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Readers sound off on defunding Planned Parenthood, ICE in courts and a killer’s plea deal
New York Daily News
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July 7, 2025
Congress plays politics with vital health care Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Access to affordable health care is in grave danger. Congress has now passed a bill not only drastically cutting Medicaid funding but attempting to “defund” Planned Parenthood from...
Ex-classmate recalls behavior of accused Idaho firefighter shooter
Arizona’s Family
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July 4, 2025
President Trump is expected to sign the Big Beautiful Bill on Friday, bringing tax cuts for Arizonans while costing some families their health care and food benefits. Certain Medicaid recipients who are able-bodied will be required to work a...
Idaho Falls Police hiring new officers – Testing July 26 & test prep on July 12
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
The following is a press release from the Idaho Falls Police Department: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Idaho Falls Police Department is hiring new police officers and a testing date just a few weeks out. “Being a police officer gives you an...
Idaho firefighter improving after deadly Canfield Mountain shooting that killed two others
KNDU - Washington State
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July 2, 2025
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department provided an update on one of the firefighters critically injured during a shooting that left two other firefighters dead. In a press release, the department said Engineer Dave Tysdal remains...
The Secret Campaign To Stop RFK Jr.
Zero Hedge
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Authored by 'A MidWestern Doctor' via 'The Forgotten Side Of Medicine' substack, A few days ago, Robert Malone contacted me about a leaked memo from BIO published by the Brownstone Institute which he’d shared on his Substack which detailed an...
Health care fraud takedown
Adel News Tribune - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
On Tuesday, July 1, 2o25, Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and other government programs. The charges filed in federal court...
Idaho Matters Doctor Roundtable: July 2, 2025
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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Recent changes at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are raising concerns about future access to certain vaccines. The agency has started limiting the approval and use of some vaccines. Plus, what happens to Medicaid under the Big...
Ex-Phoenix classmate of Idaho shooting suspect recalls disturbing behavior
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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July 4, 2025
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two Idaho firefighters were killed, and a third remains in the hospital after they were ambushed Sunday. Authorities said the suspect set the wildfire to lure those first responders to the area. The two battalion chiefs killed...
Always hazards: First responders warn of river risks after man dies in Boise River
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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Clinton Bieschke of Phoenix, Arizona, was floating the river with friends when he drowned and had life-saving measures performed. BOISE, Idaho — A 34-year-old man visiting from Phoenix, Arizona, died Monday evening after his inner tube got caught...
New contract ensures UW Medicine remains in-network for Aetna patients
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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SEATTLE - UW Medicine and Aetna have reached a new agreement, ensuring that UW Medicine facilities will continue to serve as in-network providers for Aetna-insured patients. The agreement, announced Thursday, July 3, covers services provided since...
DEQ issues health advisory for popular Idaho lake
East Idaho News
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July 4, 2025
The following is a news release from the Department of Health and Welfare. TWIN FALLS — The Department of Health and Welfare is issuing a health advisory for Murtaugh Lake, urging caution when recreating in or near the water. Murtaugh Lake is near...
US Supreme Court to hear challenges to Idaho and West Virginia bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports
Malay Mail
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 4 — The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to wade into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. The court said it would hear cases next term challenging state laws in Idaho and West Virginia...
Police: 3 arrested in connection to deadly Boise shooting
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
Boise Police said three people have been arrested on felony charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Christopher Holloway. BOISE, Idaho — Three people have been arrested on felony charges in connection to a fatal shooting in Boise that...
Idaho law would block medication for some immigrants. Here’s what a judge said
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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BOISE – A judge on Monday blocked part of a state law that would prevent some immigrants from accessing HIV medication, according to a court document. That portion of the law would have gone into effect on Tuesday. The law, however, still will...
Bryan Kohberger heading to infamous Idaho prison where inmates have complained of feces covered walls
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty...
Idaho Medical Professionals Among Hundreds Charged in $14.6 Billion National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Gem State Wire - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJ The Department of Justice announced in Idaho, medical professionals were among the 324 individuals charged in the Justice Department’s largest-ever health care fraud...
Thousands of Idahoans could lose health care coverage under federal spending bill
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 3, 2025
Early estimates show around 40,000 Idahoans could lose Medicaid coverage and an additional 35,000 people could lose their health care insurance through the state marketplace under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill passed Thursday by...
Boise Democrat steps down from Idaho Legislature – to run for U.S. Senate
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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BOISE – Todd Achilles is no longer an Idaho state legislator, and he’s no longer a Democrat. Instead, he’s an independent, now challenging a longtime Idaho Republican senator for his seat in Congress. Achilles, 58, weighed the decision to run...
United Way releases updated report on number of families facing financial hardship in Idaho
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 3, 2025
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– United Way has released its updated 2025 report cataloguing the number of people in Idaho classified as 'asset limited, income constrained, and employed' (ALICE) around the state. Mikala Peterson, director of donor and...
Kohberger admits to killing four Idaho students
The Vindicator - Ohio
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for months and took multiple steps...