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…
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Testing Kickback Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. — Tauqir Khan, a 65-year-old resident of Pennington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute in a scheme related to COVID-19 testing. The admission was made…
Cheap European shares to struggle before testing record high in 2024 – Reuters poll
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – A slowdown in global growth is likely to offset an attractively valued European equity market for the rest of 2023, but with price pressures easing, a…
Georgia man sentenced to 27 years in jail over $463 million genetic testing scheme
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Georgia man who was convicted late last year for his role in a $463 million genetic testing scheme to defraud Medicare was sentenced to 27…
Marketmind: Testing the ‘Goldilocks’ view of the global economy
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. The ‘Goldilocks’ view that equity investors are taking of the global economy continued into August, as a benchmark…
‘Safeguard Against Tyranny’: House Weighs In On SCOTUS Case Testing Bounds Of Executive Agency Authority
‘Safeguard Against Tyranny’: House Weighs In On SCOTUS Case Testing Bounds Of Executive Agency Authority Katelynn Richardson on July 24, 2023 Congress’ silence on an issue does not mean it delegated its…
Armorer charged in ‘Rust’ film shooting death avoids random drug testing
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A New Mexico state judge denied a prosecutor’s request on Wednesday that the armorer for the movie “Rust” submit to random drug testing. During Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s court…
CCP-Linked TikTok Is Testing An AI Chatbot
CCP-Linked TikTok Is Testing An AI Chatbot Jason Cohen on May 25, 2023 Popular social media platform TikTok, which is owned by China-based ByteDance, is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot…
University Drops Standardized Testing Requirement To Eliminate Applicants ‘Stress’
University Drops Standardized Testing Requirement To Eliminate Applicants ‘Stress’ Alexa Schwerha on April 24, 2023 West Virginia University (WVU) will no longer require applicants to submit standardized testing scores in order to…
Washington, D.C. schools still enforcing COVID-19 testing rules, report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – D.C. Public Schools are still enforcing COVID-19 protocols that keep students out of the classroom as test scores plummet, according to Fox 5 News. Prior to spring break, DCPS,…
Supreme Court Allows Death-Row Inmate’s Request For DNA Testing To Proceed
Supreme Court Allows Death-Row Inmate’s Request For DNA Testing To Proceed Katelynn Richardson on April 19, 2023 The Supreme Court will allow a death-row inmate’s request for DNA testing he believes will…
Testing waters, Hungary’s central bank flags cut in top end of rate corridor
By Krisztina Than and Alan Charlish BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank could cut its 25% top collateralised loan rate next week as part of a “multi-step process” towards policy normalisation, its…
Ravgen settles patent fight with Illumina over genetic testing
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Gene-sequencing giant Illumina Inc has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Maryland biotech company Ravgen Inc, which accused Illumina’s genetic tests of infringing its patents. The companies…
New Jersey lawmakers seek to abolish high school graduation proficiency testing
TRENTON, NJ – A bill before the New Jersey legislature will seek to abolish the state’s high school graduation proficiency test as a requirement to obtain a high school diploma. Bill A3308,…
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say Alexa Schwerha on March 13, 2023 Government agencies are “inconsistently” testing chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio,…
Pentagon Testing Weapons To Crack ‘Havana Syndrome’ Even After US Intel Dismissed Deliberate Attack: REPORT
Pentagon Testing Weapons To Crack ‘Havana Syndrome’ Even After US Intel Dismissed Deliberate Attack: REPORT Micaela Burrow on March 6, 2023 The Pentagon is still researching different weapons that may have caused…
Thief flees with air quality testing station inside NYC subway station
NEW YORK, NY – A portable biological and radiological air sample station inside the Roosevelt Avenue subway station in Queens was stolen by an unidentified man on Saturday. The station, used to…
Testing company SGS reports 4.1% drop in full year profit
ZURICH (Reuters) – Testing and inspection group SGS said it was aiming for organic growth in the mid-single digit percentage range this year after on Thursday reporting a 4.1% drop in shareholders…
Testing group says Tesla Autopilot slips in driver assistance ratings
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot fell in a ranking of 12 major systems, Consumer Reports said Wednesday. Of 12 systems tested by Consumer Reports, a…
In rural eastern China, not testing for COVID becomes the norm
By Brenda Goh DINGYUAN, China (Reuters) – Weng Shuiye laid back in her chair, sighing with relief as oxygen flowed from a tank into her nostrils. Breathing problems, body aches and lethargy…
Exclusive-U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China
By Julie Steenhuysen and Nancy Lapid CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As COVID-19 infections surge in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering sampling wastewater taken from international aircraft…
TC Energy sends ruptured Keystone pipeline segment for testing after regulator order
(Reuters) – TC Energy said on Wednesday that it had safely removed the ruptured segment of Keystone pipeline that caused an oil spill earlier this month and sent it for metallurgical testing…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches ADA Settlement with Educational Testing Service
NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has reached a settlement with a New Jersey non-profit organization to resolve allegations of discrimination in violate of the…
Two Charged With Submitting Fake COVID-19 Testing Claims
Two individuals were charged with submitting fraudulent COVID-19 testing claims to multiple insurance agencies, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Terrance Barnard, 39, and Connie Jo Clampitt,…
Four People Indicted in $3.5 Million COVID-19 Testing Kickback Conspiracy
NEWARK, N.J. – Four people have been charged for their roles in a kickback conspiracy involving COVID-19 testing that defrauded federal health insurance programs, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Abid…
New Mexico Eliminates Testing Requirement To Graduate After Students Fall Behind During COVID
New Mexico Eliminates Testing Requirement To Graduate After Students Fall Behind During COVID Alexa Schwerha on December 5, 2022 Some New Mexico high school students will not be required to pass standardized…
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