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Nevada joins other states in drug price-fixing lawsuit

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has signed on to a nationwide lawsuit filed by 42 other states and Puerto Rico against a long list of pharmaceutical companies, alleging price fixing and market manipulation that increased prices of common generic drugs.

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House panel chair issues subpoenas for Treasury, IRS chiefs

A top House Democrat on Friday issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump’s tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of next Friday to deliver them.

$19B disaster aid bill OK’d by House despite Trump opposition

The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases.

Fighting back becoming part of school shooting guidance

At a growing number of schools around the country, students attacking gunmen reflect guidance to students, at least in some situations, to do what they can to disrupt shootings.

Attacks on health workers hamper Ebola control, says WHO

The World Health Organization warned Friday that it may not be possible to contain Ebola to two affected provinces in eastern Congo if attacks on health teams continue.

Chobani to pay school lunch debt in Rhode Island

Yogurt company Chobani says it will pay the school lunch debt of low-income families with students attending a Rhode Island school district.

Foreign policy challenges offer Trump deals to be made

President Donald Trump’s foreign policy challenges are mounting around the world, showing the limits of his self-touted ability to make a deal.

A growing number of states call porn a public health crisis

More than a dozen states have moved to declare pornography a public health crisis, raising concerns among some experts who say the label goes too far and carries its own risks.