Feds Allege an Audacious, Decades-Long Heist—of Water (Newser Deep Dive)

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May 11, 2024     Feds Allege an Audacious, Decades-Long Heist—of Water You might say the story of an alleged water heist described in the Los Angeles Times is so audacious it's made for Hollywood—except Chinatown pretty much already covered it. Like that Jack Nicholson classic, the true-life story involves allegations of illicit water siphoning on a massive scale in California. Keep reading   Whistleblower Calls Out Health Insurer Cigna A ProPublica story paints the picture of health insurance giant Cigna being more concerned about productivity—mainly through speedy denials of coverage—than the health of its customers. The story is told through the prism of Dr. Debby Day, who reviewed claims at Cigna for 15 years and says her bosses pressured her to work too quickly because she consistently trailed other doctors in the number of cases cleared. Keep reading   From our sponsors After Testing Dozens of Bed Sheets, These Are #1 Perhaps the best kept secret of luxury hotels and Airbnbs is now available to the public. Miracle Brand sheets use a proprietary silver infused thread that eliminates 99% of the bacteria normally found in cotton bedding. The result is an amazingly soft, self-cooling, and self-cleaning sheet that takes advantage of the heat-dispersing properties of silver. KEEP READING   His Idea to Help Homeless: Offering Space in Own Home Stuart Potts is a 43-year-old former crack addict who has been in and out of prison much of his adult life. But as a profile in the Guardian reveals, he also is an "unlikely do-gooder" in an unusual way: Over the last few years, he has opened up his modest apartment—and the small camper outside it—to homeless people in Manchester, England. Keep reading   From the Archives Surviving a Shark Attack Is Terrifying— and Lonely What's it like being attacked by a shark? Not many people know, which is the point of Haley Cohen Gilliland's lengthy piece for Outside Online. Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved