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Trump rallies gun owners with fiery anti-Clinton speech
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assured gun owners on Friday he would protect their constitutional right to bear arms and eliminate gun-free zones if elected, accusing Democrat Hillary Clinton of wanting to weaken gun rights. | Video
Egypt finds human remains and belongings from plane crash at sea
CAIRO Egypt said on Friday that its navy had found human remains, wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean, confirmation that an EgyptAir jet had plunged into the sea with 66 people on board. | Video
New U.S. food label rules to require added sugars to be detailed
The United States plans a major overhaul of the way packaged foods are labeled, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday. Serving sizes will be adjusted to reflect how much people actually eat, and for the first time labels will list added sugars.
Oklahoma governor vetoes bill to jail abortion doctors
Oklahoma's Republican Governor Mary Fallin vetoed a bill calling for prison terms of up the three years for doctors who performed abortions, saying the legislation would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge, her office said on Friday.
U.S. reports 279 Zika cases in pregnant women, Obama pushes Congress on funds
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Health officials said 279 pregnant women in the United States and U.S. territories have tested positive for Zika infection, prompting a new call from President Barack Obama for more funding to fight the outbreak spreading through the Americas. | Video
Mexico to extradite drug boss Guzman to U.S., won't face death penalty
MEXICO CITY Mexico approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States on Friday after receiving guarantees he would not face the death penalty, and the kinkgpin's lawyers vowed to block the move. | Video
U.S. targets spying threat on campus with proposed research clampdown
WASHINGTON Leading U.S. universities are pushing back against a proposed State Department rule that would bar foreign students from more research projects and classes involving information seen as vital to national security. | Video
Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone again, dozens hurt
BAGHDAD Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters who stormed into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Friday and entered the cabinet building, drawing calls for revolt from a powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric. | Video
Russia urges joint strikes on Syria rebels but U.S. reacts coolly
MOSCOW Russia has proposed to the U.S.-led coalition that they stage joint air strikes on Syrian rebels, including militant Islamist group Nusra Front, who are not observing a ceasefire, but the United States responded coolly on Friday.
Exclusive: EU regulators to conditionally clear AB Inbev, SABMiller deal - sources
BRUSSELS/LONDON Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is set to win conditional EU approval for its $100 billion-plus takeover of SABMiller after agreeing to substantial asset sales, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The World's Most Innovative Research Institutions
Silicon Valley gets most of the press, but it's government-funded research labs that are arguably doing the most to advance science and technology. Full Article
The World's Most Innovative Universities
From Seoul to Zurich, Reuters ranks the academic institutions producing the most influential research and generating the largest number of patents. Full article
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The Most Influential Scientific Minds
Using citation analysis to identify authors whose papers wield outsized influence