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...After a lower-enlisted Army whistle-blower who had learned indirectly about U.S. involvement in the crime came forward, Green's three co-conspirators were convicted in military courts, all receiving sentences of 90 years or longer. But because Green had already been discharged (for reasons unrelated to the crime), he was tried in civilian court. It was the first time a former soldier had faced trial - and the possible death penalty - in such a jurisdiction for his actions in a war zone. On May 7, he was found guilty of 16 counts of murder, rape and related charges...
Cosby was bleeding from the lower torso but was still conscious, according to Dental School student Jared M. Sprague, who said he helped support the victim after the shooting...
...Harvard takes place in section. This personalized learning environment of a section is lost when students become just another head in the crowd. An 18-student section is already too large to allow for desired personal attention and opportunities for discussion, and thus 18 should certainly not be the lower limit on section sizes. As a possible remedy to these cuts, professors should look into teaching or attending sections to supplement the experience, as a few excellent teachers already...
...high in places like New York City (which is second behind Miami in the Milliman Index), are usually more in line with what residents can afford and require relatively less out-of-pocket contributions. Locales like Miami, by contrast, often offer residents "less access to [health] benefits packages with lower cost-sharing," says Kathleen Stoll, deputy executive director of Families USA in Washington. "Where you have lower income, it tends to follow, unfortunately, that you also have higher out-of-pocket expenditure." (See five truths about U.S. health care...
...result, Congress is looking into solutions like health-care-coverage premium subsidies for lower-income Americans. But that still won't address the out-of-control health-care costs in areas like South Florida. This month Medicare chose Miami as one of 14 cities to take part in a project to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions. And because South Florida's population is largely elderly, more local health-care reformers are urging doctors and hospitals to examine costly and often pointless treatment for dying patients. A 2008 Dartmouth study suggested that South Florida hospitals generate especially high bills for such cases...