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Just a 100 miles from the White House, Tangier Island is disappearing into the sea
![Just a 100 miles from the White House, Tangier Island is disappearing into the sea]( "Just a 100 miles from the White House, Tangier Island is disappearing into the sea")
On Virginia’s Tangier Island, about 100 miles and a ferry ride from Washington, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are edging dangerously close to William Eskridge’s house. The island is under threat from rapid erosion that is being accelerated by rising water scientists believe to be caused by climate change. Tangier Island is wedged between the eastern shore of Maryland and the Virginia coast.
Pfizer defeats appeals linking Zoloft to birth defects
Pfizer Inc on Friday defeated an effort to revive more than 300 lawsuits alleging that its antidepressant Zoloft causes cardiac birth defects in children when taken by women during early pregnancy. A panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld the April 2016 dismissal of the cases by a lower court judge, who said the plaintiffs had not shown a plausible scientific link between Zoloft and the birth defects. The plaintiffs accused New York-based Pfizer of playing down the risks to boost sales of Zoloft, which topped $3 billion annually before sales of generic versions began in 2006.
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Ex-Kosovo president banned from book promotion in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian authorities have banned a former Kosovo president from entering the country to participate in an event designed to boost dialogue between the former war foes, the ex-official and a rights group said Friday.
Gunman torches Philippine casino, killing dozens in panic
By Manolo Serapio Jr and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital on Friday, setting gaming tables alight and killing at least 36 people who mostly suffocated in thick smoke, in an attack claimed by Islamic State but which officials insist was a botched robbery. The gunman killed himself in a hotel room after being shot and wounded by security officers at the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex, police said. "Islamic State fighters carried out the Manila attack in the Philippines," the militant group's Amaq news agency said.
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