Wealthy seniors face higher Medicare charges and later eligibility
Washington AP reports the Senate voted to raise Medicare premiums for high income elderly and to raise eligibility age to 67 by 2027. Premiums would start for incomes over 50 000 and max at 2160 annually for top earners. the age bump and premium plan aim to cut costs though critics warn of gaps in coverage.
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House backs Clinton on China trade status
The House rejected a push by China critics to sanction Beijing over human rights and other issues. In a 259-173 vote, lawmakers backed Clinton’s May 29 decision to extend China’s most favored nation status for another year, a move the president said would draw China in rather than cut it off.
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Aides searched Clinton quarters to avoid warrant
Whitewater prosecutors floated a warrant to search the presidential living quarters for a box linked to Vincent Foster documents. The White House then allowed three aides to conduct the search, led by Sherburne and Nemetz, but no box was found. The probe concerns Kenneth Starr’s inquiry into White House document handling.
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Variety of social activity linked to fewer colds
A study in JAMA finds people with multiple activities from work to clubs have fewer colds than those with few outlets. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, and Virginia tested 276 volunteers, noting each additional relationship lowers illness risk, while suggesting meaning in life boosts immunity.
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Prom Teen Charged With Murder After Birth
Freehold New Jersey AP report: 18 year old Melissa Drexler, who gave birth at her prom, is charged with murder and endangering the welfare of a child after autopsy found the newborn strangled and dumped in a trash can. Prosecutors say she may have cut the umbilical cord with a receptacle edge before leaving the bathroom. She appeared in court, bail set at 50000, and her attorney entered a plea of innocence. Her family accompanied her as she faced the judge.
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Air Force calls Roswell aliens a hoax dummies
The Air Force released a 231 page report insisting the Roswell crash bodies were life size dummies and not alien corpses. Skeptics urge caution noting lingering questions about dates and events spanning decades and demand fuller answers.
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Explosion at Accra Pac plant in Elkhart kills one, injures thirty four
An explosion at the Accra Pac aerosol packaging plant in Elkhart Indiana killed one and injured thirty four including six firefighters. Ethylene oxide gas caused respiratory distress for some patients treated at Elkhart General Hospital. Authorities evacuated a one mile radius around the industrial park plant which employs about six hundred people.
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Drug use rising among youths despite overall decline
Washington reports show youth drug abuse climbing even as overall U S use falls. Retired Gen Barry McCaffrey notes children are using drugs at younger ages and cites increased hospital admissions for marijuana with alcohol or other drugs. He warns of new heroin exposure and emerging substances.
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Brian Keith Found Dead in Malibu at 75
Brian Keith known for Uncle Bill on Family Affair was found dead Tuesday in Malibu after an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound. The actor, a cancer patient, appeared in 1950s and 1960s films including Disney The Parent Trap and With Six You Get Eggroll, per sheriff deputies.
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