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Men's college basketball: Kader endures to play for Afghan team
South Bend TribuneRecent Holy Cross graduate Yama Kader is days away from finally laying eyes on the country he’ll be representing on the basketball court. Kader, who was born in California to Afghan immigrants, is a guard on the Afghan National team, which is...Tags: MySpace, FIFA World Cup, Afghanistan, Social Media, Basketball
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Premiums under new health-care law remain about the same
Seattle TimesLast year, many health insurers were predicting huge premium increases of up to 70 percent for new individual health plans created under "Obamacare" rules. But when insurers filed their requests for rates last week with the Washington State Office of...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Apples, Judges, Health Insurance Cost, Justice System
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Orban's sentencing continues after death
Inland Valley Daily BulletinRANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The case is not yet closed for the former police detective who killed himself after being convicted of kidnapping and raping a Dave and Buster's waitress. A sentencing hearing scheduled Friday for Anthony Orban was held over to the...Tags: Punishment, Suicide, Defendants, Zoloft (drug), Prosecution
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Jury: Woman guilty of drug charge
The Jamestown Sun, N.D.A jury deliberated less than an hour Friday in Southeast District Court before finding a Jamestown woman guilty of delivery of a controlled substance. Lori Ella Houge, born in 1961 and from Jamestown, was accused of providing fentanyl patches to another...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Punishment, Justice System, Prosecution, Trials
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San Benito schools expect insurance plan savings
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasSchool district employees will pay less than half the cost for insurance next year under a new managed-care plan, a consultant said Thursday. School board members on Tuesday set the cost of monthly premiums at $25 for coverage under the new district-...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at School, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Healthcare Provider
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BRIEF: Valdese woman faces felony prescription drug charge
The News Herald, Morganton, N.C.Sharron Drucilla Davis, 49, of C.V. Johnson Drive, Valdese, was arrested Friday and charged with felony possession of Schedule III controlled substances. The arrest came after investigators with the Burke County Narcotics Task Force executed a search...Tags: Crimes, Dwayne Johnson, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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New pill drop box in Starke County
KNOX -- A permanent pill drop box has been placed at the Starke County Sheriff's Department at 108 N. Pearl St. Bought with funds raised by Starke County Triad, the box in the entry to the police office is for unused or expired prescription drugs,... -
Police look into report of prescription drug fraud
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasAn employee of a business in Kerrville claims a customer obtained or attempted to obtain medication by fraud. A Kerrville Police officer was dispatched to the 300 block of West Water Street about 9 a.m. Friday and met with the employee, who reported a...Tags: Misdemeanors, Punishment, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column
Detroit Free PressIf stock market returns are truly a leading economic indicator, Michigan appears poised for more prosperous times after a long, painful shakeout. With a gain of 50% over the past three years, stock prices of Michigan-based companies have outpaced the...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Kmart, Federal-Mogul Corporation, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Lipitor (drug)
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Navy Pier, Science and Technology, Internal Medicine, Tour Operations Industry, DePaul University
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Senate OKs medical marijuana; McCarter recalls daughter's drug-related death
Belleville News-DemocratDespite tearful opposition from a metro-east lawmaker, the Illinois Senate on Friday approved a bill allowing people to use marijuana to ease the pain of certain medical ailments. The bill would create a four-year pilot program, under which patients...Tags: Pat Quinn, Politics, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Government, Politics, AIDS, Marijuana Use
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