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NSA Contractor Charged With Stealing Classified Materials

The FBI arrested an NSA contractor. Harold Thomas Martin III is in custody, charged with stealing classified materials. The NSA has worried about another inside job since Edward Snowden's 2013 leaks.

A number of states recently have dedicated more money to educating women and health care providers about the 99 percent effectiveness of long-acting, reversible forms of contraception, like the intrauterine device, or IUD — shown here.

Long-Term, Reversible Contraception Gains Traction With Young Women

Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.

Attendees wear t-shirts in support of presidential candidates committing to Social Security for all generations during a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 29.

The Issues: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump On Social Security And Medicare

Programs like Social Security and Medicare consume nearly 40 percent of the federal budget, and candidates have suggested a variety of responses to their rising costs.

These Are The 2016 National Book Award Finalists

Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson and Rita Dove are just three of the authors on the shortlists for the National Book Awards. The 20 books still in contention for the prizes were unveiled Thursday.

People fill out applications at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., in July. The presidential candidates will be watching Friday's monthly Labor Department report for talking points on the unemployment rate and new jobs.

Friday's Jobs Report Could Help Shape Election Outlook

If it shows steady unemployment and job growth figures, that would help Democrat Hillary Clinton. If the numbers get worse, that would give an edge to Republican Donald Trump.

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears during a 2015 interview with CNBC.

Theranos Is Shutting Its Blood-Test Facilities, Shedding 40 Percent Of Workers

The company has been under scrutiny from federal regulators over its blood-testing technology. Theranos says it will focus on a testing product called miniLab.

People help each other across the river La Digue in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Wednesday, a day after Hurricane Matthew raked the island nation.

In Haiti, Slow Revelations About The Scale Of Hurricane Destruction

Hurricane Matthew drowned and battered the island nation on Tuesday. At least 283 people died and, more than 48 hours after the storm made landfall, many of the worst hit areas are still inaccessible.

California U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez speaks during a debate against California Attorney General Kamala Harris Wednesday in Los Angeles. She ended her closing remarks with a once-popular, but now surely over, dance move.

A U.S. Senate Candidate Just Dabbed At The End Of A Debate

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez ended her debate against California Attorney General Kamala Harris by doing a dance move called the dab.

GRAPHIC: Matthew Could Break A Historic Lull In Major Hurricanes Hitting U.S.

The last major hurricane, defined as Category 3 and stronger, to hit the mainland U.S. was Hurricane Wilma, which made landfall in Florida in 2005. Matthew could break that lucky streak.

Florida Department of Health workers at a temporary clinic set up in Miami Beach in September package up a urine sample to be tested for the Zika virus. Pregnant women in Texas and Florida have complained it can take as long as a month or more to get their Zika test results.

Public Health Labs Hope Federal Funds Will Speed Zika Test Results

But they'll have to wait a while. The portion of the $394 million Congress allocated to help pregnant women find out more quickly if they have Zika isn't expected to get to strained labs until 2017.

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