June 2019

Medicaid bought sex offenders’ erectile dysfunction drugs

Lifestyle /

Registered sex offenders in New York received $63,000 worth of erectile dysfunction drugs and other sexual treatments courtesy of the state’s publicly funded Medicaid program, according to an audit released Wednesday. Federal rules bar Medicaid coverage of sexual treatments for all recipients, not just sex offenders. Yet state Medicaid officials approved $930,000 in improper payments […]

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Miley Cyrus: ‘I won’t be grabbed without consent’

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Miley Cyrus has responded angrily online after apparently being grabbed by a stranger in Barcelona. The singer, writing on Twitter, said: “She CAN’T be grabbed without her consent.” A video posted online appears to show a fan grabbing the singer by the neck before trying to kiss her. Miley’s reaction seems

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Cory Booker’s Housing Plan Offers Tax Credit to Millions of Renters

Politics /

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey on Wednesday unveiled a plan to tackle affordable housing that would provide a tax credit for renters to ensure they would not spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent — a sweeping new entitlement program that his campaign estimated would reach 57 million Americans, including 17

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Nuclear: Energy bills ‘used to subsidise submarines’

Business /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Experts say the government should be frank about the inter-dependence of civilian and military nuclear Energy bills in the UK are inflated partly because households are subsidising nuclear submarines, MPs have been told. Experts think one government motive for backing civilian nuclear power is to cross-subsidise the defence industry.

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After 4 Centuries, Family is Selling a Sicilian Island Retreat

Travel /

ROME — Who wouldn’t want their own Sicilian island? A private, sun-kissed refuge in the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean, complete with the remains of a 16th-century watchtower, ancient Roman basins and a medieval well. A secluded retreat within swimming distance of Sicily (for the physically fit), yet removed from its bustle and chaos. The

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Tory leadership race: Candidates misleading voters, says Stewart

Politics /

The Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart has strongly criticised Boris Johnson and other candidates for “misleading” voters over Brexit. Mr Stewart told BBC Radio 5 Live there was “not the slightest hope” of securing a revised Brexit deal from the EU by 31 October – as Mr Johnson has promised. He also said there was

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