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Women want to make an informed decision about when to start having screening mammograms together with their doctor after a full discussion of the benefits and risks of the procedure, according to a new survey. Most national guidelines recommend routine breast cancer screening for women using a mammogram starting at …

JERUSALEM – A day of violence in which six people were killed threatened a four-month truce, but Israeli and Palestinian officials were making efforts to hold the line. The dead in Tuesday’s incidents were three workers at a Jewish settlement in Gaza killed in a Palestinian mortar strike, two West …

DALLAS – Even for Texas, the scene was remarkable: The governor, flanked by an out-of-state televangelist and religious right leaders, signing legislation in a church school gymnasium amid shouts of “amen” from backers who just as well could have been attending a revival. It wasn’t just the blatant blend of …