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Lee Ann Johnson, director of the Missoula Indian Center, encourages Native Americans in Montana to enroll in private coverage through Healthcare.gov at an outreach event on Saturday, November 15.

Outreach Workers Look For Gains In Second Year Of Obamacare

8:42am November 19, 2014

Montana and Georgia both have minority populations whom health advocates hope to enroll for coverage. But advocates also fear that many in those communities won't qualify for subsidized coverage.

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Who Won The Civil War? Tough Question

9:41pm November 18, 2014

by Linton Weeks

When it comes to on-the-spot answers to simple historical and political questions, some people don't have a clue.

India has record no Ebola cases, but the country is on high alert and has quarantined hundreds of travelers from West Africa. This hospital in New Delhi has set up an Intensive Care Unit for potential Ebola patients.

India Quarantines Ebola Survivor Because Of Infectious Semen

8:15pm November 18, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Ebola can linger in semen for months after a person recovers from the disease. So survivors are typically given condoms and a stern warning. But India is being more cautious.

Pipes for TransCanada's planned Keystone XL pipeline are stored in Gascoyne, N.D. The U.S. House has voted to approve the proposed project, which would allow crude oil to flow from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Senate plans to vote Tuesday on legislat

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

7:36pm November 18, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The long-delayed project is a jobs generator to some and an ecological disaster to others. Ahead of a key Senate vote, we revisit what the Keystone XL pipeline would do and why it's so contentious.

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Masked pro-democracy protesters move a barricade farther away from an office tower Tuesday in accordance to a court injunction to clear up part of the protest site, after the arrival of bailiffs outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Authoritie

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Hong Kong Clears Part Of Main Protest Camp

7:21pm November 18, 2014

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Pro-democracy protesters had held the site outside Hong Kong's main government buildings for nearly two months. "We will proceed on the principle of peace and nonviolence," said one protest leader.

Pipes for Transcanada Corp.'s planned Keystone XL oil pipeline are stacked at a depot in Gascoyne, N.D. The House of Representatives approved the Keystone XL pipeline Friday; the Senate voted against it on Tuesday.

Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Bill, In A Close Vote

6:52pm November 18, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The controversial project to expand an oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico has failed to get the approval of Congress.

A small drone hovers during a meet-up of the D.C. Area Drone User Group on Feb. 1.

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FAA Can Regulate Small Drones: NTSB Reverses Judge's Ruling

6:09pm November 18, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Overturning a federal judge's ruling that the FAA was wrong to fine a man $10,000 for flying a small drone, the NTSB says the agency can regulate such drones as "aircraft."

People react as they stand outside a synagogue on Tuesday in Jerusalem, Israel. Four Israelis were killed and several others wounded in a terrorist attack at the synagogue.

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Toll In Jerusalem Synagogue Attack Rises To 5

5:29pm November 18, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

A police officer injured in this morning's attack died late Tuesday. Of the others killed by the assailants, three were U.S. citizens.

The Tyler Florence Thanksgiving meal from Williams-Sonoma goes for $399.95.

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Got A Thanksgiving Time Crunch? Food Is Just (A Few) Clicks Away

5:19pm November 18, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

If you're scrambling to find the perfect cranberry sauce or a sumptuous dessert, the Internet can help. We've rounded up services to help you spend less time waiting in line and more time with family.

This month, a doctor gives a measles vaccine to a child in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa.

Measles Still Kills 400 Kids A Day — And It May Be Making A Comeback

4:25pm November 18, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

The global fight against the disease has stalled, says the World Health Organization. The recession gets some of the blame. And so does the anti-vaccine movement.