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As he prepares to leave his post of 12 years, Francis Collins reflects on the agency's biomedical advances, the dangers of polarizing medicine and the huge health gaps that still exist in the U.S.
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A Fresno City Council redistricting map that will go for a final vote next week has many Tower District residents voicing concerns about the new dividing lines. -
Westlands Water District website/Local agencies charged with managing groundwater in the coming decades have until January to re-submit their sustainability plans to the state for review.
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Sonia Mehrmand/Barbara and Helen come together for a virtual One Small Step conversation and quickly discover they have much more in common than not.
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Fresno State/At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Concert Hall, 10 restored violins and one cello that survived the Holocaust will be played by the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra for a special concert, “Violins of Hope” conducted by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, professor of cello and director of the Symphony Orchestra and Strings.
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Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count. -
Opening statements will begin in the manslaughter trial of police officer Kim Potter for the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Her lawyers claim she mistakenly pulled a gun instead of her Taser.
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An appellate court upheld the conviction and 12-year sentence for ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak for abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in connection with the IMDB state investment fund.
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Social Democratic politician Olaf Scholz takes over from center-right Angela Merkel as chancellor to lead a coalition of three different parties in government.
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The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.
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Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.
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