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Zimbabweans stand in line in front of NMB bank in Harare. Zimbabwe has been facing a major cash shortage for the past two years, a symptom of the country's larger and longer economic crisis.

Mugabe's Gone, But Zimbabwe Still Has A Serious Cash Shortage

The lack of hard currency is a severe problem for the southern African nation.

Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) holds a press conference on SB 10, his bill that would end cash bail in California, in this undated photo.

Breakthrough In Effort To End Cash Bail In California

A years-long quest to end cash bail in California is heading for a showdown in the Legislature as soon as early next week after the bill's author released closely guarded details Thursday.

Jean Couch, 75, perches on the edge of a chair at her home in Los Altos Hills, Calif. She teaches people the art of sitting in chairs without back pain.

Can't Get Comfortable In Your Chair? Here's What You Can Do

Chair design shifted dramatically about a hundred years ago, and it hasn't been good for our backs. Our daily lives are filled with chairs that make our posture worse. Luckily, we've got hacks.

U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint while in a taxi in Rio early Sunday morning. They were unharmed.

Ryan Lochte And 3 Other U.S. Swimmers Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio

Lochte's taxi was stopped by robbers who put a cocked gun to his head. "I was like 'Whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet," the swimmer told NBC. No one was hurt.

Sleepless Nights And Lighter Wallets: The Link Between Poverty And Sleep

What if you could never get a good night's rest? Some low-income people around the world face that challenge. A team of researchers is investigating whether sleep deprivation keeps some in poverty.

Patients in the study had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs — on the average, $500 — when they visited a physical therapist first," says Bianca Frogner, a health economist at the University of Washington.

Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.

American Airlines has a deal with its pilots to keep its end-of-the-year flights staffed. The airline had inadvertently given too many pilots the holidays off.

American Airlines And Pilots Work Out Deal To Save Holiday Flights

The airline had accidentally given too many pilots the holidays off, raising the specter of thousands of canceled flights.

Star Wars Battlefront II, a new game from Electronic Arts set in the Star Wars universe, is scheduled to be released on Friday.

Gamers See A Dark Side To New 'Star Wars' Video Game

Players are angry at Electronic Arts over the soon-to-be-released Star Wars Battlefront II game after it was revealed that some of the franchise's most iconic characters and other content cost extra.

A shipping container is offloaded from the Hong Kong-based ship in Oakland, Calif., last month.

China Says U.S. Has Begun 'Largest Trade War' In History, Retaliates With Tariffs

At midnight, U.S. tariffs took effect on $34 billion worth of imported Chinese goods — and Beijing responded quickly. The tit for tat marks a significant escalation in the countries' trade dispute.

A review of the evidence suggests that alerting people — by text, phone call or other method — when they're due or overdue to get a particular vaccination can boost immunization rates.

Got Your Flu Shot Yet? Consider This A Reminder

A research review suggests reminding people when their vaccinations are due or overdue increases the number of people who get immunized.

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