Pennsylvania vision testing firm to pay $14.25M in Medicare fraud settlement over unapproved device use
NEWARK, N.J. – Diopsys, Inc., a medical device manufacturer based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, will pay up to $14.25 million to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare…
Advanced DNA testing identifies woman murdered in New York City 33 years ago
QUEENS, NY — Judy Rodriguez, a woman whose identity had remained a mystery for over three decades after her body was discovered in Queens in 1991, has finally been identified through advanced…
April Earthquake Testing Reveals New Fault Line in New Jersey
MOUNTAINVILLE, N.J. — A newly discovered fault line beneath New Jersey has sparked fresh concerns following an April earthquake that reverberated across the Northeast, scientists confirmed Monday. It is being called the…
Free Well Testing For Henderson County Storm Victims
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — The Henderson County Department of Public Health is offering free well water testing for residents whose private drinking wells may have been affected by Hurricane Helene. The initiative aims…
President of hair testing company sentenced for defrauding 88,000 customers out of $5.9 million
NEW YORK — Kyle Tsui, the former president of a company that sold fraudulent allergy and sensitivity tests, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for orchestrating a scam that defrauded more…
Toms River Researcher Makes Breakthrough in AI Security Testing
UNION, NJ — Brendan Hannon, a recent graduate of Kean University, has developed a groundbreaking method to test the vulnerabilities of artificial intelligence, particularly in preventing misuse. The Toms River native focused…
New Jersey’s Attempt To Remove Public Teacher Certifications and Testing Advances Again
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Senate Education Committee has favorably reported Senate Bill No. 1287, a significant legislative proposal aimed at modifying the state’s teacher certification process. This bill proposes the…
New Jersey Moves Closer to Removing Basic Skills Testing for Public School Teachers
New Jersey Senate Proposes Elimination of Basic Skills Test for Teacher Certification TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would lessen the requirements to become a public school teacher in New Jersey is…
Columbia Urges Professors To Consider Canceling Final Exams, Moves Testing Remote
Columbia University announced Wednesday that professors should consider making exams optional or forfeiting them altogether as the school has been rocked with escalating protests, according to the Columbia Spectator. Police arrested over…
Cornell Walks Back Decision To Remove Standardized Testing Requirement
Cornell University announced Monday that it would be reinstating standardized testing four years after axing the requirement. The university removed the requirement for standardized testing in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since…
Bird Flu Found in Raw Milk Across United States as USDA Continues Testing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A collaborative effort is underway by federal and state health and veterinary agencies to probe into a sickness affecting primarily older dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico,…
Marketmind: Testing China, Hong Kong stocks’ bounce back ability
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investor sentiment towards China has picked up following a report that Beijing is considering a hefty package to…
Explainer-Why is North Korea testing hypersonic missiles and how do they work?
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it had tested a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range, amid an intensifying race for the next generation of long-range…
BYD has obtained conditional testing license for level 3 autonomous driving on high-speed roads
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD said on Wednesday it has obtained a conditional testing license for level 3 (L3) autonomous driving on high-speed roads. BYD was granted the first…
US finds no novel pathogens in genetic testing of mystery illness in dogs
(Reuters) – Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have…
US wants to require drug testing for foreign aviation-repair stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it wants to require aviation-repair stations in foreign countries to conduct drug and alcohol testing for employees performing…
Hospital Executive and Three Texas Physicians to Pay Over $880,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Laboratory Testing
Former hospital executive Peggy Borgfeld, of Lexington, Texas, and physicians Linh Nguyen, M.D. and Thuy Nguyen, M.D., of Dallas, and Heriberto Salinas, M.D., of Cleburne, Texas, have agreed to pay a total…
‘Let us be a lesson’, say Kazakhs wary of return to nuclear testing
By Mariya Gordeyeva SARYZHAL, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – As Russia warns of the rising risk of nuclear war, and relations with the United States sink into a deep freeze, communities close to the…
Doctor and Wife Admit Genetic Testing Kickback and Bribery Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife have admitted their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Safety testing group UL Solutions reveals revenue jump in US IPO filing
(Reuters) – Safety testing group UL Solutions on Monday made public its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), disclosing a rise in revenue for the first nine months of the…
Silicon Valley Executive Sentenced For Defrauding Investors And Participating In Covid-19 And Allergy Testing Scheme
SAN JOSE – The president of a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company was sentenced today to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $24 million in restitution for participating in a…
Silicon Valley Executive Sentenced for Defrauding Investors and Participating in COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme
The president of a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company was sentenced today to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $24 million in restitution for participating in a scheme to defraud…
Two Men Plead Guilty to Falsifying Documents Related to Testing of Equipment at Nuclear Power Plants
Two men pleaded guilty today for their roles in creating false calibration certificates in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). According to court documents, Miguel Marcial Amaro,…
Man Convicted in $67M “Doctor Chase” Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, convicted a Florida man on Oct. 6 for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $67 million by tricking physicians into authorizing…
Factbox-Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, and when?
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in over three decades, withdrawing its ratification of a landmark…
Putin holds out possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades and might withdraw…
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