Day: February 5, 2019

California bill would limit genitalia surgery for children

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — California doctors would be barred from treating or performing surgery on children born with genitals that don’t fit a single gender or are otherwise atypical unless it’s medically necessary or the child consents, under a bill unveiled Monday. It’s the latest effort by state legislators […]

Corn syrup in beer: It’s for fermenting, not as a sweetener

NEW YORK  — Bud Light is touting that it doesn’t use corn syrup, but that doesn’t make it nutritionally much different from its competitors. The best-selling beer in the U.S. ran a medieval-themed Super Bowl ad on Sunday night that mocked rivals Miller Lite and Coors Light for […]

Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana

Chronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs. That’s followed by stiffness from multiple sclerosis and chemotherapy-related nausea, according to an analysis of 15 states published Monday in the journal Health Affairs. The study didn’t measure whether marijuana actually helped anyone […]

Google parent beats Q4 estimates, stock still drops

SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading over investor concerns about increased spending. Alphabet swung to a profit of $8.9 billion, up from a $3 billion loss in the same period […]

Trump has solid US economy for SOTU, but threats remain

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will enjoy the backdrop of a mostly solid economy as he delivers his second State of the Union address Tuesday night, though questions about its sustainability linger. Trump will likely tout the latest signs of strength: Friday’s jobs report showed that employers added […]

Asia shares mixed, most markets closed for Lunar New Year

  BANGKOK  — Shares were lower in most of the markets open in Asia on Tuesday, though much of the region took a break for the Lunar New Year. Australia’s benchmark surged 2.1 percent to 6,017.20 following a report on a probe into banking malpractices that was less […]

Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study

KATHMANDU : — One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns. If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact […]

The Latest: Paris building fire death toll rises to 8

PARIS — The Latest on a Paris apartment building fire (all times local): 9:20 a.m. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner says eight people have died in the overnight blaze in a residential building in Paris. Speaking at the scene, in Paris’ touristy 16th district, Castaner said the fire that […]

Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump’s inaugural committee

NEW YORK  — Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money. Inaugural committee spokeswoman Kristin Celauro told The Associated Press […]

Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2018

open view news desk The following are the lists, in order of merit, in respect of 172 (130*+42^)  candidates  who have finally qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2018 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and Interviews held by the […]

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