Illness Behind Half of Bankruptcies, Harvard Study Finds
Harvard researchers report costly medical problems trigger about 46 percent of personal bankruptcies, with illness driving roughly 2 million Americans yearly. The study notes most filers had insurance, yet many lose coverage during illness, and ties medical debt to families including 700,000 children.
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Government unveils master list of accredited colleges
The Education Department released a Web site listing about 6 900 accredited institutions to help employers verify degrees and weed out diploma mills. Lawmakers say fake credentials cheat the public while FTC guidelines and new hiring rules aim to curb the problem.
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Hamilton Cancelled Panel Over Threats to Churchill Talk
Hamilton College in New York canceled a Thursday panel featuring Ward Churchill amid multiple death threats to campus leaders and the speaker. Churchill had likened World Trade Center victims to Nazis in an essay after 9/11, prompting protests and concerns for safety at the 2000s era event.
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Guantanamo tapes show guards punching detainees
AP obtained a six page June 19 2004 summary from U S Southern Command detailing video footage from Guantanamo Bay. The clips show Immediate Reaction Forces subduing detainees by striking punching and strapping some to a gurney for questioning while one squad was all female and tainted some Muslim prisoners.
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