29Jun/15

Is State’s New Transparency Law For Charter Managers Strong Enough? – Hartford Courant


Hartford Courant

Is State’s New Transparency Law For Charter Managers Strong Enough?
Hartford Courant
Lecker, who lives in Stamford, criticized the amendment saying that it limits transparency because it applies only to records related to a charter group’s spending and relationship with individual schools, rather than providing the complete picture of

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29Jun/15

‘Little Italy in Australia’: Drug trafficking Calabrian Mafia ‘linked’ to … – RT


RT

‘Little Italy in Australia’: Drug trafficking Calabrian Mafia ‘linked’ to
RT
The investigation has also reportedly revealed how “donors have lobbied on behalf of a mafia figure a host of Liberal and Labor MPs over issues related to their businesses.” According to Four Corners, the son of an alleged mafia boss was given work …
Italian mobsters ‘infiltrate Libs, Labor’The New Daily
Mafia in Australia: Major drug trafficking group linked to senior politicians ABC Online

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29Jun/15

In Stockholm, blood donors get a text when they’ve saved a life – CityMetric


CityMetric

In Stockholm, blood donors get a text when they’ve saved a life
CityMetric
I think I’d like to know when my blood is coursing through someone else’s veins. Great news, then, that a Swedish blood centres now text donors to notify them when their blood is used to help save someone’s life. The initiative kicked off in Stockholm

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29Jun/15

Why Mumbai, Delhi don’t have a healthy rate of heart transplants – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Why Mumbai, Delhi don’t have a healthy rate of heart transplants
Hindustan Times
She is now completing a course in Chennai at the Mohan Foundation, an NGO that coordinates organ donations, where she is studying organ donation, coordination and its surrounding legalities. “The doctors I had in Mumbai before … With support from the

29Jun/15

Should the Internet pay for your health care? Maine kidney surgery raises … – Bangor Daily News


Bangor Daily News

Should the Internet pay for your health care? Maine kidney surgery raises
Bangor Daily News
Several online commenters told Royles, who was on dialysis because of an autoimmune disorder, she should “wait her turn” for a kidney on the organ transplant list, which assigns donations based on need. Others … Both patients are recovering, and a

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