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Dartmouth College is considering increasing its number of undergraduate students in a bid to expand its reach

NFL fans and gamers can play their way to the Super Bowl _ if they're good enough at the newest edition of "Madden NFL 18."

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U.S. stock indexes inched higher Monday, as the Standard & Poor's 500 index steadied following back-to-back losses the last two weeks

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million in a case to a woman who claimed in lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene

Interest rates on US Treasury bills mixed at weekly auction with 3-month bills declining

Francesca's and Apache slide as Herbalife and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles advance

The attorney for a hospitalized woman who won a $417 million judgment in a lawsuit claiming the talc in Johnson & Johnson's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer says his client is not looking for sympathy

US stocks eke out meager gains as market stabilizes following two weeks of declines in the S&P 500 index.

Deer Valley Resort in Utah is being purchased by a new company that now has 13 ski areas from Quebec to Colorado, marking the latest deal in an industry that is becoming more consolidated

Wheat, corn,oats and soybeans lower on the CBOT; beef and pork lower on the CME.

Ohio's governor says he can't see supporting a proposed bailout of the state's two nuclear plants

New Jersey Transit spent more than $1 million on a digital advertising campaign this summer to inform riders about changes caused by a two-month repair project at Penn Station

Court: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417M in civil lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer

U.S. stock indexes were little changed in midday trading on Monday, holding relatively steady following back-to-back losses for the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the last two weeks.

AI visionary Andrew Ng doesn't just build computers that learn, he teaches the people to teach them

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In a pro-Trump county gripped by addiction and despair, the president's supporters now have differing degrees of faith that he can help turn things around as promised

French oil company Total is strengthening its position in the North Sea with the acquisition of Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk's oil business for $7.45 billion