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Records Show Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually
The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in last three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking. (Image...
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VIDEO: Move Objects With Your Mind? We're Getting There, With The Help Of An...
You know "the Force" that binds all things — the one that can let your mind move objects? The latest Future You video demos an armband that allows users to control objects with thoughts. (Image...
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Walking On Painted Keys: Creative Crosswalks Meet Government Resistance
Intersection art makes streets more inviting and can remind motorists to respect crosswalks and bike lanes. But the federal government says the designs can also be distracting. (Image credit: Brett...
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Undercount Fears As Texas Decide Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census
Despite the fact that the state has experienced massive population growth in the past decade, officials in Texas have decided not to allocate money or make statewide plans for the upcoming census,...
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Netflix Cuts Controversial Suicide Scene From '13 Reasons Why'
The show is centered on the suicide of a teenage girl, and the first season's finale shows her taking her own life. Several organizations raised concerns that it could romanticize suicide. (Image...
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King Of The Hill: Guinness World Records Crowns Wales Street World's Steepest
The town of Harlech in Wales has ousted Dunedin, New Zealand, for the title of world's steepest street. Residents are elated about the title, which required a lengthy verification process. (Image...
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Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, A Maverick On The Bench, Dies At 99
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, he was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge." (Image credit: J....
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Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels
I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree. (Image credit: Oliver Contreras/Getty Images)
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Steve Bullock Vows To Disentangle 'Dark Money' From Politics
The Montana governor, one of the last Democratic candidates to join the presidential race, is focused on bringing "sunshine and transparency" to campaign finance. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)
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5 Years After Eric Garner's Death, Activists Continue Fight For 'Another Day...
"There's not one day that goes by I don't think about Eric Garner," said activist Nupol Kiazolu. "All we're doing is fighting for equity and another day to live." (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty...
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Why Progressives Think Joe Biden Is Not 'Electable'
Progressive activists see 2020 as a chance to take control of the Democratic Party. They don't agree on who the best leader would be, but fear the former vice president would fail to excite voters....
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Lawmakers, Advocates Push To Extend Medicare's Coverage Of Kidney Transplant...
People under 65 who get kidney transplants can only rely on Medicare to cover three years of post-transplant treatment. There's a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning....
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This Economic Theory Could Be Used To Pay For The Green New Deal
Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "modern monetary theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs....
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Researchers Search For Reasons Why Women's Alzheimer's Risk Is Higher Than Men's
Scientists are gaining insights into why Alzheimer's is more common in women. The answer involves genetics, hormones and sex-related brain differences. (Image credit: Tom Merton/Getty Images/Caiaimage)
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Future Of Key Farming Research Uncertain As 2/3 Of USDA Staff Say They Won't...
The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a "blatant attack on science." (Image credit: J. Scott...
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U.S. Sanctions Senior Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya 'Ethnic Cleansing'
"The United States is the first government to publicly take action with respect to the most senior leadership of the Burmese military," the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. (Image credit: Lynn...
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