His budget asks Congress to let the program squeeze drug companies with a goal of improving patient care.
February 2015
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Slain Japanese journalist’s tweet a fitting memorial
Kenji Goto’s peaceful and spiritual message from 2010 is embraced across the social media spectrum.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Proposed federal agency would oversee all food safety
President Obama takes action after an outbreak of food-borne illnesses.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Whitney Houston’s daughter fighting for her life
Like her mother, Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub on Saturday.
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Former rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight charged with murder
Prosecutors say the founder of Death Row Records intentionally hit two men with his pickup truck in a parking lot after an argument.
Posted inNation & World, News
More snow upends the Northeast – again
The weather delays a New England Patriots parade and two of the nation’s highest-profile trials, including that of the accused Boston Marathon bomber.
Posted inLife & Culture, Sports
Super Bowl sets another record for TV ratings
‘The NFL and the Super Bowl are defying media gravity,’ says the chairman of NBC Sports Group a day after 114.4 million people watched the Patriots’ thrilling win.
Posted inNew England Patriots, News, Sports
Malcolm Butler’s journey from Popeyes to Patriots’ hero
The cornerback earns his place in football history through years of perseverance and by overcoming challenges from childhood with honest, constant work.
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Video: Late-night crew removes snow from Portland’s streets
The heavy equipment is rolled out while the city sleeps.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school games rescheduled after another round of postponements
Monday’s high school sports schedule is wiped out by another storm, delaying the end of the girls’ hockey regular season.