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Lawmakers Concerned Executive Action On Immigration Could Mean Legal Limbo For Undocumented
A protester takes part in a demonstration calling for immigration reform at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, March 27, 2014. Jim Young / Reuters By Katie Nocera WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers have pushed the Obama administration to take significant action on deportations of undocumented immigrants…
Author: BuzzFeed
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College Graduates Should Consider Options for Health Insurance
Securing healthcare isn’t a priority for Chapman senior Devyn Bisson. “I’m way more preoccupied with how I’m going to make money,” she said. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) By Lisa Zamosky Devyn Bisson is a 22-year-old Orange resident about to graduate from Chapman University…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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2 Ways to Help More People Have Encore Careers
By Marc Freedman, Next Avenue Contributor (This article is adapted from The Upside of Aging, edited by Paul H. Irving.) Healthier and more energetic than their predecessors, many of those moving beyond the middle years today want continued purpose in life. They want engagement, stimulation and challenges. Many want to…
Author: Forbes
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NOT Spending Down: CEO Update
Atlantic is not a “spend down” foundation, although we’re often described as such. Yes, we will complete all of our grantmaking by the end of 2016. The term “spending down,” however, suggests a slow, inexorable depletion of assets, resources and impact or perhaps a rushed…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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House Calls Are Making a Comeback
A relic from the medical past — the house call — is returning to favor as part of some hospitals’ palliative care programs, which are sending teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other workers to patients’ homes after they are discharged. The goal…
Author: The New York Times
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Death Penalty Supporter Turns Vocal Opponent
In 2006, police officer John Breckinridge’s partner, Michael Briggs, was killed in the line of duty by a man who is now New Hampshire’s only death row inmate. In these two video segments, Rachel Maddow discusses ongoing efforts to abolish the death penalty in New…
Author: MSNBC
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Dare to Be 100: John Gardner, Uncommon American
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University Every life can be measured by the friends that one makes along the way. My life is incredibly richer because of the friendship of one man, John Gardner. A PBS special on his…
Author: Huffington Post
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Muslims Welcome Shuttering of NYPD Spying Unit
Video: Director of the Arab American Association of New York, Linda Sarsour, applauds the NYPD decision to end the Muslim surveillance program but said there’s still concern about police mentality towards Muslims. By Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service Muslim and civil rights groups welcomed the…
Author: The Washington Post
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Obamacare’s Special Enrollment Period Could Help Youth Signups
Young adults, like these keg standers, could be more likely to qualify for Obamacare’s special enrollment periods. (Photo: doyougotinsurance.com) By Jason Millman Obamacare open enrollment may finally be over, but the opportunities to sign up for coverage aren’t. Some people may qualify for special enrollment…
Author: The Washington Post
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Dare to Be 100: Die Broke
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University Who was it who said,”You can’t take it with you?” Sounds right to me. I have seen Mao’s tomb in Beijing and the acres of terra cotta warriors nearby. Woody Allen said,…
Author: Huffington Post
