House approves amendment to bar Viagra coverage
The House passed a Steve King amendment by 285 to 121 to prevent Medicaid and Medicare from covering impotence drugs like Viagra. King estimates a $105 million saving next year and a study showing over $2 billion in spending on such drugs over the next decade. He argued taxpayers should not fund sexual-performance medications, comparing to other nonessential treatments.
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Snowbird Ski Resort extends season to July Fourth
Snowbird Resort in Utah will stay open on weekends through Independence Day due to a record snowfall. The season, already the longest in Utah history, has seen attendance rise 12 percent to 3.4 million. Snow arrived from November through June, keeping the base intact as warmer weather arrives.
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Yahoo closes chat rooms amid child safety push
Yahoo Inc. shut down user created chat rooms to curb areas used to prey on minors. Critics say legal pressure and advertising losses likely spurred the move, following a $10 million damages suit and campaigns by watchdog groups including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Murder of Illinois religion professor shocks Oak Park
Authorities hunted for the killer of Peter D Agostino 42 an associate professor of history and Catholic studies at University of Illinois Chicago He was found with a severe head wound on a front lawn near his home after a 911 call He died within an hour witnesses described rage but no weapon was found Police seek public help in solving the case and details remain unclear The victim a married father of a baby girl taught at UIC since 2001 and is a UChicago alumnus
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