Four US Soldiers Unaccounted for in Lithuania Following Reports of Fatal Training Mission

A search effort for four missing U.S. Army soldiers remains “ongoing” despite NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte suggesting on Wednesday that the soldiers had died during a training mission in Lithuania. In a Thursday press release, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said, “The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the four missing U.S. Soldiers were operating…

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Comedian Joe Gatto Halts Tour and Seeks Treatment Following Sexual Assault Allegations

Actor and comedian Joe Gatto has canceled upcoming dates of his comedy tour and entered an in-patient treatment facility in the wake of recent sexual assault and harassment allegations. Gatto, who starred in TruTV’s hidden-camera show “Impractical Jokers” from 2011 to 2021, said in a statement Wednesday that he had voluntarily started treatment at an…

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Lawsuit Claims Securities Fraud and Profit Enhancement Scheme at UnitedHealth Group

A massive pension plan in California alleges UnitedHealth Group has engaged in a wrongful profit-making scheme through its Medicare Advantage business that wasn’t disclosed, allowing top executives to reap millions in stock trades based on nonpublic information, according to an amended lawsuit filed in Minnesota this month. The Eden Prairie-based health care giant blasted the…

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NCDHHS to Face Over 80 Job Cuts and $100M Loss Due to Reduction in COVID Funding by Trump Administration

Public health work by universities, hospitals, social services and health departments around North Carolina will be impacted after the Trump administration announced $11.4 billion in immediate cuts, state officials say. For the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, it will mean more than 80 job losses and at least $100 million in funding cuts, the agency…

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