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Trump administration halts $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of fraud crackdown

Washington — The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its crackdown on fraud in federal programs, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday. The pause comes after reviews conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS,…

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Virginia’s key 2nd District to host rematch between incumbent GOP Rep. Jennifer Kiggans and Democrat Elaine Luria

Virginia’s highly competitive 2nd Congressional District will see a rematch in November.  Former Democratic congresswoman Elaine Luria won her party’s primary on Tuesday, CBS News projects, and will face GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans in the general election. Luria beat three other candidates to win the nomination.  Luria, who held the seat for two terms, lost…

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Nepal flood rescue recovery efforts keep hope alive for desperate families as 4,200 people remain missing

Kathmandu, Nepal — Five days after a rocky mountainside and the glacier it supported collapsed near Nepal’s border with Tibet, unleashing torrents of flash floodwater, mud and debris on the valleys below that swept away everything in their path, rescuers were still searching Monday for reasons to hope. Over the weekend, a 6-year-old girl was miraculously…

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2 cops injured in IED blast targeting police van in Peshawar – Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Two police personnel sustained minor injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeting a police van near Pir Zakorhi Bridge near the Peshawar-Islamabad motorway toll plaza on Sunday afternoon, police said. According to the police, the driver of a police van and a constable sustained minor injuries, while the vehicle itself sustained damage….

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Human remains exhumed at site of controversial World War II massacres in Ukraine: “Each of them had their dreams”

Beneath two now-deserted villages in western Ukraine — the site of World War II-era massacres — archaeologists are uncovering the bones at the heart of a dispute that has strained relations between Warsaw and Kyiv for years. Disagreements over what happened and who is responsible for the Volyn massacres have long cast a shadow over…

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