By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and REED ABELSON Article Reprint Saying that “surprise” medical bills for emergency room visits are unfair to patients, Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat of Florida, is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate
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Arizona lawmaker gets probation in food-stamp fraud
By: Mary Jo Pitzl Article Reprint PHOENIX — An Arizona lawmaker who pleaded guilty to food-stamp fraud was sentenced to probation following a hearing Thursday morning in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Read moreColorado doctor says she is not racist for calling Michelle Obama ‘monkey face’ on Facebook
‘There! I feel better and am still not racist!!! Just calling it like it is!’ By: Rachael Revesz Article Reprint A doctor who used a racial slur against Michelle Obama on social media has been temporarily
Read moreCongressman Luis Gutierrez says the fight against Trump is just beginning
Gutierrez plans to boycott Trump’s inauguration and fight any efforts at mass deportation. By Ben Joravsky Article Reprint To that long and growing list of people declaring unmitigated resistance to President Trump—a distinguished bunch that
Read moreLeader of Cuba, Fidel Castro Dies at Age 90 and This Is Why Black People in the United States Need to Salute Him
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer The longtime leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. Castro led a Cuban revolution and overthrew Fulgencio Batista on New Year’s Day in 1959. His
Read moreMelania Trump is set to be a long-distance first lady
By Catherine Lucey Article Reprint DES MOINES, Iowa — It will be one of many unusual things about a Donald Trump administration: a long-distance first lady.
Read moreObama’s Overtime Pay Rule is Blocked by Federal Judge
BTN STAFF A federal judge has blocked the inclusion of overtime pay for employees who work more than 40 hours a week and make less than $47,476 dollars. The cancellation of the bill that was
Read moreViagra Found in South Korean President’s Offices
thedailybeast.com Article Reprint Around 360 Viagra pills were found in the offices of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, a spokesman confirmed, adding that the pills were intended for treating altitude sickness as part of the
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