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• Feds stop processing migrants at Texas border center after suspected flu outbreak
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving migrants out of a processing center in McAllen, Texas, amid fears that many people there have contracted the flu.
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 10:14:53 -0400.
• New York City subway and bus system's new payment method could hasten the death of cash
  
  The U.S. is embracing contactless payments, which will likely accelerate the move away from cash in favor of credit, debit and mobile wallets.
  CNBC.  Wed, 22 May 2019 14:11 GMT.
• Harris' bill seeks to address racial bias in maternal care
  
  U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is offering a new bill to address racial disparities in maternal health care, one of several plans by 2020 presidential candidates on the issue
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 09:50:32 -0400.
• U.S. Solar Installations Exceed 2M Mark: 3 Stocks to Buy
  
  Wood Mackenzie forecasts U.S. solar installations to reach 3 million in 2021 and 4 million in 2023.
  Aparajita Dutta.  Zacks.  Wed, 22 May 2019 13:24:00 GMT.
• U.S. intercepts 4 Russian bombers and 2 fighter jets
  
  They never entered American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD
  CBS News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 09:12:00 -0400.
• Eli Lilly's half-price insulin goes on sale, but critics say it's still too costly
  
  Eli Lilly's lower-cost version of its Humalog insulin still costs much more than insulin sold outside the U.S.
  CBS News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 09:11:44 -0400.
• We Did The Math: The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Can Go To $67
  
  For the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $67.11 per unit.
  By Etfchannel, Contributor.  Forbes.  Wed, 22 May 2019 13:06:00 +0000.
• 5 Airline Stocks to Gain on Record High Summer Travel
  
  The airline industry is gearing up for record high number of passengers this summer, driven by low airfare, decent job addition, uptick in household net worth and a robust U.S. economy.
  Tirthankar Chakraborty.  Zacks.  Wed, 22 May 2019 12:44:00 GMT.
• Has The U.S. Census Ever Asked About Everyone's Citizenship Status?
  
  Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household. The question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that.
  Hansi Lo Wang.  NPR.  Wed, 22 May 2019 06:02:00 -0400.
• George Washington's Error and the Corruption of Banking
  
  The USA's first president didn't do everything right.
  American Thinker.  Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500.
• US closes facility that detained migrant who later died
  
  HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. border agents have temporarily closed their primary facility for processing migrants in South Texas one day after authorities say a 16-year-old died after being diagnosed with the flu at the facility. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 21 May 2019 23:39:17 -0400.
• Texas deputy's vehicle hit by train as he rushed to save baby in distress, officials say
  
  A Texas deputy who was trying to be a Good Samaritan wound up a victim after a train hit his car, according to officials.
  Frank Miles.  Fox News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 02:49:03 GMT.
• 'Raced To Death': HBO's Real Sports Investigates Deaths In Thoroughbred Racing
  
  HBO's Real Sports investigates the deaths of racehorses at U.S. racetracks and the exportation of horses to slaughter.
  By Teresa Genaro, Contributor.  Forbes.  Wed, 22 May 2019 01:24:00 +0000.
• Witness: Self-help guru was both a coward and bully
  
  A witness at the sex-trafficking trial of Keith Raniere says the self-help guru was a coward during his capture in Mexico and a bully with a disobedient follower.
  Tom Hays.  Fox News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 01:13:25 GMT.
• U.S. Postal Service Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks
  
  The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semi-trucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.
  Vanessa Romo.  NPR.  Tue, 21 May 2019 18:54:55 -0400.

U.S. News Services

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• Washington Post - a Washington, DC-based newspaper.
• Los Angeles Times - a Los Angeles-based newspaper.
• Chicago Tribune - a Chicago, Illinois-based newspaper.
• Wall Street Journal - an NYC-based business newspaper.

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