CNN: FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP i mpeachment inquiry

FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings, undercutting a major aspect of Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president.

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PROPUBLICA: The Year After a Denied Abortion

The Year After a Denied Abortion
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

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CNN: Israeli special forces enter largest remaining functioning hospital in Gaza

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Israeli special forces enter largest remaining functioning hospital in Gaza
Israeli special forces on Thursday entered Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining functioning medical facility in Gaza, according to both the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Ministry of Health in Hamas-run Gaza.

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NPR: Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars

Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to “site-neutral payments” doesn’t become law.

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HUFFPOST: Uncovered Emails Show Widespread Use Of Racial Slur By Government Agency

Uncovered Emails Show Widespread Use Of Racial Slur By Government Agency
Documents obtained by HuffPost show that even some agents in supervisory roles used an ugly term that in some usages evokes violent assault.

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KFF HEALTH NEWS: How states are targeting health insurers’ “prior authorization” red tape

How states are targeting health insurers’ “prior authorization” red tape
Doctors, patients, and hospitals have railed for years about the prior authorization processes that health insurers use to decide whether they’ll pay for patients’ drugs or medical procedures. The Biden administration announced a crackdown in January, but some state lawmakers are looking to go further.

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NBC NEWS: Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn’t changed U.S. policy toward Israel

Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn’t changed U.S. policy toward Israel
As the reported Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 28,000, the president continues to believe that unequivocally supporting Israel is the right policy.

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