SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found.The report, released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay in skilled nursing facilities that failed to...
Eric Garcetti showed political savvy during busy student years
Label: Business Fourth in a series of articles focusing on key periods in the lives of the mayoral hopefuls.Ben Jealous still recalls walking...
Feb
27
India Ink: ‘Hole in the Wall’ Wins Indian Educator $1 Million TED Prize
Label: WorldSugata Mitra, an Indian education innovator, was awarded the first $1 million TED Prize for what the global organization called his “innovative and bold efforts towards advancing learning for children.”“Sugata and his colleagues carried out experiments for over 13 years on the nature of self-organized learning, its extent, how it works and the role of adults in encouraging it,” said TED, which announced...
Titanic to Sail Again - But Will You Get Onboard?
Label: Lifestyle By Stephen M. Silverman 02/27/2013 at 09:15 AM EST Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, in Titanic Paramount Pictures/AP It's the biggest Oscar winner of all time, but it's also a code word for disaster: Titanic.Now, an Australian billionaire plans to recreate the legendary ship, and charge...
Vt. lye victim gets new face at Boston hospital
Label: HealthBOSTON (AP) — A Vermont woman whose face was disfigured in a lye attack has received a face transplant.Doctors at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital say 44-year-old Carmen Blandin Tarleton underwent the surgery earlier this month.A team worked 15 hours to transplant the facial skin, including the neck, nose, lips, facial muscles, arteries and nerves.The 44-year-old Tarleton, of Thetford, Vt., was...
Imperial County betting its future on renewable energy
Label: Business Situated in the southeastern corner of California, bordering Arizona and Mexico, Imperial County has long depended on agriculture...
Feb
26
The Lede: Comedian’s Blog Morphs Into Major Political Force in Italy
Label: WorldLast Updated, Tuesday, 10:08 a.m. Although an aide to the former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi demanded a recount late Monday, after his center-right coalition appeared to lose the battle for the Italian Parliament’s lower house to the main center-left coalition by less than 0.4 percent, a look at the raw vote totals reveals a sharp decline in support for him. According to the provisional count,...
Jennifer Lawrence Dyes Her Hair Jet Black
Label: Lifestyle By Tim Nudd 02/26/2013 at 09:15 AM EST Jennifer Lawrence, blonde (left) and brunette Jason Merritt/Getty; AKM-GSI Oscar's golden girl, Jennifer Lawrence, has gone brunette – almost jet black, in fact! The day after winning Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, Lawrence, 22,...
Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies
Label: HealthWith his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.His nomination in 1981 met a wall of opposition from women's groups and liberal politicians, who complained President Ronald Reagan selected Koop, a pediatric surgeon and evangelical Christian from Philadelphia,...
Does Eric Garcetti keep his word? Accounts vary
Label: Business Santiago Perez and his neighbors went straight to Councilman Eric Garcetti when they heard that a developer planned to build...
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