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Fla. Teen Posing as Physician Is Arrested For Forging Checks
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A Florida teen with no medical credentials was arrested on charges of fraud and larceny after charging a woman complaining of stomach pains $3,494 for home visits and cleaning out her bank account. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Court Denies Notorious Mobster’s Motion For New Trial
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A federal appeals court denied the request for a new trial made by former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who was convicted in 2013 of having participated in 11 murders during the 1970s and 1980s. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Son Sues Rehab Center For Making His Mom Batty
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The son of a woman who entered a New York City rehabilitation center to be treated for rheumatoid arthritis has filed a lawsuit alleging the center made her confused and incoherent. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Suit Against Whole Foods for Overcharging Gets Dismissed
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A federal district judge has thrown out a suit against Whole Foods that mostly relied on an NYC Department of Consumer Affairs 2015 release stating that the upscale supermarket chain was systematically overcharging for pre-packaged foods. So reports the New York Law Journal.
Read more...Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Abortion Rights Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on a challenge to a Texas law that requires abortion doctors to be affiliated with nearby hospitals and also limits abortion to ambulatory surgical centers. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Woman Gets Probation for Creepy Notes to Neighbors
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"The children look delicious. May I have a taste?" So read an anonymous note that a Minneapolis woman sent her neighbors, the Star Tribune reports.
Read more...Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Cancer Victim’s Family $72M
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A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer allegedly caused by her use of Johnson & Johnson products containing talc. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Mom Who Killed Her Three Kids Gets Life in Prison
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A California judge sentenced Carol Ann Coronado to life in prison for stabbing her three baby girls to death. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Female Partners Underrepresented in Middle Management: Study
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An informal study shows that women occupy only 19.8% of the regional management positions at the nation’s 10 biggest law firms by revenue. So reports Bloomberg BNA.
Read more...Feds Arresting People for Defaulting on Student Loans
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A Texas man was arrested by federal marshals for failing to repay a $1,500 student loan that he took out 30 years ago when he was a student at Prairie View A&M University. So reports the Fox26.
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