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New Jersey dentist suspended after 1 patient dies and 14 others suffer heart infections
Read more: New Jersey dentist suspended after 1 patient dies and 14 others suffer heart infectionsA New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension and nearly $300,000 in penalties after one of his patients died and 14 others suffered serious heart infections, according to Monday’s press release from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs. Fifteen individuals who were treated at the dental office of Dr. John Vecchione in Budd…
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A high school principal was put on leave for saying Kobe Bryant’s death was ‘deserved’
Read more: A high school principal was put on leave for saying Kobe Bryant’s death was ‘deserved’A Washington state high school principal has been placed on administrative leave over a Facebook comment following Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. After the January 26 crash, Liza Sejkora, principal of Camas High School, wrote on her personal Facebook page, in a post which has since been deleted, “Not gonna lie. Seems to me…
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SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its broadband internet constellation
Read more: SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its broadband internet constellationSpaceX launched its fourth batch of internet-beaming satellites Wednesday as the company makes an unprecedented push to build a broadband internet business by deploying hundreds of satellites in one year.About 60 small satellites were fired into orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff occurred shortly after…
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California police respond to teen’s seizure by handcuffing and pushing him into squad car
Read more: California police respond to teen’s seizure by handcuffing and pushing him into squad carA California mother is outraged after police officers responding to her teenage son’s epileptic episode put him in handcuffs and tried to force him into a patrol car instead of calling an ambulance. The Fresno Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that its internal affairs unit will investigate the Jan. 30 incident, during which…
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Shannen Doherty reveals breast cancer is back, now stage 4
Read more: Shannen Doherty reveals breast cancer is back, now stage 4The actress Shannen Doherty revealed Tuesday that she got a second diagnosis of breast cancer, this time stage 4, about a year ago. The “90210” and “Charmed” actress said she is going public with the diagnosis now because “it’s going to come out in a matter of days or a week.” “I don’t think that…
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Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
Read more: Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancerRush Limbaugh, the most prominent political radio host in the United States, said Monday that he is beginning treatment for lung cancer. Limbaugh, 69, told his radio audience Monday that he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of the disease. He said the diagnosis was confirmed on January 20.”I wish I didn’t have to tell…
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Today is 02/02/2020 — the first global palindrome day in 909 years
Read more: Today is 02/02/2020 — the first global palindrome day in 909 yearsToday is a very special occasion — the date is a palindrome, meaning it is the same when read forwards and backwards. It is February 2, 2020, or 02/02/2020, in both the MM/DD/YYYY format and the DD/MM/YYYY format. At just after 2 a.m., it was 02:02:20 on 02/02/2020. This is the only time such a date will occur…
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Three Democratic attorneys general sue to have Equal Rights Amendment added to Constitution
Read more: Three Democratic attorneys general sue to have Equal Rights Amendment added to ConstitutionThree attorneys general of states that recently ratified the Equal Rights Amendment are suing to have the amendment added to the Constitution, challenging a Justice Department opinion that the deadline for passage expired decades ago. In a complaint filed Thursday, the attorneys general of Virginia, Illinois and Nevada are asking the US District Court in Washington, DC, to force…
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Authorities discover the longest drug-smuggling tunnel in San Diego
Read more: Authorities discover the longest drug-smuggling tunnel in San DiegoFederal agents have discovered a drug smuggling tunnel that stretches about three-quarters of a mile — the longest ever discovered along the Southwest border. The 4,309-foot tunnel starts in Tijuana, Mexico, just about 250 feet south of the border. It travels underground into San Diego County, California. It is equipped with air ventilation, electricity, an…
