Ex-Los Angeles Healthcare Worker Pleads to Illegally Reading Confidential Medical Files of Celebrities

By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Huping Zhou learned the hard way that peeking into confidential medical files can be hazardous to your well being. The former UCLA Healthcare System employee in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to four counts of illegally reading private and confidential medical records “mostly from celebrities and other…

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Whatever Happened to the Friendly Skies?

By Allan lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It used to be that conversations on airplanes went something like this: “Excuse me flight attendant, can I have another diet Coke?” Or:”Excuse me, where are you headed today?” or “Any idea what time we’re suppposed to land?” Lately, the conversations have gone something like this: “Hey, isn’t that…

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Two Ex-Blackwater Guards Charged with Murder 1 Week After Judge Dismissed Charges Against 5 Others

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A week after a judge dismissed murder-related charges against 5 Blackwater guards who worked in Iraq, the Justice Department came back with murder charges against two former Blackwater guards who were detailed to Afghanistan. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria filed second-degree murder and attempted murder charges on Thursday against…

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