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Month: April 2024

Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud

By JESSE BEDAYN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewelry and other personal expenses, according

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New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act includes divisive accommodations for abortion

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, according to finalized federal regulations published Monday. The regulations provide guidance for employers and workers on how to implement the law, which passed with

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Union settles extended strike with Pittsburgh newspaper, while journalists, other unions remain out

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The union that represents a Pittsburgh newspaper’s truck drivers, one of five unions that have been on strike for 18 months, has approved a new contract with the paper’s owners. But four other unions, including one representing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s journalists and other newsroom employees, have not settled. The newspaper said the

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¿Quiénes quieren ser los próximos Milei en Latinoamérica? ¿Puede expandirse el fenómeno libertario?

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — Giancarlo Calla Huanca tenía 25 años cuando, desde Perú, vio a Javier Milei por primera vez. El ahora presidente de Argentina estaba explicando “con manzanas” el fenómeno de la emisión monetaria ―en torno a la idea clave de eliminar el Banco Central― en un recorte de un programa de

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Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants as it investigates ‘inappropriate changes’ to patient records

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A Houston hospital has temporarily stopped liver and kidney transplants after it says it learned one of its physicians altered patient records in a government database, which may have prevented them from getting new organs. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston confirmed that it is investigating “inappropriate changes” to liver

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Una controvertida ley de Texas se convirtió en un modelo para otros estados; las comunidades de inmigrantes están preocupadas

Belén Liotti (CNN) — El corazón de María Acosta se encoge cada vez que escucha la pregunta. “Señora, ¿tengo que mudarme?” Los inmigrantes en Iowa siguen preguntándole. Y Acosta dice que no sabe cómo responder. “Me siento impotente. Me siento frustrada”, dice Acosta, organizadora comunitaria del Movimiento de Migrantes por la Justicia de Iowa. “¿Qué

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