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Henry Bloch H&R Block

Business & Lifestyle

H&R Block co-founder Henry Bloch dies at 96

KANSAS CITY (UPI) -- H&R Block co-founder Henry Wollman Bloch died at the age of 96 on Tuesday, the company announced. The tax services provider did not disclose the cause of Bloch's death, but stated that he died peacefully surrounded by his family. "Through his honesty and integrity, Henry embodied the best of American business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In so many ways, he was ahead of his time and a model for today's entrepreneur," H&R Block President and CEO Jeff […]

todayApril 23, 2019 39

measles

National

Judge dismisses case against New York City’s measles vaccination order

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York district judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday challenging an emergency declaration in New York City that requires residents and people who work in neighborhoods affected by a measles outbreak to receive mandatory vaccinations or face fines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency April 9 in response to a measles outbreak in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn to prevent the situation from worsening. "There's no question that vaccines are […]

todayApril 18, 2019 42

Robert Kraft

Judicial Watch

Florida prosecutors plan to release video in Robert Kraft solicitation case

JUPITER, Fla. (UPI) -- South Florida prosecutors said they plan to release video evidence of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a day spa -- images his lawyers described as pornographic. The office of Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said it will publicly release the video of Kraft and 24 other men accused of paying for sex at the spa. Kraft, 77, is accused of soliciting a prostitute on at least two occasions at a massage parlor in […]

todayApril 18, 2019 39

University of Buffalo hazing

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University of Buffalo freshman dies days after suspected fraternity hazing

BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- An 18-year-old University of Buffalo student died Wednesday following a suspected hazing incident at a fraternity, the school's president said. "I am deeply saddened to share with you that U.B. freshman Sebastian Serafin-Bazan passed away today," University of Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to Sebastian's family for the devastating heartbreak they are experiencing." Last Friday, Serafin-Bazan was hospitalized "with a serious medical condition as the result of a […]

todayApril 18, 2019 73

U.S. Cuba

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U.S. limits how much money Americans can send to Cuba

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The United States is restricting travel to Cuba and how much money Americans can send to family members in the Caribbean nation, national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday. The announcement, made at a Bay of Pigs Veterans Association event in Miami, is a reversal of President Barack Obama's attempts to loosen restrictions and normalize relations with Cuba. Under the new policy, Americans may send up to $1,000 per person every three months. Under the Obama administration, […]

todayApril 17, 2019 42

Fordham University

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Fordham student dies after fall from campus clock tower

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A student died after she fell from the campus clock tower at New York City's Fordham University, school officials said Monday. Senior Sydney Monfries, 22, fell late Sunday at the tower, officials said. She and some friends were taking pictures of the New York City skyline when she fell. Monfries lost her footing and fell about 30 or 40 feet, officials said. University officials said they're investigating how Monfries and her friends got inside the tower. […]

todayApril 15, 2019 38

California MediCal smoking

Business & Lifestyle

UCSF study: Quitting smoking could save California’s MediCal program $2.6 billion per year

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Researchers say they think cutting smoking in each state by 1 percent in a year would lower the cost to taxpayer-supported Medicaid by $2.6 billion the following year, according to findings published Friday in JAMA Network Open. "While 14 percent of all adults in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, 24.5 percent of adult Medicaid recipients smoke," said Stanton Glantz, who runs the tobacco research center at University of a California at San Francisco and study author, in […]

todayApril 12, 2019 40

Nipsey Hussle

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Nipsey Hussle: 1 dead, 3 injured in ‘senseless violence’ during funeral procession

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Four people were shot, one fatally, in Los Angeles Thursday during the funeral procession for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, police said. Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said three men and one woman were shot near the intersection of 103rd Street and Main Street in the neighborhood of Watts. He did not specify who had died but only that the victims were black and between the ages of 30 and 50 years old. The suspects […]

todayApril 12, 2019 84

Massachusetts conversion therapy

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Massachusetts bans conversion therapy for minors

BOSTON (UPI) -- Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a ban on conversion therapy for minors, making Massachusetts the 16th state in the nation to institute such a measure against a practice critics say is harmful. The conversation therapy ban prohibits state-licensed healthcare providers from participating in "sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a patient who is less than 18 years of age." The bill was forwarded to Baker's desk after the Massachusetts Senate voted 34-0 in its […]

todayApril 9, 2019 34

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