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Alligator caught trying to raid California koi pond

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Alligator caught trying to raid California koi pond

California authorities said an alligator dubbed "Darth Gator" after trying to climb into a resident's koi pond was found to have escaped from a rescuer's home.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Under ACA, millions eligible for free policies

Millions of U.S. consumers are eligible for free healthcare policies, but officials say they're reluctant to push them because they may not be a good fit.

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Study: Most happy with U.S. Medicare

Beneficiaries with private Medicare Advantage plans are less satisfied with their insurance than those with a traditional Medicare plan, a U.S. non-profit says.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

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City blocks chicken-killing art project

Officials in Lawrence, Mo., said they will not allow a local woman to display and then butcher chickens as part of an art project.

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One-in-4 in U.S. have high blood pressure

One-in-four U.S. adults -- about 55 million Americans -- were treated for high blood pressure in 2008, federal health officials say.

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Healthcare experts favor reform

Despite mixed reviews by the general public, nine of 10 leaders in U.S. health policy say healthcare reform sets the right course, a survey indicates.

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Government to try healthcare initiatives

It's essential to change the way U.S. healthcare is funded to reward high-quality, efficient care, officials of a New York non-profit group say.

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U.S. learns from Swiss, Dutch healthcare

Swiss and Dutch healthcare systems can serve as examples for U.S. healthcare reformers, officials at a U.S. non-profit group said.

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If health reform is to succeed in improving care and curbing spending, this new center must function like a research and development laboratory for healthcare delivery, designed to discover, support and disseminate the best and most innovative ideas
Government to try healthcare initiatives Jun 09, 2010

More families are making difficult choices between needed healthcare, making payments on mortgages or credit card debt, and purchasing basic necessities
Many U.S. women short on health insurance May 11, 2009

They probably spent more time dressing for the robbery than actually planning it
Young girls rob bank Mar 01, 2007

When this many of our nation's healthcare experts, who don't always agree about priorities, name the same few critical issues, we have an excellent starting point for action on the healthcare agenda for the next few years
Poll: Healthcare should be top priority Jan 08, 2007

These findings raise questions about what Medicare is achieving with extra payments to private Medicare Advantage plans, which totaled more than $2.7 billion in 2005 over fee-for-service costs
Study: Plans not always a good deal May 19, 2006

Karen Davis is the president of United Poultry Concerns, Inc., which she founded in 1990 as a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl and includes a sanctuary for domestic fowl.

She has a PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she taught for twelve years in the English department.

At the University of Maryland, Davis founded the Animal Rights Coalition in 1989, and she pioneered a course in the University Honors Program on the role of animals in the Western philosophic and literary tradition. Karen is a featured speaker at the annual National Animal Rights and Taking Action for Animals conferences in Washington, DC and Los Angeles. On July 2, 2002, Karen was inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame "for outstanding contributions to animal liberation."

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