Kurds seize Kobani as IS hold collapses after four months
Jubiliant Kurdish fighters raised their flag on Kobani after a four month battle with Islamic State militants. Celebration erupted in the war torn streets as the siege ended and airstrikes by a U S led coalition intensified earlier in October.
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Medicare overhaul ties pay to quality over volume
The Obama administration announced Medicare will reward quality in hospital and doctor payments, aiming to shift 30 percent of traditional Medicare to new care models by end of 2016 and 85 percent to quality measures by then, with a goal to 90 percent two years later. The plan drew mixed responses from insurers, hospitals, and physicians groups, and introduces the Learning and Action Network to guide implementation.
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Obama pushes wilderness for Arctic refuge amid drilling dispute
President Obama proposed designating 12.28 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, barring drilling in most of the area. The move faces tough odds in a Republican-led Congress, with Alaska lawmakers opposing and warning it could become a 2016 campaign flashpoint. The debate hinges on oil supply, regional economics, and Alaska’s Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
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Drone crash at White House prompts security questions
A two foot drone breached the White House grounds in the early hours and a hobbyist later claimed responsibility. Officials say it resulted from recreational use and raised concern over skyborne threats to the president and residence.
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