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Burlington College, where Jane Sanders served as president from 2004 to 2011, closed in 2016.

Jane And Bernie Sanders Feel The Heat Over Investigation Into Shuttered College

1:58pm July 13, 2017

by Taylor Dobbs

Questions about Jane Sanders' time at Burlington College are putting Sen. Bernie Sanders on the defensive at a time when some of his supporters are predicting a 2020 presidential run.

The Natural Cycles app was designed by a particle physicist and launched in 2014. It's now been certified as a method of birth control in the E.U.

Mobile App Designed To Prevent Pregnancy Gets EU Approval

11:31am July 13, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

For the first time, a medically approved birth control app has been certified as a method of contraception. It relies on math, an algorithm and a woman's body temperature to determine fertility.

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The HHS inspector general found that some 22,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries seem to be doctor shopping for opioids — obtaining large amounts prescribed by four or more doctors and filled at four or more pharmacies.

'Extreme' Opioid Use And Doctor Shopping Still Plague Medicare

11:10am July 13, 2017

by Charles Ornstein

One-third of all Medicare recipients were prescribed opioids last year, the HHS inspector general says, with more than half a million getting high doses for at least three months.

Cosmo Dinardo, 20, has been deemed a person of interest in the case; his parents own the property where one of the men's body was found.

National

Police Identify 1 Of 4 Missing Men In Common Grave In Rural Pennsylvania

11:01am July 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"This was a homicide. Make no doubt about it," says Bucks County District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub.

Image of a CAR-T cell (reddish) attacking a leukemia cell (green). These CAR-T lymphocytes are used for immunotherapy against cancer (CAR stands for chimeric antigen receptor). After the proliferation of the CAR-expressing T cells, they are transfused bac

'Living Drug' That Fights Cancer By Harnessing Immune System Clears Key Hurdle

10:36am July 13, 2017

by Rob Stein

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommends the agency, for the first time, approve a new kind of treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to attack cancer cells.

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National

Denver Takes Steps To Shield Immigrants From ICE

8:10am July 13, 2017

by Allison Sherry

Federal immigration agents have refused to back off Denver's courthouses, where they are looking for immigrants in the country illegally, so city officials decided to help some immigrants avoid court.

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What Can Bring Jobs To Coal Country?

8:10am July 13, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. But workers and employers in Somerset County say more is needed to bring economic opportunity.

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Anonymous Woman Covers $405 Dinner Bill For Firefighters

5:03am July 13, 2017

After working to contain the La Cadena Fire in Colton, Calif., 25 firefighters were treated to dinner when an anonymous patron paid $405 to cover their bill and tip.

Sports

Being The Philly Phanatic

5:03am July 13, 2017

by Jim Saksa

The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling this season, but their mascot is still second to none. We look at how one of the original mascots, the Philly Phanatic, prepares for a game.

Golfers work on the 16th green during a practice round Wednesday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship starts there today.

Some Women's Golf Fans Are Teed Off To See Major Tourney At Trump Course

5:03am July 13, 2017

by Joel Rose

The U.S. Women's Open golf tournament begins Thursday at the Trump course in New Jersey. Fans agree that it's a beautiful course, but some object to helping boost a Trump-owned business.