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Wine collector set for sentencing on fraud charges 07/24/2014 03:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The sentencing for a California wine collector convicted of selling fake wine was postponed on Thursday after his lawyers claimed that the government inflated the size of the fraud.Prosecutors allege that Rudy Kurniawan sold at least $20 million in fake wine -- a calculation meant t Agents get subsidized 'Obamacare' using fake IDs 07/24/2014 02:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Undercover investigators using fake identities were able to secure taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional investigators said Wednesday.The weak link seemed to be call centers that handled applications for frazzled consume Survey finds sharp increase in teen use of HGH 07/24/2014 02:16pm • DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.In a con Egypt judge: Al-Jazeera team did "devil's" work 07/24/2014 03:22am • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian judge released his reasoning for harsh sentences issued against three Al-Jazeera journalists, saying they were brought together "by the devil" to destabilize the country.The main evidence cited in the 57-page document obtained by The Associate Egypt judge: Al-Jazeera team did "devil's" work 07/24/2014 03:22am • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian judge released his reasoning for harsh sentences issued against three Al-Jazeera journalists, saying they were brought together "by the devil" to destabilize the country.The main evidence cited in the 57-page document obtained by The Associate Bad back? Acetaminophen may not work, try exercise 07/23/2014 07:40pm • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- Acetaminophen isn't any better at relieving back pain than a fake pill, despite almost universal recommendations to take the drug, according to the first big trial to test it.Acetaminophen, sold as Tylenol and Paracetamol, among other names, is recommende Dumb Starbucks explained on Comedy Central show 07/23/2014 02:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dumb Starbucks is coming back, but only on TV.The comic who came up with the fake-store concept will discuss its origins and aftermath on next Tuesday's episode of Comedy Central's "Nathan for You."Star Nathan Fielder opened the Dumb Starbucks coffee shop in a Los Angeles strip m Va. Beach woman accused of tax fraud 07/23/2014 07:57am • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia Beach woman has been indicted on charges of falsifying 22 tax returns.The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1mDsGXo) reports 45-year-old Arthia Allen was arrested Tuesday and released on bond after an initial appearance in U.S. District Court.The indictment say Undercover probe finds health law failings 07/23/2014 04:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigators using fake identities were able to obtain taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, according to testimony to be delivered Wednesday.The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says its undercover investigators were a Coast Guard looking for hoax caller from Maryland 07/22/2014 07:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for the public's help in identifying a person who has made numerous false distress calls from southern Maryland.Capt. Kevin Kiefer, commander of Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, said in a news release Tuesday that the same male voice has made the call Suspect arrested in bomb scare on Louisiana campus 07/22/2014 07:30pm • LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A man arrested for phoning in a fake bomb scare that led to the evacuation of a 15-acre university campus last week unsuccessfully attempted to rob a bank the same day, authorities said Tuesday.Devin Haywood called television station KATC about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday and cla Suspect arrested in bomb scare on Louisiana campus 07/22/2014 07:30pm • LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A man arrested for phoning in a fake bomb scare that led to the evacuation of a 15-acre university campus last week unsuccessfully attempted to rob a bank the same day, authorities said Tuesday.Devin Haywood called television station KATC about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday and cla Georgia man pleads guilty to faking allergy tests 07/22/2014 06:30pm • ATLANTA (AP) -- The owner of a laboratory near Atlanta has pleaded guilty to faking the results of patients' blood tests for food and environmental allergies.U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Bob Page said 39-year-old Rashaan Jackson Garth pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges on Tuesday.In a n Turkey detains police for 'spying' and wiretaps 07/22/2014 01:37pm • SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish police raided the homes of colleagues on Tuesday, detaining dozens of officers on suspicion of "spying" or of illegally wiretapping government officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey's spy chief, news reports an Va. Lottery warns consumers of lottery scams 07/22/2014 03:50am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Lottery is launching a campaign to warn people about fake lottery scams.Officials say the "Play Smart" campaign is aimed at informing both lottery players and non-players to be careful when someone tells they're told they've won a large prize.While the scams tak