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Phlebotomist Serenity Williams, left, gets ready to poke Jacki Pace at the Oklahoma Blood Institute’s blood drive at the First Christian Church’s Family Life Center.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies that have plants and facilities only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years.

Florida sees first local transmission of malaria

Dear Doctors: I was surprised to read that there have been several cases of locally acquired malaria diagnosed near my home in Florida. I didn't realize that we still have malaria in the United States. Is it widespread? I would appreciate information about symptoms to look out for.

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