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Former Raider Henry Ruggs denied parole nearly 5 years after deadly car crash

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LAS VEGAS — Ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs was denied parole nearly five years after killing a woman in a car crash in Las Vegas, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners ruled Thursday. Ruggs, a former first-round draft pick and Raiders wide receiver, drove his sports car at speeds up to 156 mph (251 kph) in … Read more

Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds

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Patients enrolled in some of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage plans were denied requests for rehabilitation and other critical services at unusually high rates, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he’s been denied diabetes care in ICE custody

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Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more

Iran soccer team departs for Mexico ahead of World Cup as some team officials denied U.S. visas, Iranian officials say

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Iran’s World Cup soccer team set off from Turkey for their training base in Mexico on Saturday, with some members of their entourage reportedly still without U.S. visas, before three group matches in the U.S. later this month. The Iranian Football Federation’s secretary-general, Hedayat Mombeini, and its vice president, Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, were among 14 … Read more

When drug after drug failed, a teen hoped brain surgery could fix her daily seizures. Insurance denied it.

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Brandi Sharp tends to find herself restless at night. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Her 13-year-old daughter, Cambrie, has uncontrolled seizures. Sharp, a mother of three, is constantly up, checking to make sure Cambrie is breathing. During the day, when she’s not at work as … Read more

Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate after N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill denied access to Newark detention facility

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Protests escalated Monday outside Delaney Hall, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the complex.  ICE agents in riot gear arrived late Monday afternoon and started removing protesters who were blocking the entrance to Delaney Hall and demanding answers about how detainees are being … Read more

Britney Spears argued with police, denied being intoxicated during March DUI arrest, footage shows

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Pop star Britney Spears was driving erratically and speeding when she was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence in California in March, according to police records. An investigation report obtained and reviewed by CBS News said that Spears was drifting between lanes on U.S. 101 when she was pulled over by the … Read more

Humanitarian parole denied for deported parents of U.S. citizen girl with rare brain tumor

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The deported mother of a U.S. citizen child who was recovering from a rare brain tumor recently found out she was denied a humanitarian request to return to the United States to continue her daughter’s specialized medical treatment. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It was … Read more