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Suspect Hunted after Ohio Cop Killed in Ambush

TL/DR - An Ohio police officer was "ambushed" and killed while responding to a disturbance call in Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland. The officer, identified as Jacob Derbin, was in his first year with the department and was shot multiple times. Authorities are searching for a 24-year old suspect, vowing that he "will be found and will receive the…

US Colleges Erupt in Pro-Palestinian Protests after Columbia Arrests

TL/DR - Protests have broken out across prestigious US universities including Columbia, Harvard, and Yale regarding Israel's war with Hamas. Many pro-Palestinian students are demanding that their schools condemn Israel's assault on Gaza and divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel, while some Jewish students feel that the criticism of…

State Medicaid Targets Deceased’s Estates for Health Cost Recovery

TL/DR - The US government requires states to recover money from the assets of deceased Medicaid patients who relied on the taxpayer-funded health insurance. However, a Democratic lawmaker recently proposed disbanding this program, arguing that it collects only around 1% of the more than $150 billion Medicaid spends annually on long-term care. The…

Mississippi GOP House to Debate Medicaid Expansion for First Time

TL/DR - Mississippi's Republican-led House is preparing to debate the expansion of Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents. The House Medicaid Committee has advanced a bill that would increase eligibility for Medicaid, potentially extending benefits to about 250,000 people. The proposal faces opposition from some Republicans who…