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American sunscreen options are limited compared to other countries. Heres why.

You may be ready for thestart of summer, but is your sunscreen? Compared with other parts of the world, American sunscreen selections are limited due to a law from nearly a century ago that may be blocking the best lotions from your beach bag, CBS News’s Manuel Bojorquez reported for “Evening News.” The 1938 U.S. law classifies sunscreen as a …

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Homeowners face soaring insurance costs as violent storms wreak havoc

Insurance companies are hiking the cost of homeowners coverage to offset the growing risk posed by powerful storms of the kind that ripped across five states over the Memorial Day weekend. The stormsleft a trail of destructionin Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of Virginia, leveling homes and killing at least 23 people. The increasing frequency and severity of extreme …

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