Tag: the-state
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Swedish minister quits after being caught driving under influence
Aida Hadzialic, Sweden's youngest-ever cabinet minister, said on Saturday she was resigning her education post after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol. Hadzialic, who is minister for upper secondary school, adult education and training, told a news conference she was stopped by police on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden with 0.2 per…
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California governor signs bill letting undocumented immigrants buy insurance
The law lets the state request a waiver from the federal government that will be needed to allow unauthorized immigrants to purchase unsubsidized insurance through Covered California, the state's healthcare exchange. “Today we ask the federal government to remove another barrier to health insurance access that discriminates against some of our residents on the basis…
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Brazil’s silver surfers leave aches beneath waves
When work is up, surf is up in Brazil. Edmea Pereira and Francisco de Aguiar, a retired husband and wife in their 70s, take classes three times a week, for free, at the Cisco Arana surf school in the city of Santos in the state of Sao Paolo.