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- Drs. Kevin Park and Richard Rieselbach: Team care, new payment model and Medicare Advantage Plans critical to Medicare's future July 21, 2018The “Chronic Care Act of 2018” is intended to produce better outcomes for patients and save money for Medicare. Cost-effective delivery of services will depend upon team care and its support by a new payment model called global funding via…
- Grace Upham: MGE doing far too little to cut coal use July 21, 2018Dear Editor: As a volunteer with the Sierra Club, I was quite moved by Carl Lindner's op-ed “For health’s sake, MGE should speed transition from coal.” Lindner was quick to dispel the upsetting misconception that MGE is an environmentally conscious…
- Mike Pfrang: 'Tranitor,' imbecile' and 'psychotic' all describe Trump July 21, 2018Dear Editor: There seems to be some debate among the American people over whether Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Vladmir Putin brands our president as a traitor. An easy solution might be to write the words “traitor,” “imbecile” and “psychotic”…
- Promega announces another expansion on heels of new facility July 21, 2018Promega, the Fitchburg biotechnology corporation, has had a busy week: After breaking ground on a new R&D facility, the company now plans to expand its manufacturing footprint.
- Salud! Flowers, wine barrels and berries give hard apple ciders a rosy hue July 21, 2018The wave of rosé cider has crested in Wisconsin, with options from Crispin, One Barrel, Island Orchard, Seattle Cider Co. and more on liquor store shelves.
- Karl Curtis: As the season approaches, get informed about concussions and football July 21, 2018The Brain Injury Alliance of Wisconsin answers questions parents frequently ask when deciding whether to allow their child to play tackle football.
- Brewpub food: Duck poppers, shrimp tacos are among the favorites at Ale Asylum July 21, 2018Each day this week, we'll be looking at the menu of a different brewpub in and around Madison.
- Devin Gatton: Congress should pass bipartisan bill to benefit Dreamers July 21, 2018Dear Editor: It has almost been a year since the Trump administration announced that it would rescind the DACA program and called on Congress to pass a long-term legislative solution for Dreamers — jeopardizing Dreamers’ protections from deportation and their…
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- Year After White Nationalist Rally, Charlottesville Is in Tug of War Over Its Soul July 21, 2018Nearly a year after the rally, the city’s first black female mayor has vowed to address centuries of racial and economic disparities.
- Christopher Cantwell, White Nationalist in Vice Video, Is Barred From Virginia July 21, 2018Mr. Cantwell pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery relating to his use of pepper spray at last year’s protests in Charlottesville, Va., prosecutors said.
- 2 Charged With Stealing $8 Million in Rare Books and Items From Pittsburgh Library July 21, 2018Over two decades, prosecutors say, an archivist at the city’s library and a rare-book dealer conspired to sell stolen books.
- Missouri Duck Boat Accident Kills 17, Including 9 From Same Family July 21, 2018The tourist boat, carrying 31 people, sank in a storm that hit with shocking ferocity, raising new concerns about the safety of duck boats.
- 17 Killed in Duck Boat Accident in Missouri July 20, 2018A duck boat with 31 people on board capsized and sank to the bottom of Table Rock Lake during a severe thunderstorm on Thursday, resulting in one of the deadliest duck boat accidents in American history.
- Father of Parkland Shooting Survivors Is Fatally Shot in Robbery July 20, 2018Five months after two of his children escaped the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Ayub Ali was a victim of gun violence.
- As Migrant Families Reunite, Texas Border Cities Scramble to Help July 20, 2018Cities in the Rio Grande Valley have been a way station for reunified migrant families, who have been aided by loose network of volunteers and officials.
- Meet the Teenagers Leading a Climate Change Movement July 21, 2018Zero Hour, the nationwide coalition behind Saturday’s youth marches in Washington and other cities, is hoping to inspire young people to step up and demand change.
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- Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
- Survivors recall fatal Missouri duck boat accident July 21, 2018"Grab the baby!" Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling.
- $1 million pledged for Tulane Brain Institute July 21, 2018Gift comes from foundation established by family of 1963 alumnus
- Donald Trump's approach on tariffs will harm Louisiana, John Bel Edwards says July 21, 2018Damage predicted to ports, LNG industry, farms
- Watch disabled 12-year-old ride her custom tricycle for first time after it was stolen July 21, 2018She climbs aboard and races Slidell police chief around parking lot
- 'Inconceivable': Trump lashes out at Cohen recording, FBI seizure July 21, 2018The recording was among the records seized in an FBI raid, multiple people familiar with the probe said.
- 'black-ish' star Anthony Anderson denies assault allegation: report July 21, 2018Woman tells Los Angeles police he assaulted her at event she catered for him
- Robber threatens to 'blow his head off,' victim near Read Boulevard tells New Orleans police July 21, 2018Holdup reported in 4900 block of Sandalwood Street
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- Trump claims Cohen tape may be illegal and insists he did nothing wrong July 21, 2018Tape contains discussion of payment to Playboy modelNew York state law allows recording of conversations“The good news,” Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday morning, “is that your favorite president did nothing wrong!” Related: Michael Cohen recorded Trump discussing payment to Playboy model – report Continue reading...
- Syrian refugees cling to life on Golan Heights as Assad’s net tightens July 21, 2018Thousands are trapped between the regime’s missiles and minefields along the frontier with IsraelIt’s a regular stop for holidaymakers in Israel. American teenagers, some of them boys in sleeveless basketball tops, cluster on hilltop lookouts in the Golan Heights, a volcanic plateau captured from Syria half a century ago. Visitors ride quad bikes along dusty […]
- US immigration: baby did not recognise parents after five-month separation July 21, 2018Fifteen-month-old came to symbolise draconian US policy of separating migrant families A 15-month old baby who came to symbolise the US government’s draconian policy of separating migrant families did not recognise his parents when they were reunited in Honduras on Friday, his mother has said. Related: Less than a fifth of children reunited with migrant pare […]
- Arrests and intimidation fuel fears of ‘dirty’ election in Pakistan July 21, 2018Rights activists claim military is trying to swing Wednesday’s vote in favour of Imran KhanWidespread allegations that the military is working behind the scenes to swing Pakistan’s election this week in favour of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan are threatening to sully what is only the country’s second democratic transition of power.The vote on Wednes […]
- Steve Bannon plans foundation to fuel far right in Europe July 21, 2018Former White House chief adviser says he wants to rival to George Soros’s influenceSteve Bannon has announced plans to establish a foundation in Europe that he hopes will fuel the spread of rightwing populism across the continent.Donald Trump’s former chief advisor in the White House told the Daily Beast that he wanted to offer a rightwing alternative to Geo […]
- Sri Lankan ‘war criminals’ deployed as UN peacekeepers July 21, 2018Confidential report says officers implicated in the abuse of Tamils were operating in AfricaThe UN has been sending alleged war criminals to act as peacekeepers in conflict zones, a confidential report claims.The document, seen by the Observer, and sent to the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations last month, claims that senior Sri Lankan officers accus […]
- Farting unicorn row: artist reaches settlement with Elon Musk July 21, 2018Tom Edwards from Colorado, who challenged Musk’s use of motif without attribution, reaches agreement with Tesla tycoonA Colorado artist says he has reached a settlement with Elon Musk after challenging the Tesla tycoon’s use of a farting unicorn motif that he had drawn as an ironic tribute to electric cars. Musk used the cartoon image on Twitter, without att […]
- Russia tells US to release alleged spy Maria Butina after 'fabricated charges' July 21, 2018Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses Butina’s detention in call with US secretary of state Mike Pompeo Russia’s foreign minister told his American counterpart on Saturday a woman arrested in the US on accusations she was a Russian agent was detained on “fabricated charges” and should be released.Sergei Lavrov made the comments about Maria Butina […]
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- Trump attacks Michael Cohen over 'Playboy model payment tape' July 21, 2018It comes amid reports that he was secretly recorded discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model.
- Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa appeals for racial unity ahead of election July 21, 2018President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassures white farmers ahead of a landmark election on 30 July.
- India scraps tampon tax after campaign July 21, 2018The government introduced a 12% levy on sanitary products last year, sparking outrage.
- Macron aide Benalla: French police quizzed over assault video July 21, 2018Officers are suspected of leaking footage in a bid to help a presidential aide accused of assault.
- Japan heatwave: Warnings issued amid scorching temperatures July 21, 2018Scorching temperatures have killed 30 people in two weeks, prompting officials to issue warnings.
- Sri Lanka's Galle cricket stadium risks being demolished July 21, 2018The famously picturesque ground, in southern Sri Lanka, is next to a World Heritage-listed fort.
- Fiat Chrysler replaces CEO Sergio Marchionne for health reasons July 21, 2018Sergio Marchionne, 66, is replaced after suffering complications from shoulder surgery.
- Nine US 'duck boat' victims from the same family - governor July 21, 2018Seventeen people were killed when an amphibious "duck boat" carrying tourists sank in stormy weather.
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