to return with them.

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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he believes inmates should be able to vote. President Trump and some Democrats have pushed back against the idea.

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More Guns In Cars Mean More Guns Stolen From Cars

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Tennessee is caught in a vicious cycle: Fear of gun crime in traffic has caused more people to carry guns in their cars, which has created a new supply of stolen guns for criminals.

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Uber’s Eye-Popping IPO Approaches. Is It Really Worth $90 Billion?

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Uber has never been profitable, yet the ride-hailing company may be valued at as much as $90 billion when it goes public Friday. It will be one of the largest tech IPOs ever.

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Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly, was detained by intelligence agents Wednesday night. Nicolás Maduro has increased pressure on the opposition since last week’s failed uprising.

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FBI Is Investigating 850 Cases Of Potential Domestic Terrorism

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