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President Obama makes health care changes after “fumbled” rollout

by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 14, 2013 | Science + Technology

Six weeks after the rollout of the troubled federal health care website, President Barack Obama acknowledged Americans’ frustrations and announced a series of changes aimed at fixing the program. Seemingly frustrated himself, the president said Americans who have been...

Medicare chief grilled over security concerns of online health care marketplace

by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 6, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics

WASHINGTON — Senators grilled a top health care official Tuesday over the security of information gathered by the government’s month-old health care website. Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee jumped on a recent audit of...

Report: Focus on community rather than individual to prevent adolescent pregnancies

by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 4, 2013 | Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — A new United Nations report says the world has work to do to reduce the number of young girls becoming mothers too soon. Despite a decrease in adolescent pregnancies in the last 15 years, the United Nations Population Fund said each day 20,000 girls...

Veterans call on lawmakers to end the shutdown

by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Oct 15, 2013 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Rallying in from of the shuttered World War II Memorial once again, leaders from veterans and active-duty military organizations Tuesday said the partial government shutdown is hurting people who have served the country and their families. The Military...

Guidelines aim to save more lives following mass shooting events

by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Oct 14, 2013 | National Security, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON – Public safety experts are calling on police, firefighters and paramedics to adopt guidelines that could help them reach victims of mass shootings faster and stop bleeding sooner. It’s a mission that’s become even more critical in the aftermath of recent...
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