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Man found dead in car after shooting on Lamar Ave.
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Several new food options at District Hall at Choctaw Casino
DURANT, Okla. (KXII) – Take your winnings over to District Hall at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant. The casino has opened five new restaurants, including “Velvet Taco”, “The Pit”, “South Hot Chicken”, “Slush’d” and “Italia Kitchen.” The flagship of the food hall is Texas-based food chain “Velvet Taco,” as this is their first Tex-Mex…
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Two former NBA players are convicted over roles in health care fraud
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday convicted two former National Basketball Association players over their roles in a scheme to defraud a league healthcare plan into paying millions of dollars for bogus medical procedures. Glen Davis, 37, who played for three NBA teams and won a championship in…
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Universities pushed to address mental health concerns on campus after student suicides
Higher education is facing a mental health crisis. Yale settled a lawsuit following the death of a student by suicide in 2021 and will allow students flexibility to take lighter course loads and keep their healthcare while on medical leave. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Jessi Gold for our reporting on Early Warnings: America’s…
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Gamethread: Boston College Men’s Basketball vs. Richmond
BC men’s basketball will be taking on the 2-0 Richmond Spiders on Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill. BC is also 2-0 and coming off a four-point win against The Citadel last Friday. After Quinten Post and Jaeden Zackery had back-to-back great performances to open the season, they could be relied upon again against a Richmond…
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University of Saint Francis unveils improvements to College of Health Sciences
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, the University of Saint Francis (USF) unveiled improvements to the university’s College of Health Sciences. The improvements encompassed several aspects of the College of Health Services after the university finished the project this fall: Nursing Resource Center Graduate Health Sciences classrooms Acute Care classroom Sonography Lab Simulation Lab…
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First look inside Mercado González, Costa Mesa’s colossal new food hall and marketplace
Mercado González — a roughly 70,000-square foot food hall and market that draws inspiration from the labyrinthine bazaars of Mexico — will officially open Friday, Nov 17 to the public. Patrons can expect vibrant murals, artisan tilework, pantry stapes at a Mexican grocery, live music, handmade crafts and, of course, a dizzying array of food,…
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Study links lifestyle choices and gender to severity of fatty liver disease in workers
In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers determine whether certain factors such as lifestyle, gender, and risks of inflammation, liver dysfunction, and metabolic abnormalities correlate with the severity of fatty liver disease. Study: Unraveling the Connection between Fatty Liver Severity with Gender, Lifestyle, and Health Risks among Workers. Image Credit: Peakstock / Shutterstock.com Background…
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Pantries provide peace of mind to college students dealing with food insecurity
NEWARK, N.J. — With the holidays approaching, food pantries are working overtime. It’s a time when many families struggle to make ends meet. That’s especially the case for college students. For homesick and hungry students, Thanksgiving can’t come soon enough. “I’m going home and my family is going to feed me, and I’m going to…
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Glen Davis, Will Bynum found guilty of scheme to defraud the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan
USATSI Former Boston Celtics player Glen “Big Baby” Davis and former Los Angeles Lakers player Will Bynum are now facing jail time. Davis, 37, was found guilty of health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud on Wednesday for a scheme centered around the NBA…