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He was treated for the enterovirus 68 and released, but his asthma made the illness more difficult to fight." data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">A respiratory illness that has swept the nation could be taking on a new form, but further testing is needed.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/30/analysts-gas-prices-to-drop-below-3">Analysts: Gas Prices to Drop Below $3</a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/30/analysts-gas-prices-to-drop-below-3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/1a99474/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2F17%2F97%2F5e82799a4388892a5120e2e19d82%2Fresizes%2F500%2F141014-gasprices-editorial.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Melissa Cassidy pumps gas into her car from a pump with a sign indicating the gas is containing up to 10 percent ethanol at Victory gas station on Nov. 15, 2013, in Pembroke Pines, Fla." data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">Drivers are seeing the lowest prices at the pump since 2010.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/30/norway-iceland-tops-for-gender-equality-us-behind-canada">U.S. Ranks No. 20 for Gender Equality</a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/10/30/norway-iceland-tops-for-gender-equality-us-behind-canada"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/9480590/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2Fcc%2Fef4ee922ba6cbb3ad00fb4d98da4f0%2Fresizes%2F500%2Fmedia%3A480c9ac5b4b04bec931e96063e18a685Senate-NorthCarolina-HillaryClinton.JPEG" width="150" height="100" alt="The Associated Press" data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">The United States is still behind in gender equality, especially in politics.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/30/russias-motives-for-flights-over-nato-airspace-remain-unclear">Motives Unclear for Russian Flights </a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/30/russias-motives-for-flights-over-nato-airspace-remain-unclear"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/6f73da5/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2Fdf%2F93%2Ff72b1d0344ae86df660286b4b803%2Fresizes%2F500%2F141030-jets-editorial.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly above the Kremlin's cathedrals in Moscow on May 9, 2014, during a Victory Day parade." data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">Russian aircraft flew in formation over Europe this week in several puzzling displays.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/29/barack-obama-finds-a-midterm-mission">Obama Finds a Midterm Mission</a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/29/barack-obama-finds-a-midterm-mission"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/46c7f14/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2F78%2F8e%2F89bb395c4ad9a7188d5c62688165%2Fresizes%2F500%2F141029-obama-editorial.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., after a campaign rally with Democrats in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. " data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">Wisconsin is the first stop in a last-minute campaign spree by the president.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/29/personhood-amendments-shake-up-elections-in-north-dakota-colorado">A Tale of Two 'Personhood' Amendments</a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/29/personhood-amendments-shake-up-elections-in-north-dakota-colorado"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/8456cc8/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2F49%2Fff%2Fe01b4a454bb699d94f39e7382ba6%2Fresizes%2F500%2F141028-abortion-editorial.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Vicki Cowart, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, speaks during a news conference and rally against Amendment 67, the so-called personhood measure, at Planned Parenthood in Denver on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. " data-size="rectangle150x100"/> </a> </div> <div class="content"> <p class="t-tight ">State anti-abortion ballot measures that give fetuses new rights gain traction ahead of Election Day, while their broader impact remains unclear.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sep"> <h4 class="h"><a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ballot-2014/2014/10/29/democrats-losing-grip-on-young-voters-harvard-poll-finds">Democrats Are Losing Grip On Young Voters</a></h4> <div class="media"> <div class="block img-right"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20141031082412/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ballot-2014/2014/10/29/democrats-losing-grip-on-young-voters-harvard-poll-finds"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141031082412im_/http://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/aac99e1/2147483647/thumbnail/150x100%3E/quality/85/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2F81%2F71%2F3ebb4918455398db54a2e0aca782%2Fresizes%2F500%2Fap357412570093-5b.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A Harvard study published Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, suggests Democrats are losing ground among America's young adults. 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