August 2019

Feds to revamp confidentiality rules for addiction treatment

Lifestyle /

Federal health officials proposed Thursday to revamp stringent patient confidentiality regulations from the 1970s to encourage coordination among medical professionals treating people caught in the nation’s opioid epidemic. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the goal is to make it easier to share a patient’s drug treatment history with doctors treating that person […]

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Missy Elliott Makes A Surprise Twitter Announcement About New Music

Entertainment /

Missy Elliott has announced that she plans to release new music, which has caused her fans to “Lose Control.”  The music icon tweeted on Thursday that she’s dropping a “collection of new songs” at midnight on Friday morning. “Let’s #ThrowItBack to a time when music just felt good and made us want to dance,” she

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US Open ’19: No. 1 Osaka defends; Serena Williams eyes 24th

Sports /

Women to watch at the U.S. Open, where play begins Monday: ——— NAOMI OSAKA Seeded: 1 Country: Japan Age: 21 2019 Match Record: 26-10 2019 Singles Titles: 1 Career Singles Titles: 3 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 2 — U.S. Open (2018), Australian Open (2019) Last 5 U.S. Opens: 2018-Won Championship, 2017-3rd, 2016-3rd, 2015-Did Not Play,

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To Gain Leverage in China Trade Talks, Trump Shows Solidarity With Hong Kong

Politics /

WASHINGTON — President Trump has shifted his stance on the unrest in Hong Kong in recent days to show greater solidarity with the pro-democracy protesters after coming to view the issue as a point of leverage in trade negotiations with China. For months, Trump administration officials described the Hong Kong uprising as an internal matter

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Towie star Lewis Bloor accused of £3m diamond fraud

Entertainment /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lewis Bloor appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 A reality television star has appeared in court accused of conspiring to defraud investors in a £3m scam. The Only Way Is Essex personality Lewis Bloor, 29, appeared alongside five other men at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for allegedly dishonestly marketing

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