The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into alleged widespread hospice fraud in Southern California, following a CBS News report highlighting excessive Medicare billing and potential exploitation of vulnerable patients. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office defended its response, citing license revocations and a fraud task force, while emphasizing ongoing efforts to address the issue. Meanwhile, a scheduled California gubernatorial debate was canceled after criticism that its qualification criteria excluded all nonwhite candidates, sparking calls for a more inclusive alternative event amid a crowded and diverse race.
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Dino Rojas-Moreno, a 26-year-old bartender from Southern California, has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly beating 27-year-old Tatum Goodwin to death with a fire extinguisher in an alleyway near her place of work. Court documents suggest that Rojas-Moreno attacked Goodwin in a parking lot around 1 a.m. and dragged her to a secluded area behind a movie theater, where he beat her with the fire extinguisher. Rojas-Moreno is currently being held in Orange County Jail without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on October 21st.