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An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for more than a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker. Attorneys filed the lawsuit Friday in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of 18-year-old Adam Hergenreder. (September 13)

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Here’s the latest for Friday September 13th: Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison; China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork; Greta Thunberg joins climate protest in Washington; Animals explore abandoned van at Russian National park

A federal judge in Boston sentenced actress Felicity Huffman on Friday to 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year’s probation for her role in the college admissions scandal. (Sept. 13)

People in the northern Bahamas are using a variety of ways to search for family and friends, amid alarming reports that 1,300 people remain listed as missing nearly two weeks after Hurricane Dorian hit. (Sept. 13)

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The burned-out wreckage of a boat where 34 people died in a fire has been transported to a naval base in Southern California for further investigation. (Sept. 13)

Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Houston, Texas made clear that there are three main candidates leading the field, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, according to AP Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace. (Sept. 13)

People packed in Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta to watch the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate debate, the third of the 2020 election cycle. (Sept. 13)

Public officials in Ohio say no amount of money will restore the cities that have been upended by the opioid crisis. Local police and fire chiefs say it’s taken an immeasurable toll on the wellbeing of first responders on the front lines. (Sept. 12)

Antonio Banderas says emotional state after suffering a heart attack provided motivation for his Cannes-award winning performance in the Spanish drama ‘Pain and Glory.’ (Sept. 11)