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Montana doctor overprescribed meds and overbilled health care to pad his income, prosecutors say

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients per day, double-billed federal health care programs and overprescribed pain medications to boost his income. Prosecutors said Tuesday they filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Thomas Weiner of Helena and reached a $10.8

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Con el recuerdo fresco de la pandemia, el toque de queda voluntario de un pueblo para evitar la propagación de un virus letal despierta protestas

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La idea de poner fin a las actividades al aire libre cerca del atardecer para proteger a la gente de un virus mortal transmitido por mosquitos no es nueva. La protesta del público de este año sobre la medida sí lo es. En 2005, 2012 y 2019, ciudades de Massachusetts y

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Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed a federal complaint seeking to overturn the

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‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could

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Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela’s police, raising fears of a further crackdown

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces. His appointment of Diosdado Cabello as interior minister is prompting fears among human rights groups that a crackdown on opponents that started after last month’s contested presidential election will deepen. Cabello is

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US Justice Department says Kentucky may be violating federal law for lack of mental health services

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness. The report released Tuesday says the state “relies unnecessarily on segregated psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness …” The DOJ

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Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents. The new indictment removes a

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La CIDH presentará un informe sobre “deterioro de DD.HH.” tras las elecciones en Venezuela

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) llevará a cabo este miércoles una sesión extraordinaria donde la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) informará sobre el “deterioro de la situación de los derechos humanos” tras las elecciones del 28 de julio. La sesión para tratar este

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Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. On Monday, Tennessee Election Coordinator Mark Goins sent a letter to the Shelby County Election Commission warning

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US Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento. The plan had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. The Postal Service announced Tuesday it has identified “enhanced efficiencies” that

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Estudiantes convocan a marchas este miércoles contra la reforma judicial de López Obrador

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Estudiantes de Derecho de las principales universidades de México convocaron una marcha para este miércoles contra la reforma judicial propuesta por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, que ha generado una amplia controversia entre diversos sectores, incluidos los propios trabajadores del poder Judicial de la Federación (PJF). La comunidad estudiantil

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Opponents stage protests against Florida state parks development plans pushed by DeSantis

Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to build golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other development at Florida state parks staged protests Tuesday at several sites as pressure builds against the proposal. The Republican governor’s Department of Environmental Protection unveiled the plans last week and had

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