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US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon
Read full article: US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloonAs U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland.
Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers
Read full article: Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)CANBERRA – Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news. Facebook said letters of intent had been signed with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the new Australian law was critical to the deals that Australian media businesses were negotiating with the two gateways to the internet. News Corp. Australia executive chairman Michael Miller said last week that his company had pay negotiations with Facebook. I think the door is still open,” Miller told a Senate inquiry into Australian media diversity.
Prescription omega-3s can help some heart patients
Read full article: Prescription omega-3s can help some heart patientsDALLAS - For people with very high triglycerides, doctors generally recommend exercise and dietary changes, and if that doesn't work, statins, fibrates or niacin. The association reached this conclusion by reviewing 17 randomized controlled trials involving patients with high triglyceride levels. The US Food and Drug Administration has only approved these prescription medications for people who have very high triglyceride levels, above 500 mg/dL. There are an increasing number of patients diagnosed with elevated triglyceride levels, and it's rising with the growing obesity rate. In earlier studies, the evidence for omega-3s in heart patients with conditions other than high triglycerides has been mixed.