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AHIP Rejects Proposed Cruz Amendment to Senate's Health Care Bill
Conservatives are hailing a proposed change to the Senate health care bill by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz allowing individuals to buy low-priced, bare-bones insurance covering catastrophic medical conditions. A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 1.5 million people with pre-existing conditions could face higher premiums under an amendment suggested by Sen. [Full Article...]
Parents of terminally-ill Charlie Gard prepare for fresh legal battle
The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard are preparing for another legal battle to fight for the right to take their son overseas for experimental treatment. Mr Justice Francis oversaw a preliminary hearing on Monday. Gard's parents have lost a series of appeals in British courts and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and had no further legal recourse. [Full Article...]
Monkey-selfie copyright lawsuit returns to court
PETA is seeking copyright protection for a crested macaque named Naruto for photos Naruto took of himself in 2011 in a rainforest reserve on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Slater's company holds the British copyright for the photos, and he says it should be honored worldwide. 'Where does it end? PETA lost that case in 2015 and is now appealing that decision at the US Court of Appeals. [Full Article...]
Humanity's Daily Steps Counted via Smartphone Data
What surprised researchers, however, was how greatly this gender step gap varied from country to country with negative consequences for women. The researchers, who are sharing their findings on an activity inequality website, hope their work will help improve public health campaigns against obesity and support policies to make cities more "walkable". [Full Article...]
Bollywood set to 'stomp', 'rock' NY with IIFA show
On Wednesday, the festivities of the IIFA awards began by ringing in the Nasdaq stock exchange bell at the Times Square. IIFA Awards 2017 will be held on July 14 and 15 and, viewers can switch on to Colors on Sunday at 7 pm to view the Awards night. [Full Article...]
BJP's IT cell secretary posts communally sensitive fake content, arrested
The IT Cell of the CID arrested BJP leader Tarun Sengupta for allegedly posting fake pictures and videos on social media to instigate communal trouble in the state. Apart from Sharma, two others were arrested in two separate incidents of sharing similar posts that could be considered objectionable. The Kolkata police had earlier arrested a person for falsifying a picture from a Bhojpuri film t... [Full Article...]
Tufts nurses walk off jobs to begin 1-day strike
The one-day strike at Tufts is a protest of what the Massachusetts Nurses Association says are the hospital's " safety issues ". The MNA said Tufts nurses are the lowest paid nurses in Boston and called their pension benefits "the worst in the city". [Full Article...]
What Video Just Surpassed 'Gangnam Style' as Most-Viewed Ever?
However, the " Gangnam Style " video was recently passed by the music video for "See You Again", a song performed by Wiz Khalifa and co-written, co-produced, and featuring a chorus sung by Berklee alum Charlie Puth ('13). The song was commissioned for the seventh "Furious" film, shot just before Walker's death. "See You Again" continues to be both musician's biggest song to date scoring them... [Full Article...]