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On Saturday morning, as hundreds of tribes were mobilizing their emergency responses to the coronavirus, a shock wave reverberated through Indian Country: Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell announced that Darryl LaCounte...

30 March 2020, 23:54

A Georgia man has been charged with running a $1.1 million Medicare kickback scheme where he recommended unnecessary tests from companies running coronavirus screenings

Georgia resident Erik Santos was arrested Monday and charged with participating in a $1.1 million Medicare fraud scheme.
According to the charges, Santos received kickbacks from medical testing companies by sending fraudulent claims for coronavirus and cancer tests.

30 March 2020, 23:53

Senior Disney Executives to Take Pay Cuts Due to Coronavirus

Many high-ranking Disney executives will take pay cuts to help the company weather the financial challenges of the ongoing outbreak.

30 March 2020, 23:53

Virginia residents ordered to ‘stay home’ until JUNE 10 in longest lockdown yet

VIRGINIA residents have been ordered to “stay at home” until June 10 in what appears to be the longest coronavirus lockdown in the country. Governor Ralph Northam confirmed the decision was “effective...

30 March 2020, 23:53

NY state prison guards beg Cuomo to protect workers from coronavirus

ALBANY — New York’s correctional officers union is begging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state prison system to outfit all prison and jail guards with personal protective equipment to help stifle the potential spread of coronavirus between inmates and employees working in close quarters.

30 March 2020, 23:53

Lionsgate Continues Marketing, Distribution Layoffs Amid Restructuring

Lionsgate Film Group is undergoing a second round of layoffs as restructuring continues under the leadership of Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane, according to an individual with knowledge of the dismissals.

30 March 2020, 23:53

Little Free Library in Seattle converted into a "Peep Show"

I've seen reports that Little Free Libraries are being turned into free food pantries to help folks in this time of coronavirus. Now, hilariously, there's one in Seattle that's been converted into a "Peep Show," complete with a hot pink neon sign, and a rooftop one that reads "Chicks!

30 March 2020, 23:52

Paul Krassner, Interview Part 2 — And Henry Miller with a 1973 Buchla Music Easel

Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds

30 March 2020, 23:52

Celebrities, civil rights groups form coalition to protect census data

ORLANDO — Civil rights groups, lawmakers, attorneys general, former Census Bureau directors, former Commerce Department secretaries and actors like Rita Moreno and George Takei said Monday they were forming a coalition to monitor and protect the confidentiality of the 2020 census.

30 March 2020, 23:52

Prince Charles is one of the UK's most successful living artists. Here are 15 of his works.

Though he describes himself as an "enthusiastic amateur," Prince Charles is reportedly one the most successful living artists in the United Kingdom.
His paintings were first exhibited in Windsor Castle in 1977...