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Guards watch over a single cell area in an acute unit of the mental heath unit at the Harris County Jail in Houston in 2014.

Rape Survivor Sues After Texas Authorities Jailed Her For A Month

6:13pm July 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Jane Doe found herself hopelessly trapped in a bizarre plot pulled from a Kafka novel," the lawsuit reads. It claims authorities feared she would flee before testifying against her rapist.

Philadelphia Police Consider 2000 RNC In Preparing for Democratic Convention

4:32pm July 22, 2016

by Bobby Allyn

When Philadelphia hosted the GOP Convention in 2000, police were criticized for a militant response to protesters. The city promises a softer approach at the Democratic Convention next week.

Gabriel Pendas (left) protests outside the North Miami Police Department on Thursday. The department held a news conference about the police shooting of a black behavioral therapist helping a man with autism.

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North Miami Officer Was Aiming At Man With Autism, Union Chief Says

3:37pm July 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"This is not a case of a rogue cop; this is not a case of police abuse," the head of the Dade County police union says, adding that the officer who shot Charles Kinsey is praying for his recovery.

$1 Billion Health Care Fraud Took Advantage Of Medicare In Florida, Agents Say

3:18pm July 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Investigators say Philip Esformes, 47, used his access to thousands of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to perpetrate a massive and profitable fraud.

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Changes To School Bathroom Statute Must Go Through Congress, Paxton Says

5:01am July 22, 2016

Texas is one state suing the Obama administration for directing schools to allow students to use facilities that match their gender identity. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks to Renee Montagne.

Justice Department Moves To Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by John Ydstie

The Justice Department and a number of states filed suit today to block two big mergers in the health insurance industry. Anthem was planning to acquire Cigna, and Aetna sought to buy Humana. Justice Department officials said they had no doubt the mergers would reduce competition and hurt consumers.

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The Department of Justice is suing Anthem to block a proposed deal to buy rival Cigna and to block another proposed health insurance merger between Aetna and Humana.

Justice Department Moves To Block 2 Big Health Insurance Mergers

5:48pm July 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Justice Department says proposed deals between Aetna and Humana as well as Anthem and Cigna would increase the cost of medical care for Americans. The deals are worth a combined $91 billion.

In a video filmed on Monday, Charles Kinsey (left) lies next to the autistic patient he was trying to help, holding his hands up in an effort to assure the North Miami police that they aren't a threat. Kinsey was later shot in the leg by the police.

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Black Man Says He Was Shot By North Miami Police While Lying On The Ground

2:30pm July 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Charles Kinsey says he was shot as he was attempting to bring a man with autism back to the group home from which he had wandered.

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Recent Police Shootings Stir A Memory For A Former Philadelphia Officer

1:44pm July 21, 2016

Tom Gibbons had to retire from the police force after being shot three times during a traffic stop in 1970. He then became a reporter and covered the police for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Why A Black Teen Who Was Beaten By Police Decided To Join The NYPD

1:44pm July 21, 2016

Eric Adams joined the police department intent on reforming it. "If I was not a voice for change it would bother me," he says. He was on the force for 22 years. Now he is Brooklyn's borough president.

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