In this week’s PolitiFact Virginia segment, taxes on soup kitchens and gimmicks that balance the budget come under scrutiny. Fred Echols reports.
PolitiFact Virginia: Soup’s On
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From NPR News- FDA Approves The First Automated Insulin System For Type 1 Diabetes September 30, 2016The new system joins a continuous glucose monitor with an insulin pump, which work together to keep blood sugar from going too high or too low. That will make it safer to sleep through the night.
- A Storied Hong Kong Newspaper Feels The Heat From China September 30, 2016Recently purchased by Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma, the South China Morning Post, one of Hong Kong's premier newspapers, seems to be under pressure from mainland China, just like the city it serves.
- Man Pleads Guilty To Elaborate Kidnapping Initially Deemed A Hoax By Calif. Police September 30, 2016In court documents, 39-year-old Matthew Muller is identified as a former Marine who suffers from bipolar disorder. He is described as a Harvard-educated lawyer who was later disbarred.
- Pregnant Women Should Consider Not Traveling To Southeast Asia September 29, 2016U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women to postpone travel to parts of Southeast Asia because of the risk of catching Zika. Recent outbreaks have occurred in Singapore and Thailand.
- Head Of Yosemite Park Steps Down In Wake Of Hostile Work Environment Claims September 29, 2016The National Park Service "acted to move Don Neubacher from his role" as it carries out an investigation, a spokesman says.
- FDA Approves The First Automated Insulin System For Type 1 Diabetes September 30, 2016
- From BBC News
- Ben Emmerson QC resigns as child abuse inquiry lawyer September 30, 2016The most senior lawyer working for the independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales, Ben Emmerson QC, resigns.
- Shimon Peres funeral: Leaders hail legacy of former Israeli leader September 30, 2016World leaders extol the life and legacy of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres, one of the country's founding fathers, at his state funeral in Jerusalem.
- Wealth of people in their 30s has 'halved in a decade' September 30, 2016People in their early 30s are "half as wealthy" as those now in their 40s were at the same age, a report finds.
- Stolen Van Gogh paintings found in Italy September 30, 2016Italian police have recovered two famous Van Gogh paintings stolen from an Amsterdam museum in 2002, officials say.
- Rosetta probe set for comet collision September 30, 2016The audacious Rosetta mission has been commanded to end its investigation of Comet 67P by crashing into the 4km-wide ball of ice and dust.
- Ben Emmerson QC resigns as child abuse inquiry lawyer September 30, 2016
