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Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions

Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
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Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak .
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Pope slams both Harris and Trump as 'against life' and urges Catholics to vote for 'lesser evil'

Pope slams both Harris and Trump as 'against life' and urges Catholics to vote for 'lesser evil'

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S.
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B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man

B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man

VANCOUVER — A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident.
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Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures

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Opinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins

Opinions on what Tagovailoa should do next vary after his 3rd concussion since joining Dolphins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nick Saban has a message for Tua Tagovailoa : Listen to experts, then decide what happens next. Antonio Pierce had another message: It's time to retire.
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Nevada is joining the list of states using Medicaid to pay for more abortions

Nevada is joining the list of states using Medicaid to pay for more abortions

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is primed to become the 18th state to use Medicaid funds to increase access to abortion for lower-income women.
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Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak .
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Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs

Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S.
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Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections.
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