Tenet offers 636 million to buy or lease Medical Center Hospital
Tenet Healthcare proposes a 636.3 million offer to buy or lease Medical Center Hospital in Odessa and consolidate with Odessa Regional Hospital. The plan would pay 75 million to Ector County Hospital District, free taxpayers of 457 million in sales and taxes over 30 years, and include charity care without community tax support. Hospital officials and a district source note uncertainty and the district faces potential board review.
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Ector County Hospital
Receding flood leaves hundreds of farm animal carcasses
Northern California floods produced massive livestock losses with hundreds of cattle and other animals found dead across fields. Levee failures near Feather River devastated dairy farms, inflating regional damage to about 1.6 billion dollars while crops face lengthy recovery and farmers warn of severe business disruption.
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Gatlin Returns to Odessa College for Grand Reopening Night
West Texas native Larry Gatlin headlined a sold out home crowd at Odessa College Deadenck Hall Auditorium. He recalled his first OC appearance as a 10 year old boy soprano in a choral opera by former OC director Paul Leck. Gatlin teased eating and travel quirks during the trip back to Odessa for the special show.
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Deaderick Hall
Odessa College
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Fia
Odessa
Deadenck Hall Auditorum
OC Choral
Laughter as Miami police seek Brinks truck money
Police go door to door in Miami's impoverished Overtown area asking residents to admit they took part of a half million dollars from a Brinks truck. Residents laughed, with locals saying no one will report it. Investigators hoped to recover about $500,000 missing after the I-95 overpass incident.
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Robo roach advance at Japan's top university lab
In Tokyo a roach in a university lab is fitted with a micro robotic backpack enabling researchers to control its movements. The Robo-roach demonstrates a potential for insect robotics and remote maneuvering in experiments.
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Japan
Tokyo University
Grapes Linked to Cancer Prevention Study
Washington AP reports researchers find a grape compound, resveratrol, may help prevent cancer in cell studies. A diet rich in fruits and grapes is suggested as part of an overall cancer defense, though health from wine alone is not implied.
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John
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