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1. Senate to vote on 2 health care proposals. And, the latest U.S. move against Venezuela

   The Senate is expected to vote on two opposing health care proposals today. And, the Trump administration says it has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in its latest move in the region.

2. Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

   Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.

3. I hate getting Pap smears. Is there a safe alternative?

   You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

4. Will U.S. military strikes slow drug overdose deaths? Experts say no

   President Trump says U.S. strikes on supposed drug-smuggling boats will save Americans from overdose deaths. But most experts worry the strategy is counterproductive.

5. This refugee's family faced persecution in Bhutan. Now, he could be deported there

   Mohan Karki's family and others with Nepali ancestry were persecuted and driven out of Bhutan in the 1990s. Karki himself was born in a refugee camp in nearby Nepal. Yet, the U.S. government claims he is a Bhutanese citizen and seeks to deport him there.

6. Senate to vote on dueling health care proposals as ACA premium hikes loom

   The Senate is set to vote on dueling health care proposals. Both plans are likely to fail, even as Affordable Care Act premiums are set to skyrocket at the end of the year.

7. Elizabeth Warren says both bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery are bad for consumers

   Sen. Elizabeth Warren cautions that the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to either Netflix or Paramount Skydance could reduce competition and concentrate power over what films and news American see.

8. Trump calls affordability crisis a 'hoax.' The data tells a different story

   As Democrats campaigning on affordability pick up wins, Trump's messaging about a strong economy is at odds with widespread voter sentiment that he's not doing enough to tackle rising costs.

9. Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate

   Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital.

10. Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

    At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.