Washington Post: The financial troubles daunting the Medicare system have deepened during the past year, according to a government forecast that says the federal fund that pays for hospital care for older Americans will become unable to cover all its bills a dozen years from now. [Bandelier]
Merrick wonders who would win in a fight: Fox Mulder or Ellen Ripley
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The district attorney prosecuting two Duke University athletes on rape charges fought off two challengers in the Democratic primary Tuesday, allowing him to remain in charge of the headline-grabbing case.
Reuters - One-quarter of consumers abandoned a
news source over the past year because they lost trust in its
reporting, according to a new survey that also found the BBC,
Fox News and Al Jazeera the most trusted brands in their
respective home regions.
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