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Noridian lands big Medicare contract
Associated Press WriterNoridian Administrative Services LLC will handle more than 10 percent of the Medicare Part A and Part B claims nationwide after landing another big contract. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week awarded Fargo-based Noridian...Tags: Medicare, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah, Montana
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Colombian drug baron shot dead in Spanish hospital
Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) — A convicted Colombian drug baron with links to two major smuggling cartels was shot dead in a Madrid hospital Thursday, officials said. Leonidas Vargas, who was convicted of drug trafficking, was murdered in a hospital bed...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, Police, Punishment, Police Arrests
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Va.-based appeals court says government can't hold sex offenders beyond end of prison sentence
Associated Press WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law...Tags: Sexual Assault, Laws, George Bush, National Government, Adam Walsh
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After searching dumps in 3 states, police abandon search for NJ baby's body, lost by hospital
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police who searched dumps in three states for the remains of a baby thrown out in a Jersey City hospital's trash gave up Thursday, saying they had little chance of success. "We have come to the harsh reality that efforts to...Tags: Pennsylvania, Police, New Jersey, Human Mishaps
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Media groups want names of hundreds in unmarked graves at old Nebraska psychiatric hospital
Associated Press WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several media organizations on Thursday joined a Nebraska historical society's fight to obtain the names of 957 people buried in unmarked graves at a former psychiatric hospital cemetery. The organizations filed a "friend of...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Death and Dying, Justice System, Freedom of the Press, Nebraska
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Doctors use honey to save man's leg
Special to NewsdayA Little Neck man may owe his right leg to an unlikely ancient remedy: honey. Treatment that was until only recently thought by many to be "barbaric," according to one nurse at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, saved Franklin Lloyd from...Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Island, Manhasset, Little Neck, Illnesses
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Red Cross accuses Israel of delaying access to wounded Gazans for days
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross accused Israel on Thursday of "unacceptable" delays in letting rescue workers reach three Gaza City homes hit by shelling where they eventually found 15 dead and 18 wounded, including young children too weak...Tags: Foreign Aid, United Nations, Charity, Health Organizations, Defense
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2 sisters remain hospitalized after dog mauling in Joliet
Two sisters, ages 5 and 10, were in stable condition Wednesday at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, a day after being mauled by a Rottweiler at their mother's home in Joliet, authorities said. The younger sister, Kashae Mitchell, suffered the most...Tags: Joliet, Kathleen Keenan
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Burris practiced in political arts
Tribune reportersAmid the controversy over whether he should become Illinois' next U.S. senator, Roland Burris has been described by friend and foe alike as an earnest public servant with a long history in state politics. A closer examination reveals a prototypical...Tags: Roland Burris, Prosecution, Transportation, Lobbying, National Government
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Court strikes down federal sex offender law
Associated Press WriterCongress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law allowing civil commitment of...Tags: Sexual Assault, Laws, George Bush, National Government, Adam Walsh
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Police stop looking for NJ baby's corpse
Police on Thursday said they have stopped searching for the remains of a Jersey City baby thrown out in a hospital's trash. Authorities have been looking for the body of Bashere Davon Moyd Jr. since Jan. 2, when it was discovered missing from the morgue...Tags: Kentucky, Police, New Jersey, Human Mishaps
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Early planned C-sections may be harmful to infants
Thousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to a new, large study of U.S. births published today. The study found...Tags: Birmingham , Diseases, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, People
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