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Brown says the tax cuts have further undercut Social Security and Medicare.

Brown says Tax Cuts are Costing Middle America, Blasts Immigration Raid as Immoral

Tax cuts and immigration – two issues that promise to define Ohio’s U.S. Senate race -- moved to center stage this week. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze talked...

Trade Talks Between The U.S. And China Stalled

Trade talks with China have stalled, after an inconclusive visit to Beijing by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. China is threatening to scrap an agreement to import more U.S. goods, if the U.S. goes ahead with tariffs.

Abdullatif Al-Humaym, the head of Sunni Muslim endowments in all of Iraq, places the cornerstone for the rebuilding of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul. The historic mosque and its leaning minaret were destroyed in 2017 when Iraqi forces reclaimed the city from the Islamic State.

Iraq Lays Cornerstone To Restore Al-Nuri Mosque, As Mosul Rebuilds

Iraqi religious leaders officially initiated the restoration of Mosul's al-Nuri mosque yesterday. The mosque was destroyed as Iraqi forces reclaimed control of the city from the Islamic State in 2017.

Iñupiaq hunter Billy Adams says that even though the ice is changing, hunters are finding ways to adapt, like waiting for ringed seals to come close to the shore and hunting them from the beach.

How A Shorter Sea Ice Season Is Changing Life In The Arctic

Climate change is so dramatic in northern Alaska that the effects on hunting and erosion are very real to people who've lived their whole lives there.

An aerial view of Hawaii's East Island after it was struck by Hurricane Walaka last month. The island, home to endangered monk seals and Hawaiian green sea turtles, nearly disappeared after the storm.

Remote Hawaiian Island Nearly Vanished After Hurricane Walaka

Only two minuscule slivers of East Island have resurfaced since the storm struck the region and wiped out a critical habitat for endangered monk seals and green sea turtles.

The Medical Center at Elizabeth Place has been operating at the former St. Elizabeth hospital site since 2006.

Medical Center at Elizabeth Place Facing Possible Closure

Another Dayton medical center is at risk of closing following a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove it from the...

Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever Stamp has increased 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses.

Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever

The cost of a Forever Stamp has gone up by 5 cents as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send, too.

Thanks in part to his original songwriting, singing and guitar-playing, Physics doctoral student Pramodh Senarath Yapa beat out the remaining entrants to win this year's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest.

Ph.D. Student Breaks Down Electron Physics Into A Swinging Musical

John Bohannon, founder of Sciencemagazine's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest, presents the 2018 winner, Pramodh Senarath Yapa. He won over judges with his choreographic rendition of some chaotic electrons.

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years. Using data reported by states, the Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that 6,227 pedestrians were killed in 2018 — a 4 percent hike from 2017 and 35 percent since 2008.

Pedestrian Deaths Reach Highest Level In Decades, Report Says

A safety group estimates 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and the highest mortality rate since 1990.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May says that the House of Commons could vote on March 14 to "seek a short, limited extension to Article 50" — the exit clause in the EU Constitution that was triggered after the Brexit vote.

May Offers A Vote On Delaying Brexit, Expanding Options As EU Deadline Looms

For the first time, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she's open to the possibility of postponing Britain's exit from the European Union.

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