Sunday,  July 17, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 003 • 24 of 33

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HEALTH CARE

• 2. SENATE PACT AVERTS FILIBUSTER FIGHT
• Republicans agreed to simple-majority votes on seven Obama nominees and opted against permanently changing the rules.

• 3. CUBA SAID WEAPONS ON KOREAN SHIP OBSOLETE
• The military equipment found buried under sacks of sugar in a ship seized in Panama was in need of repair, Cuba says.

• 4. 21 CHILDREN DIE AFTER EATING SCHOOL LUNCH
• The children, aged 8 to 11, fell ill after eating the free meals at a primary school in eastern India.

• 5. ZIMMERMAN JURORS SPEAK OUT
• Four jurors said Juror B37, who said in an interview that Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin both played a role in the teen's shooting, doesn't speak for them.

• 6. WHO DEMOCRATS LOOK TO FOR HELP ON IMMIGRATION
• Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate last year, has said a sweeping overhaul is necessary to both economic and national security.

• 7. ANOTHER CHENEY SEEKS OFFICE
• Liz Cheney, the former VP's daughter, says she wants to challenge Wyoming U.S. Mike Enzi in a GOP primary to bring a "new generation" to Washington.

• 8. DRUG, ALCOHOL OVERDOSE KILLS 'GLEE' STAR
• An autopsy found Cory Monteith had heroin and alcohol in his system; police said he likely took the drugs alone in his Vancouver hotel room.

• 9. NEAR-DEADLY END TO SPACEWALK
• Investigators don't know why an Italian astronaut had water leak into his helmet, making him unable to speak or hear.

• 10. ALL-STARS SHINE AGAIN
• Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning as the AL beat the NL 3-0 at New York's CitiField.

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