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Deadlier than Fire: NC firefighters paying out of pocket for crucial health screenings

By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — “If it wasn’t for the testing I was diligent about, I’d be dead today,” said medically retired Asheville Firefighter Ben Brickhouse of how he caught his prostate cancer diagnosis with lab testing during his routine physical. Brickhouse had no symptoms.

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University of California negotiations enter seventh consecutive day

By CBSLA STAFF Click here for updates on this story     CALIFORNIA (KCAL, KCBS) — Negotiations to end a strike by University of California teaching assistants, graduate student instructors, tutors and readers has entered a seventh consecutive day. Details on Wednesday’s negotiations were not immediately available. Unions representing the striking workers on Wednesday called for speakers

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