More U.S. babies born preterm as progress stalls

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After nearly a decade of decline, the U.S. rate of preterm birth — the largest contributor to infant death in the country — increased again in 2016 for the second year in a row, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. More than 380,000 babies are born […]

Hoffman apologizes after sexual harassment accusation

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Dustin Hoffman has apologized after a woman accused him of groping and sexually harassing her when she was 17.  Anna Graham Hunter wrote a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, in which she claimed Hoffman groped her buttocks and made numerous lewd comments toward her when she was a teenage […]

Women’s parity takes a small step back

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For the first time in over a decade, the progress toward women’s equality worldwide has slipped. Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has been tracking the global gender gap, as measured in the difference between men’s and women’s lifespans, access to education, economic participation and representation in government. “Every year, […]

Friends, neighbors shed light on NYC terror attack suspect

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NEW YORK — The man who police say transformed a New York City bike path into a terror scene was an Uzbekistan native who made 1,400 trips as an Uber driver and formed two commercial truck businesses. A family friend described the suspect, 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, as hard-working and neighbors […]

Poll: Most Americans think North Korea can be contained

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By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As President Donald Trump prepares for his first presidential trip to Asia, Americans are more likely than they were in September to think North Korea can be contained without resorting to military action. Meanwhile President Trump gets strong approval […]

Starbucks’ new Christmas cup is a color-your-own

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NEW YORK – It’ll be a (mostly) white Christmas cup for Starbucks (SBUX) this year. The coffee chain’s latest holiday design lets customers color it in themselves. The company says the cups — which are typically red-themed — will be in stores Wednesday. A cup sleeve to go with the […]