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WASHINGTON (AP) ¡ª Elizabeth Warren¡¯s proposal to gradually move the country to a government-funded health care system has further inflamed the debate over ¡°Medicare for All,¡± likely ensuring the issue will play a significant role in this week¡¯s Democratic presidential debate.The Massachusetts senator announced Friday that her administration would immediately build on existing laws, including the Affordable Care Act, to expand access to health care while taking up to three years to fully implement Medicare for All. That attempt to thread the political needle has roiled her more moderate rivals, who say she¡¯s waffling, while worrying some on the left, who see Warren¡¯s commitment to a single-payer system wavering.The divide could complicate plans by Democrats to turn health care into a winning issue in 2020. The party successfully took back control of the House last year by championing programs that ensure that people with preexisting medical conditions keep their insurance coverage while arguing that Republicans want to weaken such provisions. But the Medicare for All debate is more delicate as advocates including Warren grapple with concerns that a new government-run system won¡¯t provide the same quality of coverage as private insurance ¡ª and would be prohibitively expensive.¡°The Medicare for All proposal has turned out to be a real deal-breaker in who gets the Democratic nomination,¡± said Robert Blendon, a Harvard University School of Public Health professor whose teaching responsibilities include courses on political strategy in health policy and public opinion polling. ¡°This is not just another issue.¡±Warren¡¯s transition plan indicates she¡¯d use her first 100 days as president to expand existing public health insurance options. That is closer to what has been supported by former Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana. Both Democratic presidential candidates have criticized Medicare for All for wiping out private insurance ¡ª something they say many Americans aren¡¯t ready for.Warren insists she¡¯s simply working to expand health insurance in the short term to people who don¡¯t have it while remaining committed to the full plan in the long run.¡°My commitment to Medicare for All is all the way,¡± Warren said while campaigning in Iowa over the weekend.Still, the transition signified a step toward pragmatism and an acknowledgement that the government has ways to expand health insurance coverage before embracing a universal system ¡ª something that would be difficult for any president to get through Congress. Consider that current entitlements, such as Social Security and Medicare, were phased in over years, not all at once.¡°If she¡¯s looked at it and decides the sensible thing to do in order to not cause too much disruption in employment situations and within the medical system is to gear up over three years, she's probably right,¡± said Cindy Wolf, a customer service and shipping manager who attended the California state Democratic Convention on Saturday in Long Beach.Still, the move may prove politically problematic for a candidate who has long decried others settling for consultant-driven campaigns seeking incremental changes at the expense of big ideas.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the original architect of Medicare for All and has made fighting for it the centerpiece of his 2020 White House bid. He tweeted following the release of Warren¡¯s transition plan: ¡°In my first week as president, we will introduce Medicare for All legislation.¡±Campaigning in Nevada on Monday, California Sen. Kamala Harris said, ¡°I believe that government should not be in a position of taking away people's choice.¡±¡°Especially on one of the most intimate and personal decisions people can make,¡± Harris said, ¡°which is about how to address their health care needs.¡±The criticism from others was far sharper. Top Biden adviser Kate Bedingfield dismissed Warren¡¯s plan as ¡°trying to muddy the waters¡± by offering ¡°a full program of flips and twists.¡± Buttigieg spokeswoman Lis Smith said it was a ¡°transparently political attempt to paper over a very serious policy problem.¡±It¡¯s easy to see the issue spilling into Wednesday¡¯s debate because Warren rode a steady summer climb in the polls to become one of the primary field¡¯s front-runners ¡ª but no longer seems to be rising. Polls recently show her support stabilizing, though not dipping, as focus on her Medicare for All ideas intensifies.The last two debates featured Warren failing to answer direct questions on whether she would be forced to raise middle class taxes to pay for the universal health care system she envisions. That set up a plan released two-plus weeks ago in which Warren vowed to generate -plus trillion in new government revenue without increasing taxes on the middle class ¡ª but that¡¯s been decried by critics who accuse Warren of underestimating how much Medicare for All would really cost.And, though Warren never promised to begin working toward Medicare for All on Day 1 of her administration, the release of the transition plan, which spelled out that the process will take years, has unsettled some.Una Lee Jost, a lawyer who was holding ¡°Bernie¡± signs in Chinese and English at the California Democratic Convention, called any lengthy transition to Medicare for All ¡°a serious concern.¡±¡°We should have implemented this decades ago,¡± she said.___Associated Press writers Kathleen Ronayne and Michael R. Blood in Long Beach, Calif., and Michelle Price in North Las Vegas, Nev., contributed to this report. 5566
¡¡¡¡VISTA (CNS) - A former speech therapist at Rancho Buena Vista High School, who allegedly threatened co-workers while working at the northern San Diego County campus, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of burglary, making criminal threats and vandalism.Arturo Avina, 33, was taken into custody by a SWAT team last Friday morning in connection with a series of menacing messages he allegedly sent to co-workers. The victims began receiving the messages last month, according to sheriff's Sgt. Shane Watts.Authorities released no details on the nature of the purported threats and did not specify the number of alleged victims. However, no students were involved in the threats, according to Lisa Contreras, director of communications for Vista Unified School District.RELATED: Former speech therapist at Rancho Buena Vista High School arrested``At no time were there any students who were in danger,'' Contreras said. Avina, who faces three years and eight months in prison if convicted, worked for the school district from August 2017 until January of this year, Contreras said.He's being held in lieu of 0,000 bail and is due back in court March 20 for a readiness conference. 1190
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Walmart employees could soon be getting a little more wiggle room in their work attire.The discount giant is testing a new dress code that would allow workers to wear any solid colored shirt and adds blue to the mix of approved pants colors, making blue jeans work-appropriate attire, a spokesperson said."We are always testing new ideas and concepts in a small number of our stores," spokesperson Justin Rushing said in an emailed statement "Some of these tests are expanded while others are retired. We won't know next steps on this test until we've had a chance to learn what works and what could work better."The news was reported earlier by Bloomberg. The site reported about two dozen Walmart locations will test the new clothing policy.Walmart employees at stores not included in the pilot will have to continue to abide by the old dress code, which bans blue jeans and stipulates khaki or black pants with a solid white or blue top.One new dress rule, however, will be nationwide: Beginning April 14, new hires cannot have visible face tattoos, according to CBS News.With 4,900 US stores, Walmart is the country's largest employer. About 1.5 million people are employed by the grocery and home goods giant. 1232
¡¡¡¡Want to enjoy Halloween fun and save some money? Here are great deals for October!All offers are good at participating locations.APPLEBEE¡¯SThe restaurant chain has a drink of the month called the Dollar Zombie, made of rum, pineapple, passion fruit, cherry, lime and garnished with a Vidal gummi brain.BASKIN-ROBBINSYou¡¯ll scream for ice cream with deals including a small Cappuccino Blast for .99 and select ice cream cakes for .99. Guests can also get a regular or kids-sized scoop of ice cream for .50 on Halloween.CHILI¡¯SEnjoy The Great Pumpkin, the Margarita of the Month, for . It's made with pumpkin spice syrup.CHUCK E. CHEESE¡¯SCome in costume to Chuck E. Cheese during the month of October and receive 50 free tickets.IHOPChildren 12 and under get a free Scary Face Pancake with strawberries, whipped topping, mini OREO cookies and candy corn on Halloween from 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.KRISPY KREMESample a Trick-or-Treat, Monster Batter, Jack-O-Lantern or Chocolate Iced with Halloween Sprinkles Doughnut all month. Wear your costume on Halloween to get a free doughnut of your choice.RUBY¡¯S DINERKids 12 and under can get a free entree with the purchase of an adult entree from 4 p.m. to close during the month of October. The offer is good at the Oceanside location. 1294
¡¡¡¡Volkswagen has been fined another €800 million (6 million) over its diesel emissions scandal, this time because of failings at its Audi subsidiary.Volkswagen said Tuesday it accepted the fine imposed by German prosecutors, waving its right to appeal. It said the penalty would hit earnings this year."As a negative special item, [it will] reduce the group earnings for fiscal year 2018 accordingly," it said in a statement.The penalty by Munich prosecutors is just the latest consequence of the scandal that emerged in 2015 and initially wiped out billions off the company's value.Volkswagen admitted cheating on clean air rules with software that made emissions look less toxic than they actually were.The fine concludes the Munich prosecutors' investigation into the company. However, probes into executives, including Audi's former CEO Rupert Stadler, continue, the prosecutors said.The €800 million fine comprises a €5 million penalty for administrative offenses, the maximum allowed under German law.On top of that, prosecutors ordered Volkswagen to repay €795 million they said the company made from the cheating. The prosecutors said this included profits from the sales of affected vehicles.In this case, the diesel emissions cheating affected nearly 5 million cars sold by the Volkswagen group in Europe and the United States, prosecutors said. Specifically, it concerned V6 and V8 diesel engines manufactured by Audi and installed in Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche brands, and Audi vehicles equipped with EA 189 and EA 288 engine made by Volkswagen.Shares in Volkswagen (VLKAF) and Audi (AUDVF) were trading higher on Tuesday. Volkswagen stock is down 11 percent so far this year. 1699
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