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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Charges, insults fly after Trump aide assails congresswomanOctober 20, 20176:50 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday rushed to defend chief of staff John Kelly after he mischaracterized the remarks of a Democratic congresswoman and called her an "empty barrel" making noise. A Trump spokeswoman said it was "inappropriate" to question Kelly in light of his stature as a retired four-star general.  Judge tosses $417M award against Johnson & JohnsonOctober 20, 201711:04 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene.  Q&A on the GOP effort to overhaul the nation's tax systemOctober 20, 20176:48 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided Republicans in Congress are tackling an ambitious overhaul of the nation's tax system that would deeply cut levies for corporations and double the standard deduction used by most average Americans.  Kids, screens and parental guilt: Time to loosen up?October 20, 201711:16 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — Parents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of "screen time." And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon's Echo speaker, the message is getting louder.  Experts say Chile poet did not die of cancer, deepen mysteryOctober 20, 20177:25 PM ET SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A team of international scientists said Friday that Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer or malnutrition, rejecting the official cause of death but not laying to rest one of the great mysteries of post-coup Chile.
Latest Headlines  Dynamic Dodgers reach World Series with consummate teamworkOctober 20, 20176:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — After third baseman Justin Turner and closer Kenley Jansen propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers to their most recent home playoff victory a few days ago, they took off their uniforms and pulled on T-shirts supporting a teammate.
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