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State fines Kaiser for violating patient privacy

May. 15, 2009
The state fined Kaiser Permanente $250,000 Thursday for violating patient privacy laws when several hospital employees illegally accessed medical records for octuplet mother Nadya Suleman. Kaiser spokesman Jim Anderson said the hospital did not expect the...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler