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Shell reports drop in 2nd quarter profit to $3.9 billion
LONDON – Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell says second-quarter net income fell 25 percent to $3.9 billion as the prolonged…
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Transgender college student harvests eggs before transitioning to man
An 18-year-old California student who was born a biological female and is headed to college this fall as a male…
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican prosecutors announced Tuesday that they had won “historic” convictions and sentences of 697 years in prison…
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Three Libyan soldiers were killed and 11 wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Benghazi on Tuesday, Reuters…
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The Other Football: Time to end unholy alliance between Qatar and Barcelona
FC Barcelona of Spain is, at present, the world’s most successful soccer team and as it wows crowds here in…
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Family of NYC girl with skin-blistering condition sees hope in new drug
The arrival of a newborn often prompts various child-rearing philosophies. But for parents whose child is born with a rare…
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