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Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights- The Netherlands announced Wednesday it will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, issuing a report that called the failed Christmas Day airline bombing a "professional" al-Qaida terror attack.
- A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing chilling similarities to the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Bombs kill 23 in Iraq's western Anbar province- Twin bombings - one an assassination attempt against an Iraqi provincial governor - killed 23 people and wounded the governor Wednesday in the worst violence in months to hit the western province that was once al-Qaida's top stronghold in Iraq.
Iran hard-liners back government in mass rallies- Tens of thousands of hard-line government supporters turned out for state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some of them calling for the execution of opposition leaders as Iran's police chief threatened to show "no mercy" in crushing any new protests by the pro-reform movement.
Afghan probe says NATO fighting killed children- The head of a presidential delegation investigating the deaths of 10 people in eastern Afghanistan concluded Wednesday that civilians - including schoolchildren - were killed in an attack involving foreign troops, disputing NATO reports that the dead were insurgents.
Yemeni forces storm al-Qaida hide-out, arrest 1- Yemeni security forces stormed an al-Qaida hide-out Wednesday in a principle militant stronghold in the country's west, setting off clashes, officials said, as a security chief vowed to fight the group's powerful local branch until it was eliminated.
- A Colorado woman says a Christmas miracle brought her and her newborn son back from the brink of death after her heart stopped beating during childbirth and the baby was delivered showing no signs of life.
'Thriller,' Muppets among 25 in US film registry- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
Judge to hear Leach's restraining order motion- Who will coach Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl may be decided in a Lubbock court Wednesday morning.
HHS Fights Durable Medical Equipment Fraud
Medicare Officials Announce Project Targeting Fraudulent Suppliers
HHS is taking further steps to protect seniors and others enrolled in Medicare from sham equipment suppliers. On Monday, July 2, the Department will announce the details of a project to prevent fraudulent suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies from taking advantage of beneficiaries and the public.
The new initiative will have immediate effect in two regions of the country where there is a high concentration of suppliers, South Florida and Southern California. Based on the results of the project, it could be expanded nationwide.
Full details of the project will be available on a reporter conference call at 1 p.m. ET, on Monday, July 2.
CONTACT: Steve Hahn of CMS Press Office, +1-202-690-6145; Holly Babin of HHS Press Office, +1-202-690-6343.
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