Papnet test triggers insurer fight over cervical cancer rescreening
Washington AP reports advertisers tout Papnet as a safety net for Pap smears amid FDA approval, but insurers balk at cost and duplication. Neuromedical pushes coverage with ads and a Florida study, while 7,000 women seek help. Medicaid Medicare guidance forthcoming as insurers weigh benefits versus price.
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Brown halts frat parties after rape and brawl
Brown University banned all frat parties and similar gatherings for at least two weeks after a reported rape in a fraternity bathroom on Oct. 6 and a dorm melee a month earlier that left a student with a 14 inch knife wound and another with a cut on the hand. A university spokesman called the move a pause to step back and form a task force to propose violence curb measures by Tuesday.
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Perot Says Debates Bombed After Exclusion
Ross Perot blames the CPD for excluding him from Wednesday's debate. He says the censored format produced the lowest ratings of any televised presidential face-off. Nielsen data show Clinton and Dole drew the weakest audience yet.
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Standoff ends as bank hostages freed in Louisiana
In Houma Louisiana a 24 year old deputy sheriff Chad Louviere ending a 24 hour standoff walked out with his estranged wife and a hostage after a teller died from a gunshot wound. Louviere wore his uniform when officers used a concussion grenade and tackled him The motive for the bank raid was unclear He was taken to Terrebonne Parish jail and no charges were filed Pamela Duplantis 27 a bank teller died in the lobby.
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Bahamas battered by Hurricane Lili with roofs ripped and escapes made
Hurricane Lili hit the Bahamas with 95 mph winds gusting higher, tearing roofs and shattering windows. Georgetown on Exuma sustained a direct strike as rescue workers evacuated frightened residents in steady rain. Police reported no injuries initially, shelters unused, and residents sought safety in churches and at the police station while more than 40 people were rescued overnight.
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Foreign contributions cross party lines in 1995 96
The article reports that Democrats and Republicans both drew money from foreign nationals and foreign-born residents. It notes Newt Gingrich attended a 1995 California fundraiser with a Sikh leader, GOPAC hosted fundraisers at Saudi and Russian embassies in 1996, and Rep Patricia Schroeder urged disclosure. It also cites over 2.4 million dollars from 16 US subsidiaries of foreign firms in 1995 96.
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Indicted officers and civilian in Indianapolis bar brawl
Four white officers from an elite unit were indicted for battery and disorderly conduct after a drunken off duty melee near a bar in Indianapolis that damaged police community relations. A black man, Jeff Gordon, was charged for continuing to fight, while the chief resigned in Sept amid the protests.
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