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The Fight Over Privacy and Secrecy in Government Investigations - 0 views

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    The intertwined issues of privacy and secrecy will force Congress to finally deal with the world of digital information. Being such a big issues and how they are able to use such information against people in court, how was Hillary Clinton able to get off her FBI investigation? It doesn't make senseto me how they abuse this power to convict people in court, but yet our countries elite get off without so much as a fine.
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    The FBI has exposed itself as a highly corrupted organization by allowing a politician to be above the law. The federal government ought to remove Comey from his position of power as he has said that Hillary should not be charged, although she committed a crime, and was exposed. In other words, he said she is above the law. Which no one person can be above the law in a republic, or a democracy, or any functioning country with laws.
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    It is not okay for her to get off the hook for the investigation. If other people can't get away with crimes then why can she get away with it. Just like us she is a citizen of the united states so why is should she be treated any different?
Paxton Alger

Washington Post Investigation: Guns in America | Cato @ Liberty - 0 views

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    Tim Lynch wrote about the importance of guns. Also, more gun control will only hurt the people that obey the law; not the criminals.
josliz27

No answers from Home Depot chief four days into a massive cyber fraud investigation - 0 views

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    Day Four. Home Depot, four days into a massive and highly complex cyber investigation led by the FBI and security giants like Symantec, chief executive Frank Blake took time out from his speech at Goldman Sachs in New York to address the issue.
Faith Aron

Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms - 0 views

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    This is a brief article on how the Nestle corporation is partnering with the Fair Labor Association to investigate child slavery claims at suppliers cocoa farms. The Fair Labor Association has made changes in other industries in the past but this will be the first time with a food product.
Tyler Kendall

Congress Widens IRS Investigation, Pro-Israel Groups Were Targeted - 0 views

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    The IRS is singling out political organizations and essentially harassing them with things that are not relative to the means of said organizations attempts to apply for a 501c to be tax exempt.
aus2127741

Fordham Under Investigation After Student Denied Service Dog - 0 views

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    A Fordham University student's (name withheld) request to allow a service dog was denied. She suffers from Ankylosing Spondybarthrisis (AS). It caused her body to be "inflamed and painful." Denying her rights violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She was offered $5000 by the college but refused to accept it because she feels like the college is paying her to keep quiet.
bri2213783

Human Trafficking/Involuntary Servitude - FBI - 0 views

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    This website gives an overview of what is human trafficking is and who are most variable to this.The website give information on the types of organizations and task force the FBI is working with to stop this crime. This website also gives your a step by step procedure of how the FBI investigates human trafficking claims.
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    This website provides information on human trafficking and what the FBI is doing to help. It also gives great information on statistics of human trafficking over the years.
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    It is very interesting to see that citizen complaints are one of the top reasons human traffickers get caught. The page is a great overview if you are unaware of the process. I support all steps towards hunting and catching these criminals.
kevia18

Investigation: People shot and killed by police this year - 0 views

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    This article provides information about the shootings done by police in 2015. It provides different situations that all lead to police shootings.
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    This seems like a comprehensive collection of police shooting occurrences. When doing any research paper about law enforcement it would definitely be helpful. It is horrible that unjust killings exist.
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    It is hard to discern the situation after-the-fact. Police officers are put into life-threatening situations but many times, they are dealing with someone who has a mental illness. In addition, the insurmountable evidence of police brutality is undeniable. I think we should re-evaluate our shoot first, ask questions later approach.
amr2126336

Anti-abortion group releases new secretly recorded video - 1 views

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    he anti-abortion group that recently revealed two videos from a secret investigation into abortion clinics released a third on Thursday. The group, Live Action, previewed it first to CNN, providing what appears to be full footage and an edited version.
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    This article goes over the negative side of abortion and what goes into having one. In addition to that it goes over how abortion is done correctly in certain clinics.
rande_vargas

Our right to privacy - 1 views

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    An agent from NSA was invading peoples privacy. He was watching peoples personal accounts such as emails. Other companies are also involved in watching peoples privacy. The judge of the case wants to keep a balance with the personal lives of American citizens.
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    I agree that people most definitely have the right to privacy. Although, I think that if someone commits a serious crime, they should certainly be investigated.
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    Privacy is important. I agree that if someone breaks the law that they should lose their privacy in order to find out more about them.
jodibarrett

18,000 Arizona kids are in foster care. Here's how you can help - 1 views

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    Here is an article that gives examples on how you can help the children in foster care. There are many options from donating money and volunteering to play with the child are just a couple of examples. Some people want to help but don't know how to. This article will make it clearer for those who would like to help and gives you different options as well. Please look at this article and see if you can help.
Aaron Nichols

Freedom of Press Limits - 0 views

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    A court ruling states that journalist James Risen must testify in trial for a former CIA official who leaked classified information. This ruling now comes as a threat to investigative journalists in attempt to catch a person who leaks classified information.
hal2113711

Prisoners' Rights - 0 views

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    This article goes over the issues that prisoners are being faced with. The site provides information about an organization that is investigating whether or not prisons are complying with the constitution.
taylor479

Public Secrecy About Child Sexual Abuse - 0 views

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    Child abuse is a huge problem around the world. Child abuse is a huge social issue that needs to be stopped
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    Child abuse is a huge problem around the world. Child abuse is a huge social issue that needs to be stopped
taylor216

World Health Organization report of sexual transmission of Zika virus - 0 views

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    The World Health Organization is concerned about a recent report of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted in the United States. The WHO has called for further investigation of the virus, which has been linked to birth defects.
chelseatizard

How to help the 18,000 kids in foster care in Arizona - 0 views

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    An astounding 18,000 kids are in the Arizona foster care system between foster homes, group homes, and shelters. Donating time to foster care organizations can be just as valuable as any donations that can be contributed whether it be financial or material. You can also take a step further and change a child's life by becoming a foster parent or adopting.
jen2081270

Surviving Kidnapping - 3 views

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    15 true stories of the torment kids went through while they were kidnapped. These are children that were taken and lived to tell the story.
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    It is heartbreaking when you know how kids can suffer. According to some investigations the majority of kids that are kidnap get kidnap by someone they know. These are only 15 stories of kids that were kidnap and is sad because there are thousands of kids that are killed after they being kidnap.
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    This article is incredible and devastating at the same time. It's heartbreaking that these people had to go through what they did, but it's so amazing to see how their instincts and the help of others were able to get them out of such horrifying situations.
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    The stories of the children being kidnapped were shocking. Just to think that many of those kids that are abducted are usually taken by people they know. It was good to read on some stories where kids could still get through what they went through and marry and have children of their own.
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    Wow, these stories are so sad. I can not even begin to imagine what it must have been like. It makes me happy that these 15 kids made it through those horrible situations and are able to talk about it today. Although those tough situations make you a stronger person, these kids were able to have families of their own and that is a good thing. It is even more sad to know that there are thousands of other kids out there going through the same thing if not worse at this very instant.
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    Reading stories like this just make you cringe. It's crazy to think that this is a major issue in our day. It's good to read and see how they live after they go through this traumatic experience.
smurphy6600

Health Net lawsuit reveals the financial engine of drug rehab industry - 0 views

  • The only "Obamacare" health insurer in metro Phoenix and Pima County is ensnared in a legal dispute with several addiction treatment centers over the cost of care amid an Arizona opioid epidemic that is taking an average of two lives each day. 
  • Maricopa County Superior Court lawsuit
  • widespread fraud among Arizona and California drug rehab centers in 2015 and 2016, when it alleges"teams of brokers" recruited out-of-state clients to fraudulently obtain insurance policies and to seek treatment in Arizona.
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  •  residential “sober homes”
  • headaches for local government officials as they try to determine how to manage the unregulated industry.
  • Prescott, which once claimed more than 100 sober homes, has adopted regulations to provide more oversight of them.
  • Federal and state prosecutors have aggressively pursued cases in Florida and California in connection with fraudulent activities such as patient brokering.
  • There have been no criminal cases filed in Arizona, however. 
  • Six of the rehab facilities that accuse Health Net of improperly withholding payments are in Prescott: Chapter 5 Counseling, Prescott House, Compass Recovery Center, Clean Adventures of Sober Living, Decision Point Center and Carleton Recovery Centers.
  • Three others, T R U Recovery Solutions, North Ridge Counseling and Desert Cove Recovery, list Scottsdale addresses. 
  • The rehab facilities allege that Health Net improperly withheld payments to virtually every rehab center in Arizona and southern California beginning in January 2016. Health Net halted the payments as part of an investigative audit that demanded each center provide detailed records such as proof of patients' residency and assurances that patients did not receive incentives to sign up for rehab. 
  • Health Net said in court documents that claims filed by rehab centers in Arizona soared because of widespread fraud
  • Health Net's PPO plans paid $2.4 million to all Arizona rehab centers in 2014. Those payments soared to $47.4 million in 2015
  • Those plans paid more for rehab care that year than all other types of care in Arizona, including typically expensive medical care such as cancer, heart disease and child births, according to the insurer’s counterclaim.
  • Here’s how the fraud worked, the insurer said in its counterclaim:Brokers would scout out people in 12-step programs, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, homeless shelters and jails, then refer these clients to the “highest-bidding clinic.”Clinics that were not part of the insurer’s network paid clients’ insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles and co-payments.The result was that people secured Health Net coverage “arranged and bought for them by financially-interested providers for one purpose only: to obtain coverage for the limited time needed to rack up millions of dollars in substance abuse treatment.” Some clinics misrepresented the home addresses of patients, many of whom lived out of state. 
  • “a sophisticated fraud involving the fraudulent enrollment of non-Arizona residents,” who signed up for Arizona insurance policies. 
  • misrepresenting their home address
  • Clean Adventures staff member told him to list the rehab facility's address on his insurance application.
  • put him in contact with an insurance agent who suggested using Clean Adventures' address on his insurance application
  • The insurer named 10 other examples of people who lived in California, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Wisconsin but represented that they lived in Prescott or Scottsdale.
  • The insurer also said the rehab centers engaged in fraudulent billing, charging for services that were not medically necessary or in amounts that exceeded what the plan allowed.
  • A 2008 law called the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act requires insurance plans to provide equitable coverage for substance abuse and addiction treatment. The Affordable Care Act also requires health insurance plans cover essential health benefits, including behavioral health services, and it forbids insurers from denying coverage to individuals based on existing medical conditions. 
  • The unintended consequence was (some) addiction treatments centers began taking advantage of that and over-billing," said Angie Geren, executive director of Addiction Haven, a grassroots and advocacy organization focusing on addiction issues. 
  • House Bill 2333
  • curb the practice of paying referral fees to brokers who steer patients to rehab centers.
  • bill never made it out of committee.
  • Florida
  • "The scam starts with deceptive advertising at the beginning," Aronberg said. "You are lured down to sunny Florida with a free plane ticket, which is illegal. You are given illegal benefits to keep you there."
  • patients often find themselves booted from treatment when their insurance benefits run out.
  • incentive for people to relapse so they can obtain another round of coverage.
  • Sober Home Task Force targeting the practice of buying and selling patients battling addiction
  • Johnson said rehab centers that provide legitimate services are being harmed as insurance companies scrutinize payments and bad actors poach patients away. 
  • ken.alltucker@arizonarepublic.com
eri2244072

Hunger and Food Insecurity - Food and Nutrition - Food System Primer - Johns Hopkins Un... - 1 views

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    Hunger and food insecurity has been a huge problem throughout the years here in the U.S. Ongoing investigations have been going on throughout the years, resulting in the "food stamp program" or the "national school lunch program". Programs like these are only a start in ending hunger and food insecurity here in the U.S.
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    Hunger and the food industry is a problem America has been facing for a while. I'm blessed we have emergency food programs that support the Americans who don't have enough money to buy or make food to support their families and themselves.
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