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Gov't forecasts rising health care inflation 09/04/2014 02:42am • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's respite from troublesome health care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a crucial budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients.Economic recovery, an aging society, a Avoid Common Mistakes as a First-Year Medical Student 09/04/2014 12:00am • If first-year medical students want to know just how hard it will be to absorb the volume of information they'll receive in class, they should speak with Aurora Bennett, the associate dean for student affairs and admissions at University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine. "High school is like a Surrogate offers clues into man with 16 babies 09/03/2014 01:12am • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- When the young Thai woman saw an online ad seeking surrogate mothers, it seemed like a life-altering deal: $10,000 to help a foreign couple that wanted a child but couldn't conceive.Wassana, a lifetime resident of the slums, viewed it as a nine-mont Anti-poverty group urges G20 to tackle corruption 09/02/2014 11:30pm • ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Anti-poverty organization ONE is urging leaders of the 20 largest economies to act decisively at an annual summit in November against money laundering, bribery, tax evasion and corruption which it estimates costs the world's poorest countries Obama seeks to do no harm to Democrats in midterms 09/02/2014 03:52pm • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hampered by low approval ratings and an unfriendly electoral map, President Barack Obama enters the fall campaign as a liability to some vulnerable Democrats and a target for Republicans trying to fire up conservatives and appeal to disillus Australian dad accused of abusing Thai-born twins 09/02/2014 05:40am • ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- An Australian man has been charged with sexually abusing twin girls he fathered several years ago to a Thai surrogate mother in another case that casts a harsh light on Thailand's beleaguered surrogacy industry.The man, who cannot be identifie 9 steps a Japanese man took to 16 surrogate babies 09/02/2014 03:48am • The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Police say Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta followed nine key steps on his path to fathering 16 surrogate babies in Thailand, born starting in June 2013. It's unclear whether he went through all of the steps for every baby; four are in Cambodia and the res Americans detained in North Korea call for US help 09/02/2014 03:42am • ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea gave foreign media access on Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and -- watched by officials as they spoke -- called for Washington to send a high-ranking representative to All Filipino peacekeepers escape Golan standoff 08/31/2014 02:48am • JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers made a daring escape after being surrounded and coming under fire by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights, the Philippine military chief said Sunday, while 44 Fijian troops remained in the hands of Chief in $800M fraud gets 20 years prison 08/29/2014 03:30pm • CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The man who masterminded an $800 million insurance scam that fleeced tens of thousands of investors in one of Florida's all-time largest fraud schemes was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.U.S. District Judge Robert Scola gave Joel Steinger, 6 IG: Shoddy care by VA didn't cause Phoenix deaths 08/28/2014 02:22am • STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government investigators found no proof that delays in care caused veterans to die at a Phoenix VA hospital, but they found widespread problems that the Veterans Affairs Department is promising to fix.Investigators uncovered large-scale impropri Big-hearted Cameroonian OL paves way for Colorado 08/27/2014 06:03pm • PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- The colossal Cameroonian right tackle for the Colorado Buffaloes is a raw talent with a big heart.Stephane Nembot left his family and came to America as a teenager to play high school basketball, only to switch to football because he kept making peo Training guide likens veterans to Oscar the Grouch 08/27/2014 05:20pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An internal training guide used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compared veterans unhappy about their care to Oscar the Grouch, a newspaper reported.The Philadelphia Inquirer obtained a VA training slide show with tips for employees on how to help veterans with their Obama defends handling of veterans affairs issues 08/27/2014 08:40am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- His standing with veterans damaged by scandal, President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his administration's response to Veterans Affairs lapses that delayed health care for thousands of former service members, but conceded more needed to be do NC senator braces for Obama's visit to her state 08/26/2014 04:18pm • JONATHAN DREW Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Her re-election in doubt, North Carolina's Democratic senator has an uncomfortable decision to make as President Barack Obama appears in her state before a critical audience she's trying to woo: Veterans.Join in the same camera shot as Obama, who