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NEW YORK (AP) — The company that's the target of outrage over severe price hikes for its EpiPen says it will expand programs that will lower out-of-pocket costs by as much as half. Mylan says that the patient cost will be reduced through a savings card that will cover up to $300 for an EpiPen 2-Pak. The new list price for a two-pack is more than $600.
AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — The search goes on for survivors of a devastating earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy. The death toll stands at 247. Italy's culture ministry has decreed that proceeds from public museums across Italy this Sunday will be dedicated to helping restore damaged buildings in the quake zone.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least eight tornadoes touched down in central Indiana on Wednesday. Authorities say about a dozen people were injured, but none seriously. GOP vice presidential candidate and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans to assess storm damage today.
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a second person in Palm Beach County, Florida, has contracted the Zika virus through a local mosquito. The number of non-travel related cases in Florida now stands at 43, with the majority having occurred in Miami-Dade County. Zika can lead to severe brain-related birth defects if women are infected during pregnancy.
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — For a priest in Montenegro, Pokemons are no game. Father Rafailo of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro has denounced the fictional figures in the "Pokemon Go" reality game as demons hailing an upcoming evil. In a service earlier this month, the priest said that the demonic forces always "precede something more serious."
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