Napa Napa Valley Quake Strikes California Wine Country
An early Sunday magnitude 5.2 quake centered near Yountville northwest of Napa damaged homes and wineries, injured 25 and hospitalized a 5 year old in critical condition. Aftershocks continued as thousands lost power and streets cleared in a festival area.
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Nara
Pat Jorgenson
U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park
Mother Nature
Napa
Yountville
USGS
San Francisco
California Highway Patrol
Mark Bunger
Napa Area
Browns Valley
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Jonathan Franks
Rick Wallace
Sonoma County
Carneros Creek Winery
Mark Christianson
Long’s
Denise Mace
Queen of the Valley Hospital
Jerry Marquez
Mace
Oakland Children’s Hospital
Calif
California
Wine Country
Dental care lawsuits bite into state budgets
States face court challenges over Medicaid dental benefits for poor children. Lawsuits claim underpayment to dentists and lack of publicized services, with New York promising $573 million over four years to boost reimbursements. Texas courts found parents not informed of services, linking to serious child infections and emergency care. South Carolina avoided suits by boosting annual dental funding by 9.8 million, increasing participating dentists and treated children.
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Washington
Lance Plunkett
New York State Dental Assa
New York
Texas
U.S
William Wayne Justice
David Satcher
Jane Perkins
National Health Law Program
South Carolina
Dental Society
Hal Zorn
The
South Carolina Dental Assn
Columbia
Officials vow no repeat of Waco in Texas siege near Trinidad
A 51-year-old suspect John Joe Gray and relatives endure six weeks holed up on 50 acres by the Trinity River near Trinidad. Militia supporters deliver supplies as Henderson County Sheriff Alfred notes no plan to storm the site. Experts say handling risks echoes Waco while upholding justice.
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Trinidad
Tex
Dallas
John Joe Gray
Texas Department of Public Safety
Trinity River
Gray
Alicia Gray
Joe
Henderson County
Howard
Slick
Alfred
Waco
Joe Gray
Texas
David Koresh
Michael Treis
Alexandria
West Texas
Chip Berlet
Somerville
Mass
Living wage debate sparks regional economic clash
Lawrence and Manhattan face living wage proposals with rising opposition. Business leaders warn higher pay burdens may raise costs for hamburgers, groceries, and charity gifts while public officials review tax abatements and economic strategies. Proposals target firms with subsidies, aiming to broaden wage standards and preserve competitive balance.
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Sepic
Lawrence United Way
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Fairchild
Lawrence
American Eagle Outfitters Inc
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle
Manhattan
Seph
Exdell
Shirley Martin-Smith
Chamber of Commerce
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Grays
Tress
Republic of Texas
Grau
Wayne White
White
Kansas Legal Services
Kansas State University
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Douglas County
City Commission
John Exdell
Flint Hills Living Wage Coalition
Maat
Dave Ranney
J.A. Koch
W. 23Rd Steel Southern Hills
Old Boyd Bears
Mary Moo
John Deere
Angels
Ceres
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