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Peter Saltonstall, president of the National Organization of Rare Disorders, speaks at a rally Tuesday in support of tax credits for companies that develop drugs for rare diseases.

Advocates For Patients With Rare Diseases Defend Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs

The Republican tax plan could reduce or eliminate federal tax credits that reward companies for developing drugs to treat rare diseases. People who benefit from the medicines have objected.

Advocates For Patients With Rare Diseases Defend Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs

The Republican tax plan could reduce or eliminate federal tax credits that reward companies for developing drugs to treat rare diseases. People who benefit from the medicines have objected.

Tourists stay at a halal-friendly hotel in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Three Indonesian provinces have been officially listed as halal tourist destinations by Indonesia's Tourism Ministry, in a bid to increase the number of Muslim travelers from Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

Indonesia Aims To Attract More Muslim Visitors In 'Halal' Tourism Push

Halal tourism is an emerging trend in the travel industry: holidays that don't just accommodate, but actively cater to, devout Muslims. Indonesia is trying to market itself as a halal destination.

A motorist guides his vehicle to a drop an election ballot at a drive-through collection site outside the election commission headquarters in Denver on Nov. 7, 2017.

Colorado Launches First In The Nation Post-Election Audits

It's the first state to try the method on a statewide basis. The audits involve a ten-sided die, a software algorithm and the assumption that "the reported winner didn't really win."

In 'Body Music,' Love Is Sweet, Sexy And A Touch Sentimental

French graphic novelist Julie Maroh — author of Blue is the Warmest Color — is back with an earnestly sweet collection of vignettes about love, kept from being saccharine by her skill with faces.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (left) greets South African President Nelson Mandela in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1998. The two men have shaped their countries in dramatically different ways.

Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe And The Countries They Shaped

Before coming to power, Mandela and Mugabe led remarkably similar lives. Then their paths diverged: In South Africa, Mandela became a global icon and Mugabe presided over Zimbabwe's sharp decline.

Kennedy Odede has gone from street boy to social activist. He says: "When you do kindness that you don't expect to come back to you, you are spreading the light in the world."

The Kindness Of Strangers Saved This Mango Thief's Life

As a child, Kennedy Odede lived on the streets of a Kenyan slum. Now he is a social activist and best-selling author.

The lobby features a 140-foot digital mosaic that rotates through different images.

New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible

The $500 million privately funded project focuses on biblical history, biblical stories and the Bible's impact on the world.

In Iraq, masgouf is part of the national cuisine, but it's getting harder to find as the country still reels from war, sanctions, water quality and economic problems.

The Slow Destruction Of Much-Loved Masgouf, An Iraqi National Dish

The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry says following federal standards for the Prison Rape Elimination Act is too burdensome for states.

Prison Rape Law A Decade Old, But Most States Not In Compliance

A law to educate inmates about their rights and how to report sexual violence crimes went into effect in 2003. But most states are still not in full compliance. Others are protesting the rules.

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