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Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a...

The U.S. spends more on health care than other rich countries, but without the results, Commonwealth Fund report shows

The United States spends more on health care than other wealthy nations, but its health system is the worst among them, a new reports shows. The report from The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group, analyzed the performance of health systems in 10 countries...
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