A Second Explosion Hits Bangkok, As Police Track Down Suspect In First Blast Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News A Second Explosion Hits Bangkok, As Police Track Down Suspect In First Blast The second blast happened when an explosive was thrown from a bridge. It did not injure anyone. An explosion on Monday left at least 20 dead and 140 injured. Read this story Medicare Says Doctors Should Get Paid To Discuss End-Of-Life Issues After a six-year delay, Medicare proposes to reimburse doctors who hold end-of-life discussions with Medicare patients. The federal program is now soliciting public comments on the idea. Read this story Feeling Momentum, Carly Fiorina Visits The Iowa State Fair The Republican presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO has received much attention — and strong poll numbers — since her performance at a candidate forum in early August. Read this story For The First Time, Women Will Graduate From Army's Rigorous Ranger School This was the first class to allow women in more than six decades of Ranger training. NPR's Tom Bowman notes that 19 women started the course and two are graduating. Read this story Were Carbs A Brain Food For Our Ancient Ancestors? Once ancient humans learned to cook, starchy foods could have given them a calorie bump that fueled the evolution of the human brain, British researchers argue in a new paper. Read this story more news stories

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