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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday expanded approval of an innovative Merck drug to treat patients with an advanced form of the most common lung cancer. The Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients who have seen their tumors spread after taking other therapies. A day earlier, the FDA announced accelerated approval for a combination of two immunotherapies from Bristol-Myers to treat patients with a genetic variation of advanced melanoma.

Mountain View, California-based Google said in August it would create a new company that would oversee both its highly lucrative Internet business and its growing flock of other ventures like building self-driving cars and researching ways to prolong human life. The goal is to provide more independence for divisions like Nest, which makes Internet-connected home appliances, and Calico, which is conducting cutting-edge health research.

NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills is recalling 60,000 bags of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for listeria, the second time this year the company has found the bacteria in its green beans. The recall announced Friday is for 16-ounce bags of Cascadian Farm green beans with a "Better If Used By" date of June 29, 2017.

Another storm that has brought strong winds and heavy rains to the state and caused some coastal flooding. Forecasters are now expecting Hurricane Joaquin not to make landfall in New Jersey or anywhere else in the U.S. That lessens how strong the wind gusts coastal areas could see in coming days. Gov. Chris Christie says that the state won't get as much rain as it initially thought, but that New Jersey's four southernmost counties are still likely to suffer moderate to major flooding. The National... Читать дальше...

A conservative think tank says City Hall is underestimating impacts that the $930 million, nine-year Move Seattle levy, on November’s ballot, will have on the owner of an “average” home. Starting with Mayor Ed Murray’s March unveiling, the city has pegged the value of average home at $450,000 and argued that Move Seattle will add on about $130-140 a year beyond the $130 now being paid under the set-to-expire $365 million Bridging the Gap levy  “It’s $12 a month,” says Seattle Department of Transportation... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week declined by 29 to 809. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday that 614 rigs were seeking oil and 195 explored for natural gas.

Seattle police believe the girlfriend of a 17-month-old baby's father is connected to the child's death Sunday.

Recalls this week: pacifier clips, bicycles, armchairs A line of pacifier clips that pose a choking hazard to children are among this week's recalled consumer products. The "Where's the Pacifier?" pacifier clips styles include shapes of a Butterfly, Dinosaur, Heart, Sheriff Badge and a white baseball with red stitching and a major league baseball team logo. The pacifier clips have eight multi-colored beads threaded through a narrow satin ribbon that attaches to a pacifier on one end and a plastic D-ring on the other. Читать дальше...

State Department of Health spokesman Tom Hudachko said Friday that contracts Utah sought to cancel or allow to expire will remain in place through 2015 as a legal challenge over the funding continues. Gov. Gary Herbert's move followed the release of secretly recorded videos by a California anti-abortion group showing Planned Parenthood officials in other states discussing fetal tissue from abortions.

An improved ball-hawking secondary is the biggest reason the 24th-ranked Golden Bears (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) are ranked for the first time since 2009 and off to the school's best start in eight years. After allowing just two touchdown passes the first four weeks, the Bears will be in for their toughest test yet Saturday when they host Washington State (2-1, 0-0). Cal gave up 74 TD passes those two years, a staggering 15 more than the next worst team in the nation. [...] that has changed so far this... Читать дальше...

Before you head to a new restaurant, you probably check out some of its online reviews. Now one new app wants you to rate something entirely different: People. The app, called Peeple, is billing itself as a Yelp of sorts for humans. With it you’ll be able to rate everyone from your best friend to

The layoffs follow months of rumors about them and they arrived less than two months after Wal-Mart trimmed its annual earnings outlook as profits fell. A previous round of layoffs in Bentonville was announced in 2010 when 300 jobs were eliminated, but the latest marks the largest cuts since 2009, when the discounter laid off 800 employees as the U.S. emerged from recession. While it is the behemoth of retail, Wal-Mart is attempting to make changes that will allow it to "move with speed and purpose,"... Читать дальше...

Virginia State Police say they've responded to dozens of vehicle crashes throughout the state as heavy rains cause problems for motorists. [...] in South Carolina, heavy rains have prompted a flood warning for both the Great Pee Dee River and Black Creek affecting areas in Marion, Florence and Darlington counties. Forecasters say the flooding will affect timber operations in the area and that is equipment not moved before the flood will be trapped until water levels recede. The United States Coast... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's health care debate has been called an unhealthy political obsession. The candidates in both parties are offering options across the political spectrum, from a system wholly run by the federal government to dialing back Washington's commanding role. If Sanders keeps gaining traction, the wonkish term for a government-run health care system could become a household word. Supporters say having the government take charge of health care finances would slow the growth of spending... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Transportation placed an asphalt plant owned by a Fort Wayne contractor on probation even as the company was building a state highway that the agency says is crumbling years earlier than expected. Agency officials found during 2011 that the company's portable plant in Logansport was mixing blacktop that didn't always meet specifications, INDOT spokesman Will Wingfield told The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/1hfLXmd ). Brooks Construction Executive... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school teacher who accidentally crashed his drone at the U.S. Open tennis tournament has been ordered to perform five days of community service. The prosecutor urged people to "use common sense" and operate drones away from crowded areas.

NEW YORK (AP) — A weak report on the U.S. jobs market is sending the stock market and the dollar lower. Bond prices rose sharply Friday, sending yields down, as investors expected the new sign of weakness would prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low.

Lajos Kosa, head of the governing Fidesz party's parliamentary group, said the plan by Interior Minister Sandor Pinter, to be discussed Friday by the Cabinet, proposes the dismantling of the center, whose grounds could be used later as a police station. Kosa said the habits of some of those in the reception center were a threat to Debrecen's inhabitants and the reputation of the city's university attended by some 3,500 foreign students. Baloch said Hungary's approach to refugees and asylum seekers... Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Looking for a "vertical city" to stand in for a futuristic world, actors and filmmakers involved in the film "Star Trek Beyond" ended up among the gleaming towers of Dubai. Impossible — Ghost Protocol, which saw actor Tom Cruise scale parts of Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper for the movie. A helicopter filmed along the multi-lane highway cutting through the heart of Dubai, which includes a portion of the Dubai Metro and tall residential towers and office buildings.

Amazon noticed kids content on its Prime Music streaming plan was a big hit — no surprise, really, given the popularity of its Amazon Mom program for discounts on diapers, wipes and other items. [...] Amazon.com Inc. secured original children's music from The Pop Ups and Lisa Loeb for free streaming to give Prime members another reason to keep their $99-a-year membership. [...] a rival service, Rhapsody, is rewarding premium, $10-a-month subscribers with a feature that lets children take control... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Security officials briefly detained the mayor of a Northern California city and seized his laptop and cell phone. Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva said Homeland Security officials seized the electronics Monday after he got off a flight from China at San Francisco International Airport.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The Washington Brewers Guild just announced the hire of a new Executive Director: Annie McGrath. Her background includes work with the Washington State Legislature and also the Washington Wine Institute. McGrath’s duties include overseeing the annual Washington Cask Beer Festival and the upcoming Washington Winter Beer Festival,... The post Washington Brewers Guild Hires a New Executive Director appeared first on Beer News.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State transportation officials say Interstate 90's westbound lanes have reopened but two of the three eastbound lanes are closed as crews make repairs to a bridge. Department of Transportation officials say two of I-90's three westbound lanes between Exit 6A in Rensselaer County and Exit 6 in Albany reopened after being shut down for several hours Friday morning as crews worked on the bridge over Broadway in Albany.