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Feds wrote $128M in duplicate checks to docs, report finds
Apr 27, 2023 by Sam Parsons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government wrote duplicate checks to doctors who provided care for veterans, costing taxpayers as much as $128 million in extra payments, according to a new watchdog report out this week. In nearly…
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Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers
Apr 26, 2023 by Sam Parsons
DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with…
Danny Masterson’s rape retrial: Key things to know
Apr 25, 2023 by Sam Parsons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five months after a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial for actor Danny Masterson, the former star of “That '70s Show" is on trial again in a Los Angeles court. Masterson is accused of…
Fox's settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M
Apr 24, 2023 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox Corp.'s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. On Tuesday, Fox settled with Dominion…
BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting move
Apr 21, 2023 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that’s shedding about 15% of its entire staff, adding…
T. rex skeleton sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction
Apr 20, 2023 by Sam Parsons
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8…
Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
Apr 19, 2023 by Sam Parsons
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a…
CBC 'pausing' Twitter after 'government-funded media' label
Apr 18, 2023 by Sam Parsons
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC’s account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine…
Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine
Apr 17, 2023 by Sam Parsons
SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — The railway owner is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine. Officials said Sunday that three rail workers were treated and…
Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
Apr 14, 2023 by Sam Parsons
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as…
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