| Illinois policeman committed suicide, embezzled public funds: officials Posted: 04 Nov 2015 10:17 AM PST  The northern Illinois policeman whose September death prompted an extensive manhunt for murder suspects committed "a carefully staged suicide" as authorities began an audit that would have exposed his embezzling public funds, authorities said on Wednesday. Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz used public funds for personal purchases, stealing and laundering money over the past seven years, and forging signatures on documents, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Commander George Filenko said. Gliniewicz misused thousands of dollars to pay for personal travel, adult websites, mortgage payments, gym memberships, personal loans and also made cash withdrawals, Filenko said.
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| Oklahoma woman charged in parade crash that killed 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2015 10:03 AM PST  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A woman accused of running a red light and purposely driving around a barricade and over a police motorcycle before crashing into spectators at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade was formally charged Wednesday with four counts of second-degree murder and 46 counts of felony assault.
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| Deep distrust persists between Iran, US despite nuclear deal Posted: 04 Nov 2015 09:27 AM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran marks the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, one could be forgiven for thinking relations were just as bad as ever between the Islamic Republic and America.
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| Chipotle's E. coli outbreak threatens sales, emboldens critics Posted: 04 Nov 2015 10:07 AM PST  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's food poisoning outbreak in Washington state and Oregon threatens to scare diners away from the popular burrito chain and has become fodder for one of its most vocal critics. Health officials are scrambling to identify the cause of the E. coli food poisoning that has sickened 35 people who ate at eight Chipotle restaurants in the greater Seattle and Portland areas. All of Chipotle's 43 outlets in those cities have been closed since Oct. 31.
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| U.S. Senate panel probing Valeant, Turing over drug costs Posted: 04 Nov 2015 10:10 AM PST  By Caroline Humer and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday launched a bipartisan probe into pharmaceutical pricing, seeking documents from four drugmakers including Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, companies embroiled in controversy over price hikes on lifesaving drugs. Also on Wednesday, Democratic members of a U.S. House of Representatives investigative committee asked Republicans to call a vote to subpoena Valeant and Turing.
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| Health exchange hopes to move past troubles in 3rd go-round Posted: 02 Nov 2015 10:41 AM PST  It's survived an IT meltdown and attempts to kill it in the Legislature. It's now facing the loss of two insurance carriers and an effort to constitutionally ban it. But leaders of the Silver State Health ...
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| Canada ranks first for personal freedom, social tolerance Posted: 03 Nov 2015 01:17 PM PST  The Legatum Institute ranked Canada the number one country worldwide in terms of personal freedom in its 2015 Prosperity Index.
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