Health bill questions answered in Congress
The report outlines how the health insurance bill would affect workers changing jobs, small businesses, the self employed, and the mentally ill. It covers premium impacts, tax deductions, medical savings accounts, COBRA transitions, and proposed protections for mental health benefits.
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Congress
Washington
Clinton
Health Insurance Association of America
House
Senate
Bob Dole
Conference
Dole
Sean Q
Lost boy's parents face charges in false survival tale
Cassville, Mo. AP prosecutors say Josh Carlisle did not wander from home in March and survived three nights in the Ozarks with stray dogs. Parents Johnny Coffey and Lynn Coffey are suspects but prosecutors lack evidence for charges.
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Cassville
Josh Carlisle
Ozarks
Barry County
David Cole
Cole
Josh
Johnny Coffey
Lynn Coffey
Coffeys
Hollywood
Mrs. Coffey
Lynn
EEOC drops sex bias probe of Hooters in Tampa
The EEOC ended its four year sexual discrimination probe of Hooters after seeking a 22 million fine and hiring male waiters, saying it will focus resources on more pressing cases while a related private suit continues. Tampa manager Vince Gigliotti defended the uniformed look and said the campaign sparked public interest.
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Tampa
Fla
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chicago
EEOC
Hooters
Harris Fowell
Bill
Vince Gigliotti
Washington
Gilbert F. Casellas
Fowell
House
Casellas
Hong’ Kong
Hong Kong
Anson Chan
Chris Patten
Hidden Alcott novel found in Harvard library cache
Researchers reveal an 1849 unpublished Louisa May Alcott manuscript titled The Inheritance was long listed in Harvard's Houghton Library card catalog and checked out at least five times. The find, described as hidden in plain sight, surfaced after catalog searches by Myerson and Shealy.
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Boston
Louisa May Alcott
Hollywood
Harvard
Alcott
Lane Zachary
Zachary Shuster
Todd Shuster
Fielding
Zachary
Random House
Houghton
Joel Myerson
University of South Carolina
Daniel Shealy
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Myerson
Mayo and dressings linked to heart health study
Harvard and Minnesota researchers report that higher dietary vitamin E from foods like margarine, salad dressings, and mayonnaise may reduce coronary heart disease risk in older women. The study of 34,486 women over seven years found those in the highest vitamin E intake group had 62 percent lower mortality from heart disease, with caution that overall high fat intake remains unsuitable.
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OSTON
New England Journal of Medicine
Walter Willett
Harvard School of Public Health
Lawrence H. Kusfii
University of Minnesota
Piet
Minamata victims plan to drop lawsuit for government aid
About 2,000 mercury poisoning victims in Japan plan to sign an agreement May 19 to drop a 16 year old suit against Chisso Corp. and accept government compensation. The settlement provides $24,800 from Chisso and $209 monthly for medical costs, with 2,950 recognized by the government.
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Tokyo
Chisso Corp
Kyodo
Chisso
Minamata
Japan
Tomiichi Murayama
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Kushi
Lenore Kohlmeier
University of North Carolina
Mercury
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