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Friday, February 21, 2014

One-in-3 on Medicare get medications from more than one doctor

BOSTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- One-of-3 Medicare beneficiaries who receive painkiller prescriptions get them from multiple providers, raising the risk of injury, U.S. researchers say. Study author Anupam Jena, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Massachusetts General... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Obama: Ukraine 'responsible' for dealing with peaceful protests

KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States holds the Ukrainian government "primarily responsible" for dealing properly with peaceful protesters. Hours after the White House said the United States will coordinate with the European Union on a response to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Jury finds Florida man guilty on 4-of-5 counts in loud music shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A jury in Florida Saturday convicted a man of killing an unarmed teen over loud music but found him guilty of attempted murder and a weapons charge. The panel deliberated about 40 hours before reaching its decision that Michael David Dunn, 47, was guilty of three... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Jury said deadlocked on 1st-degree murder charge in loud music killing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Jurors told a judge Saturday they have reached a verdict on four of the five charges against a Florida man in the killing of an unarmed teen over loud music. The jurors sent Duval County Judge Russell L. Healey a note saying they were deadlocked on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Pope Francis discusses marriage, living together with 10,000 couples

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Ten thousand engaged couples gathered in St. Peter's Square Friday to celebrate their love and to listen to Pope Francis, Vatican officials said. The event began at 11 a.m. with testimonies from couples, as well as songs and readings dedicated to love, Vatican Radio... Sign in to see full entry.

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