February 23rd News Roundup: Other News
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Animal Protection Petition: Greater
Yellowstone wolves have been delisted from federal protection. The
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund asks for your signature on their petition, which is more than halfway to its
signature goal. Source: Care2 News
Patsy
Bates
Health: California judge orders
Health Net Inc. to pay more than $9 million to breast cancer
patient Patsy Bates, who was dropped in the middle of
chemotherapy. "The punitive damage award is the first of its kind,"
L.A. Times Staff writer Lisa Girion wrote, "And has prompted the giant
medical insurer to scrap practices that have recently come under
fire." Source: Los Angeles
Times
Health (Blogger Video): Fran Drescher and Rosie O'Donnell talk about Stage 1
cancer, important women's health issues, what you should be getting tested
for, and...how sugar is a plant. Good stuff. Source:
r
Blog
Politics
Random Law &
Order: Two men were arrested at a
protest where a human chain was formed in front of a
U.S. Marine recruiting office, and a scuffle broke out between The
World Can't Wait protestors and police.
Source: ABC San Francisco
Scam Awareness: Elderly man
from greater Cleveland, Ohio gets scammed out of $2,000 after wiring money to Canada
for what he thought was his grandson needing bail money.
Source: Westlake Police
Blog
Theft: Ford Trucks top the list of most stolen vehicles in Houston,
Texas. Source: Click2Houston.com
TV
Battles: As if Clear Channel Communications, Inc. doesn't
censor own enough already, they're still battling with Providence Equity Partners in negotiations
over a $1.2 billion deal to buy 56 television stations.
Source:
Reuters
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