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France Proposes New Health Privacy Rules For Pilots

One year after the fatal Germanwings crash, French investigators released recommendations on how to avoid these incidents. Among the recommendations are clearer guidelines to patient-doctor confidentiality and flexibility for pilots suffering from mental illness.

Eliza Catchings worried when she got a letter from her Medicare Advantage plan saying she would have to pick a new doctor because of changes to the network.

Feds Grant Some Early Switches When Medicare Advantage Networks Change

Cuts in provider networks spurred Medicare officials to allow more than 15,000 Medicare Advantage members to pick new plans in seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Easy-To-Use IUD Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control

In the developing world, women who want to space pregnancies can't always obtain birth control. A new insertion device for an IUD, post-childbirth, is being tested with promising results.

The current New Zealand flag (left) hangs next to the alternative flag on a building site in Wellington on March 4. New Zealanders began voting March 3 on whether to adopt a new flag.

The People Have Spoken: No New Flag For New Zealand

Ten months and 10,000 flag submissions later, New Zealanders decided to just keep what they had.

Police patrol outside the council chamber of Brussels on Thursday during ongoing investigations into the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks. More than 30 people have been identified as being involved in a network behind the Paris attacks on Nov. 13, with links now established to this week's bombings in Brussels.

Brussels Unites In Grief As Search For Attacker — Or Attackers — Continues

Police are still determining the number of suspects involved. Meanwhile, Salah Abdeslam, the suspect in the Paris attacks who was arrested last week, now says he is not fighting extradition to France.

How Prepared is Spokane for an Oil Train Derailment?

Local officials have concerns with the potential for an oil train derailment in the Spokane area and how well prepared we are to battle a potential fire…

Ukrainians have been crafting <em>pysanky</em>, elaborately decorated eggs, for thousands of years. "There's an ancient legend that as long as <em>pysanky</em> are made, evil will not prevail in the world," says one <em>pysanky</em> artist.

Easter Egg Art: Hatched From An Ancient Tradition To Celebrate Rebirth

Cultures around the world decorate eggs to celebrate spring. Modern artists continue those traditions, reflecting the fragility and beauty of life.

Disney and other companies have threatened to stop film production in Georgia if the state's controversial "religious liberty" bill becomes law. AMC Networks, which films <em>The Walking Dead</em> in Georgia, has also spoken out against the bill.

Time Warner, Others Join Disney In Opposing Georgia's 'Religious Liberty' Bill

Disney and its Marvel subsidiary have threatened to boycott the state if the governor signs the controversial measure. Other companies are now urging the governor to veto the bill.

Justice Department Charges 7 Iranians For Hacking U.S. Banks

The Justice Department is charging seven Iranians with alleged cyber attacks against American banks and an attempt to take over control of a dam in New York.

Founder James Dyson speaks at a launch event in 2013 for the Dyson Airblade, a high-power hand dryer found in public bathrooms. The Dyson company may be branching out into electric cars.

Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturer Dyson Could Be Developing An Electric Car

Based on government documents, the U.K. government is "providing a grant of up to £16m [$23 million] to Dyson to support research and development for battery technology."

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