And, on the same day, JAMA published its own correction, confirming Dr Leo's allegation and the other non-disclosures now admitted by the original authors.

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Some even admitted that their non-wearing was partly a rebellion against their parents' previous instance when they were a child that they had to wear one.

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In exchange for the Dell non-materials, Tortora admitted to arranging to pay Goyal through a phoney research consulting arrangement one of the hedge funds made with Goyal and another individual.

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But since April, every patient admitted for elective (non-emergency) operations has had a price-tag attached to his treatment, so that hospitals are rewarded according to how busy they are.

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He admitted the site could run as a non-profit supported by advertisements, but again said that there were no plans to make changes.

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Fitzgerald admitted there is an "exclusivity period" whereby no non-event-related activities can take place on the ground 21 days prior to the first tournament match or 14 days prior to the first warm-up game.

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According to people close to the sport, if the German authorities charge Mr Ecclestone with a non-trivial offence in relation to the payment to Mr Gribkowsky, (which he has admitted making, though he says he was being blackmailed), he will be permanently removed as chief executive of Formula One Group.

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However, the board admitted that the move would lead to the playing staff being cut as well as job losses among non-playing staff.

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