Consumer complaint column highlights insurance scam and mail waste
A Tucson Citizen reader reports a nationwide health insurer paid only 160 of 1482 in medical bills after cancer surgery and alleges aggressive junk mail advertising aimed at the elderly. A responder notes some expenses were overlooked and sends a 105 benefit.
Nine killed in third Texas grain elevator blast this week
In Galveston, investigators found two more bodies bringing confirmed deaths to nine from the Farmers Export Co. grain elevator blast. Five remain missing as rescue teams resume work with a crane amid damage to nearby structures and a seal around the silo base. The FBI will probe alongside local and company investigators.
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U.S. life: more money leisure yet rising family woes
A Census Bureau portrait shows Americans enjoy higher incomes and more leisure, yet family instability grows. Divorce rates rise, women head many families, and crime climbs while education expands but illiteracy persists. Life expectancy rises and health costs soar.
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