by Michael Grabell Illinois regulators revoked the business license last month of a check cashing store featured in a ProPublica investigation of temp agencies and labor brokers in Chicago. The …
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Podcast: When Medical Debts Become an Impossible Burden
by Phil Stiltonby Phil Stiltonby Minhee Cho .player_box { display: none; } When patients receive care at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri and don’t or can’t pay their bill, the nonprofit …
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New IRS Rules on Dark Money Likely Won’t Be Ready Before 2016 Election
by Phil Stiltonby Phil Stiltonby Theodoric Meyer The Internal Revenue Service says it won’t come out with new proposed rules for so-called dark money groups until late spring at the earliest, increasing the likelihood …
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Sarah Palin Exposes Double Standards by Liberal PETA in Open Letter to Peta
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonWhen former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin posted a photo of her son Trig standing on the family dog, Jill, the left-wing blogosphere and media had a field day with the …
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Report: F-35 Program Could be Delayed Four More Years
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonF-35, a new American fighter jet with cutting edge technical characteristics was to enter service this year, but the date of release is uncertain after a serious technical glitch was …
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Lost in the Media: 54 Gold Star Families Honored During Obama's Joint Base Visit
by Phil Stiltonby Phil Stiltonby Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris 99th Regional Support Command As thousands gathered here Dec. 15 to hear President Barack Obama thank troops for their service and sacrifice, one small group …
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Haiti Surfers Learn to Swim and Hang 10
by Phil Stiltonby Phil Stilton“Surf Haiti” works to put Haitian beaches on the international surf radar, highlighting Haiti’s beaches could increase tourism to the area.
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VOA-The new, entirely Republican-led U.S. Congress will weigh in on global hotspots and America’s response to them when lawmakers return to Washington next week. As VOA Senate correspondent Michael Bowman …
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AFP-The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations on Friday formally requested membership in the International Criminal Court, which would allow them to lodge war crimes complaints against Israel.
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Crashed AirAsia Flight Was on an Unauthorized Schedule
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonAFP-The AirAsia plane that crashed last weekend was flying on an unauthorised schedule, according to Indonesia’s transport ministry. Officials say not all victims will be autopsied, in order to respect …
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PADUCAH, KY-A small plane crashed in Paducah, Kentucky. Four people died, and a 7-year-old girl was the only survivor. The girl showed up barefoot at a home nearly one mile …
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Jim Rome Takes Back Marching Band "Dorks" Comment
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonSports commentator Jim Rome lashed out with harsh words directed at millions of marching band members across America. “Is there anyone not in a marching band who thinks those dorks running …
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Harry Reid Workout Leads to Broken Bones and Ribs
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonHENDERSON,NV-Nevada senator Harry Reid found himself in the hospital on New Years Day after some technical difficulties in his daily workout. His office issued the following statement, “On Thursday, Senator …
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Pair Charged with Trespassing After Spending Two Days Locked in Unlocked Closet
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonDAYTONA BEACH, FL-John Arwood, 31 and Amber Campbell, 25 told police they fled to a closet after being chased on Sunday. The pair said they ran into a janitorial closet …
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State police confirm there has been a massive car pileup on I-93 in Ashland on Friday morning. 35 vehicles in two separate pileups were involved in a scene on New …
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When a Patient’s Death is Broadcast Without Permission
by Phil Stiltonby Phil Stiltonby Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with the New York Times. Anita Chanko could not sleep. At 4 a.m., on an August night in 2012, she settled onto the …