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Ricketts vetoes redistricting reform

JournalStar.com 

Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday vetoed redistricting reform legislation designed to distance state senators from the politically volatile process of drawing new congressional and legislative districts following each U.S. census.

Obamacare Expanding Coverage for the Poor, Study Finds

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- State Medicaid expansions under Obamacare have improved low-income Americans' insurance coverage, increased their doctor visits and enhanced detection of chronic health conditions, which could lead to improvements in health, a new study suggests.

Obamacare Expanding Coverage for the Poor, Study Finds

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MONDAY, April 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- State Medicaid expansions under Obamacare have improved low-income Americans' insurance coverage, increased their doctor visits and enhanced detection of chronic health conditions, which could lead to improvements in health, a new study suggests.



Postmates turns to retail for next big venture

BusinessInsider.com 

Postdates turns to retail for next big venture

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On-demand delivery service Postmates is looking to retail to help expand its network and offerings, reports Digiday.

Postmates started out offering food and grocery delivery in major cities across the US, but has been quickly building a name for itself in other categories.

The company first... Читать дальше...

‘Saturday Night Live’ heroin sketch sparks outrage

CNN Newsource 

What were you thinking “Saturday Night Live”? That’s what a lot of fans — and mothers of addicts — are saying after a sketch on this weekend’s show featured a fake drug commercial for “Heroin AM,” an option for people “who want to use heroin” but also “get stuff done.”In the commercial, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a school-bus-driving mama who says she can “get jacked on scag, and then get ...

Berkeley historian T.J. Stiles wins Pulitzer for ‘Custer’s Trials’

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

In their citation, Pulitzer jurors described “Custer’s Trials” as “a rich and surprising new telling of the journey of the iconic American soldier whose death turns out not to have been the main point of his life.” The jurors added, In this magisterial biography, T.J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. The story is told by an unnamed South Vietnamese captain — a communist sympathizer — who recounts... Читать дальше...

Scientists Now Believe Dinosaurs Were Already Disappearing When Giant Meteor Hit

WN.com 

A report in the Belfast Telegraph Monday says dinosaurs were already on the path to extinction millions of years before the meteor impact that is widely believed to have wiped them out, scientists said. Experts have always believed dinosaurs were flourishing on Earth just before the disaster struck when a huge asteroid or comet hit the planet just off the coast of Mexico, the report said. New research suggests that in reality, more dinosaur species were vanishing than new ones were emerging up to 50 million years earlier. Читать дальше...

Caroline Wozniacki out of Madrid, Rome with injured ankle

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she is pulling out of clay-court tournaments in Madrid and Rome because of an injured right ankle, putting her status for the French Open in doubt.

Asia set to follow US stocks higher

CNBC 

Futures pointed to a higher open for Asian markets on Tuesday, after a reversal in oil prices overnight sent U.S. stocks up.





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