Abortion-rights fees seek tighter insurance regulation
Kansas lawmakers push a measure to limit abortion coverage to life-saving cases and require stand-alone elective policies. Supporters say it shields employers from funding abortions while critics warn of reduced access. The plan targets private plans and would bar abortion coverage in insurance exchanges.
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Mattel loses Bratz copyright bid to MGA in 88 million verdict
A federal jury rejected Mattel Inc idea of owning Bratz copyrights and awarded MGA Entertainment Inc over 88 million dollars for misappropriation of trade secrets. The jury also found Mattel acted willfully and maliciously in the trade secret case as weeks-long deliberations concluded after a three month trial. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, signaling stronger job growth ahead as initial claims fell to 403000 for the week ending April 16 per the Labor Department.
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Market Snapshot Daily Dow, Nasdaq, S&P Close Mixed
Major indices edged higher with the Dow up 52.45 to 12505.99 and Nasdaq at 2820.16, while the S&P 500 rose 7.02 to 1337.38. Treasury yields held near 4.48 percent as grain and energy futures advanced with corn at 7.37 and oil at 112.29 per barrel.
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Amazon Web Services outage knocks major sites offline
A Thursday AWS failure disrupted many top sites including Foursquare and Reddit, with HootSuite and Quora down or in read-only mode. The outage began at a Dulles area data center, affecting services used by millions while some sites like Netflix and Zynga remained unaffected. AWS cloud computing powers vast online services, and the incident highlighted reliability versus traditional hosting.
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Kansas medical marijuana bill stalls in Legislature
Rep. Gail Finney of Wichita introduced a plan to legalize marijuana for registered patients via designated care centers overseen by an 11 member state commission. Advocates cite pain relief and nausea reduction for illnesses like cancer AIDS and MS, but House leaders have not advanced the measure this session.
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