Today’s top stories Hospice fraud in California A psychotherapist discovered she had been fraudulently enrolled in hospice care, preventing Medicare from covering treatment for a pickleball injury.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Nevertheless, some Ukrainian negotiators hope that renaming the area to honor Trump would both appeal to his ego and give him a public relations interest in preventing its capture by Russia.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
Their 32 goals from these situations (excluding penalties) ranks first in England’s top four divisions (level with League One champions Lincoln City).
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Cornerstone has acquired international sales rights to James Ashcroft’s horror feature When Darkness Loves Us and will handle sales and distribution, excluding New Zealand and Australia.
Many colleges today have yet to integrate AI into learning, with professors often outright banning use of the technology in the classroom.
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Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Democrats have refused to fund ICE and Border Patrol unless Republicans agree to major immigration enforcement reforms, such as requiring federal officers to obtain judicial warrants before entering private homes and banning officers from wearing masks.
In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.
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John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
Miller's family members openly accused then-sheriff Marion Joe Russell of impeding the investigation, as Nipp was Russell's nephew.
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Jessie Christopher Smith,
Oklahoman,
7 Apr. 2026
His complaint alleged that the state’s actions had left him with a financial burden of more than $20,000 per year by denying the vouchers to both of his children.
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BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Russian sage adds both height and texture to gardens without obstructing the view of the plants behind it, thanks to its airy appearance.
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SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
Joshua Mills, 32, was sentenced Thursday to five to 20 years in prison on one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and received an additional two to four years for two counts of resisting, obstructing or assaulting a police officer and one year for second-degree retail fraud.
Through the fall and winter, as the Justice Department demanded that states turn over confidential voter roll information, Team America worked to solve problems hindering the use of digital tools to comb the lists for noncitizens who had illegally registered to vote.
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Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.
The Florida fans erupted before realizing the play had been called offsides, disallowing the goal.
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Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
According to Sempra’s annual 10-K report submitted to the SEC, the much lower profit number was mostly due to the California Public Utilities Commission disallowing $432 million in collections from SDG&E as part of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case.
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Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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