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Month: September 2024

California’s cap on health care costs is the nation’s strongest. But will patients notice?

CalMatters Vickie Villegas had to pay $3,000 out-of-pocket every time she was treated for multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. Her doctor recommended she get treatments twice a year to keep the disease from worsening, but she couldn’t afford it, the Pasadena-area resident said. “I just couldn’t keep up,” Villegas said.

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Prosecutors charge 10 with failing to disperse during California protest

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in Southern California have charged 10 people, including two professors, with failing to disperse during a pro-Palestinian protest last spring at the University of California, Irvine that led to a clash with police, officials said Wednesday. The Orange County District Attorney’s office said those charged included two UCI professors

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MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to

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3 people found dead after structure fire in unincorporated community near Buckeye, Arizona

BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found Wednesday after an early-morning structure fire at an unincorporated community near Buckeye. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in Arlington, which is 12 miles (19 kilometers) southwest of Buckeye. News helicopters showed footage

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