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Demographic Shifts Contribute To The Changing Face Of Retail
With jobs and populations growing in the cities, it's no surprise that retailers, including Wal-Mart and Target, are trying to adapt their models to suit urban areas. Competition from online stores is also contributing to a changing retail landscape.
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Despite Law, Health Plans Refuse Medical Claims Related To Suicide
Under the federal health law and 2006 regulations, insurers can't deny medical coverage for an individual's injuries because they resulted from a medical condition such as depression, even if it wasn't diagnosed before the injury.
U.S. Official: Beijing Preparing For 'Short, Sharp' War With Japan
A senior intelligence officer for the U.S. Pacific Fleet says China has been wargaming a conflict in the East China Sea that might center around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu island chain.
Obamacare Thrives In San Francisco's Chinatown
San Francisco's Chinatown has long had its own hospitals and health care system. Now, one of the hospitals there is offering health insurance plans on California's exchange specifically for the Chinese-American community. It has been very successful where other plans have not.
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Chelsea Manning: Testing The Military On Transgender Issues
Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years, has announced that "I am a female." He is expected to serve his time at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas — a military prison with just 515 beds and not a single female prisoner.
4 New Exemptions To The Tax Penalty For Lacking Health Insurance
Rule changes from the Trump administration offer exemptions for people in areas with only one marketplace plan, as well as for some who oppose abortion and can't find a health plan that excludes it.
Typhoon Mangkhut Makes Landfall In China After Dozens Killed In Philippines
The storm made landfall Sunday evening in southern China, boasting heavy rains and 100 mph winds. The storm left dozens dead in the Philippines and more than 100 injured in Hong Kong.
As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers
Despite improved safety standards over the years, more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014.
PHOTOS: Trees That Tell Stories About The World We Live In
In Wise Trees, a book by photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, you'll see a holy tree in the middle of an Indian candy shop, a communal tree in Mozambique, a tree of tragedy in Cambodia.
Why Did India Have Ten Million Fewer Childhood Deaths Than Predicted?
Researchers used an innovative method to come up with the data for the years from 2000 to 2015. What's behind the encouraging trend?
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