Congress reaches agreement to raise tobacco purchase age to 21

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Officials list marijuana vape brands reported in U.S. outbreak

U.S. flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus

Faroe Islands draw more visitors for the picturesque Nordic scenery

Barcelona dazzles when you’re traveling solo

Many Vegas shows go dark for the holidays

Legoland closing Star Wars attraction

Schools reassessing rules criticized as oppressive

Snowy region repurposes heat to launch banana crop

Narita and Haneda airports to add international flights

University students promote Tokyo Paralympics

Birthday gifts: Permission to look old, embracing the power of ‘I don’t know’

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Declining sex life

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What to do when Medicare doesn’t pay for a claim

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Column: How seniors can get free legal assistance

FBI presumes Florida base shooting was terrorism

Santa Claus House: Everything is merry year round

Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached $13.5B settlement arising from California wildfires

Army team will lead probe into Minnesota helicopter crash that killed 3

New Zealand police open criminal probe into volcano deaths

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China claims everyone in Xinjiang camps has ‘graduated’

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Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand

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Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men

Vanna White takes a spin as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host after 37 years

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Joe Biden challenges man to pushup contest after testy exchange

19 women sue Lyft as sex assault allegations mount

Kentucky, Michigan to play in London next season

‘Sesame Street’ puppeteer Caroll Spinney, voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, dies at 85

Rapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago

D.C. Fontana, 80, developed Spock character as first female ‘Star Trek’ writer

Seymour Siwoff, master of sports statistics, dies at 99