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Wacoal iPants include small amounts of caffeine.

Putting Caffeine In Your Underwear Won't Make You Slimmer, Alas

3:10pm October 01, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Here's a government service: The Federal Trade Commission has told two companies to quit selling caffeinated women's undergarments because they don't actually slim your nether regions as advertised.

A patient at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas has a confirmed case of Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. He is being treated and kept in strict isolation.

First U.S. Case Of Ebola Confirmed In Dallas

3:10pm October 01, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A man who flew to the U.S. from Liberia has tested positive for Ebola. He was not sick on the plane, but developed symptoms later. He is currently in isolation at a hospital in Dallas.

Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where the unnamed Ebola patient was first admitted, at a news conference on Tuesday.

The Message On Ebola: Don't Panic

1:17pm October 01, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Following the first confirmed case of an Ebola patient diagnosed with the disease after reaching U.S. soil, the Centers for Disease Control and the news media caution against an overreaction.

Protesters gather outside the Albuquerque Police Department following the shooting deaths of James Boyd and others on March 25. The Justice Department accused the police of engaging in a pattern of excessive force.

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Where Activists See Gray, Albuquerque Police See Black And White

11:54am October 01, 2014

by Kelly McEvers

If a suspect threatens officers, police say, they have a right to defend themselves. But a Justice Department report said police in Albuquerque have used force unnecessarily; two ex-officers agree.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, speaks to a group of supporters at a rally in support of Kentucky Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in June.

Sen. Warren: We Need Regulators Who 'Work For The American People'

8:39am October 01, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Elizabeth Warren tells NPR that newly released recordings of conversations by Federal Reserve officials show that the same kind of cozy relationships that led to the 2008 meltdown have continued.

Secret Talks And Back Channels Pervaded U.S. Relationship With Cuba

8:34am October 01, 2014

The new book Back Channel to Cuba reveals how U.S. presidents, from Kennedy on, have held secret talks with Havana, even though the public stance was silence toward Cuba.

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Details Emerge Of Security Breach During Obama's CDC Visit

10:48pm September 30, 2014

by Juana Summers

On Tuesday, The Washington Times reported that a security contractor with a gun and prior assault convictions was allowed on an elevator with President Obama during a trip to Atlanta.

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Victoria Ruiz (left), a postdoctoral fellow in immunology, works with Brianna Delgado, a high school student that she mentors, at the Blaser Lab, inside NYU's Langone Medical Center in New York, NY.

Too Few University Jobs For America's Young Scientists

8:21pm September 30, 2014

by Richard Harris

So, you want to be a science professor? Good luck. Highly educated, relatively low-paid postdoctoral fellows may drive U.S. biomedical research, but they're training for jobs that don't exist.

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Mexican consulates, like this one in Houston, are helping some unauthorized immigrants from Mexico pay application fees for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Mexico Pays To Help Its Citizens Avoid Deportation From The U.S.

8:08pm September 30, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Applying to the program for immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children provides a work permit and prevents deportation, but costs $465. Mexico is helping some of its citizens with that cost.

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Kids And Screen Time: Cutting Through The Static

6:46pm September 30, 2014

by Cory Turner

One Los Angeles school is working technology into the learning process while avoiding traditional screen-time pitfalls.

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