Medicare drug use monitoring program expands data access
Federal health officials will monitor prescription drug use among millions on Medicare using claims data shared with the FDA states and research groups. The move aims to allow screening of health records to track utilization and patterns in medicare beneficiaries.
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Washington
Health and Human Services Department
FDA
Picasso Etchings Stolen From Palm Beach Gallery
Palm Beach police say two Picasso etchings valued at 450000 were stolen from Gallery Biba after a glass back door was smashed during an alarm at 3 40 am. The pieces are titled The Frugal Meal and Jacqueline Lisant.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Biba
Janet Kinsella
Jacqueline Lisant
Boar Herd Disrupts Car Thief Escape in Germany
In Schwerin a suspected 18 year old thief abandoned a stolen SUV after a police chase. The driver fled into woods but was later found by officers hiding among a herd of wild boars protecting their young. The suspect was captured. his passenger was arrested first.
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Berlin
Germany
Schwerin
House panel subpoenas Rove for testimony on Justice aid firings
The House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Karl Rove to testify about White House involvement in firing nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. Chairman John Conyers says testimony is compelled after failed voluntary talks, amid executive privilege claims and election-year tension.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Bush
Karl Rove
White House
Tify
Congress
Rove
House
U.S
House Judiciary
John Conyers
Conyers
D-Mich
Robert
Luskin
Congres
Brooklyn Bridge 125th anniversary marks iconic span
A 125 year milestone for the Brooklyn Bridge recalls its May 24 1883 opening attended by the president and thousands. Historians note its impact on New York and Brooklyn growth while engineers praise its unprecedented scale and Gothic towers.
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New York
America
Brooklyn
Ron
Manhattan
Schweiger
Serafim Arzoumanidis
Manson ranch dig ends with no human remains found
Investigators at Barker Ranch in Death Valley National Park ended a three day dig looking for possible victims of the Manson family after four sites yielded no human remains. Sheriff Lutze said the team will conclude the operation with no evidence of additional victims found.
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Death Valley National Park
Calif
Charles Manson
Manson
Inyo County
Bill Lutze
Barker Ranch
Los Angeles
Lutze
Panamint Mountains
Texas court orders release of children seized in raid
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin ruled authorities had no immediate danger justification for removing over 440 children from a splinter sect's compound. It gave the lower court 10 days to release the youngsters, a decision seen as vindication for the Fundamentalist LDS group and its families. Sect elder Willie Jessop and parents welcomed the ruling with cautious optimism amid ongoing potential appeals.
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San Angelo
Texas
Third Court of Appeals
Austin
Texas Supreme Court
U.S
Child Protective Services Agency
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Julie Balovich
Willie Jessop
Young lottery winner seeks privacy after $35.3 million Powerball win
Jonathan Vargas, a 19 year old Gaston South Carolina construction worker, won the South Carolina Education Lottery Powerball jackpot for 35.3 million dollars. He plans a lump sum of 17 million and to invest most of it while avoiding neighborhood exposure and considering a Dr Phil appearance. He will use funds for a new house and trusts for his sister and three brothers.
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Columbia
S.C
Gaston
Jonathan Vargas
Vargas
Cayce Raceway
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