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Former President Barack Obama defended the 2015 Iran deal and criticized Donald Trump’s path to conflict while campaigning for Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

Fla., “repeatedly” violated the STOCK Act. That claim stems from a financial disclosure with a typo that was corrected days later.

Kansas, said Democrat Adam Hamilton “wants to shut down the beef industry.” That’s wrong. Hamilton has suggested eating less meat to combat climate change, not eliminating consumption entirely.

Researchers have found some evidence that lozenges with zinc may reduce the length of your cold once you are sick. But the doses sold at the drugstore may not be enough to make a difference.