Reversing Trend, Areas Loosen High-Speed Police Chases
States and agencies roll back pursuit limits amid crime concerns. Florida loosens rules to chase more offenses. DC and San Francisco ease rules via crime bills and ballot measures. Michigan restricts, Hawaii weighs stricter standards. Experts warn against expectant crime drops. Washington state passes a measure restoring chase rights with risk controls.
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Florida
District of Columbia
San Francisco
Washington State
Michigan
Hawaii
Jacinta Gau
University of Central Florida
Stateline
Rodney Bryant
Atlanta
Bryant
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Florida Highway Patrol
San Fran
Cisco
United States
FBI
Council On Criminal Justice
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Keith Wagoner
Ancient origins of arabica coffee traced in genome study
Researchers map arabica coffee’s 600000 year origin through genomes of Coffea arabica and related species. The study, published in Nature Genetics, shows arabica arose via natural crossbreeding, with Ethiopian origins and later Yemen and global spread.
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Victor Albert
University At Buffalo
Ethiopia
Yemen
Baba Budan
Starbucks
Tim Horton’s
Dunkin
Natural History Museum
London
Carl Linnaeus
Nature Genetics
Nestlé
Fabian Echeverria
Center For Coffee Research and Education
Texas A&m University
States tighten rules on health insurers denials
States move to curb prior authorization as insurers raise denial rates costing patients and doctors. A 40 year old patient in Arizona faced $18 000 per infusion and Medicaid denial left her in pain. Since a dozen states have enacted laws to speed approvals and limit delays, while debates on enforcement and effectiveness continue among physicians insurers and policymakers.
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Amina Tollin
Tollin
Tucson
Ariz
Stateline
American Medical Association
New Jersey
Texas
Washington State
Michigan
Jack Resneck
Resneck
Robert Traynham
AHIP
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Ron Howrigan
Cigna
Fulcrum Strategies
Howrigan
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