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Universal Health unit pays $27.5 million to settle claims

by us-news-reporter October 30, 2009 USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A subsidiary of Universal Health Services Inc has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle allegations that it illegally paid compensation to doctors to refer patients to its hospitals, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

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Vermont meat plant shut after USDA views footage

by us-news-reporter October 30, 2009 USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.

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Pa. Egyptian Scientist Appeals Security Revocation

by us-news-reporter October 29, 2009 USA

An attorney for a western Pennsylvania Egyptian scientist whose top security clearance was revoked by the Department of Energy says he deserves to know why.

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Stryker unit charged in marketing scheme: DOJ

by reporter October 28, 2009 Business News

BOSTON (Reuters) – Stryker Biotech LLC and top management have been indicted on charges they engaged in a fraudulent marketing scheme for certain medical devices, the U.S.

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U.S. cracks down on promoters of huge tax defiance

by us-news-reporter October 28, 2009 USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have filed lawsuits nationwide against promoters of schemes to help tax protesters collectively attempt to get fraudulent refunds of $562 million, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

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Two charged by U.S. in plot to attack Danish paper

by us-news-reporter October 27, 2009 USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Chicago men have been arrested and charged with plotting to attack a Danish newspaper whose cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed — including one with him wearing a bomb in a turban — led to deadly protests by Muslims, the U.S.

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K Radhakrishnan to be new ISRO Chairman

by india-news-reporter October 24, 2009 India

K Radhakrishnan, currently the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space.

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LAPD Opens New Headquarters

by us-news-reporter October 24, 2009 USA

The Los Angeles Police Department has been handed the keys to its new headquarters.

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DNA Links ‘Night Stalker’ Serial Killer to Girl’s 1984 Murder

by us-news-reporter October 23, 2009 USA

For 25 years, the unsolved murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung haunted San Francisco police homicide Inspector Holly Pera, a novice patrol officer at the time who now helps solve the department’s cold cases.

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