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Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
By the time of that ruling the stigma attaching to sports betting had all but disappeared and widespread legalization seemed destined one way or another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Still, for the oil shock’s impact to prove persistent and become more widespread within the U.S. economy, it would need to become embedded in consumers’ expectations around inflation—and that doesn’t appear likely.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Although ABT-263 worked in mice, it is too toxic for widespread use in humans.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Andean societies were based on the widespread exchange of goods and services, but kin and government, not market forces, directed the flow.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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