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If Congress enacts a contentious proposal mandating work hour reporting to maintain Medicaid, over a million of California's most vulnerable residents risk losing their health insurance. The recently advanced budget bill from the U.S. House seeks to...
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The National Basketball Association thrives on rivalries, and none were as intense as that between Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird. Their fierce competition began in college when Magic's Michigan State Spartans triumphed over Bird's Indiana Sta...
