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Morning Business Report: Data center utility protection bill stalls in Senate as health insurance costs rise
(LILAMAX)- A bipartisan proposal designed to protect consumers from electricity costs associated with new data centers has stalled in the U.S. Senate. The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417-3 Wednesday before an attempt to pass it by…
Against AI Regulatory Capture
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics…
48 Deaths Linked to Local Brew; Lancet Staff Strike; RFK Jr. Targets 5G Radiation
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. At least 48 people in southern Nigeria have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol. (AP)…
Key Progressive Policy Is Popular in Conservative Battleground Districts
A renewed push for Medicare for All has gained traction, and it's not just amongst progressive lawmakers. A new poll suggests universal healthcare has appeal far beyond the Democratic base, including in conservative-leaning battleground…
Anthropic, OpenAI and the Fight Over AI Regulatory Capture.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry (ThyBlackMan.com) American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing…
Jealous feminists miss the real Sydney Sweeney scandal
There's just one problem. Sweeney was not advertising women's swimming, sprinting, or any other sport. Sweeney's campaign was for Novig, the sports -only prediction market platform in which she's an equity partner. The whole point of Sweeney…
Former UnitedHealthcare CEO addresses AI 'battle of the bots
This is a preview of the September 17 edition of Access Health— Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox on Thursday mornings. Good morning. I'm wrapping up my stage notes for Newsweek's AI Health Summit next week and…
Data Marketing Partnership Case Could Reshape US Health Plans
A years-long legal fight over whether people who simply download a data-tracking app can be legally recognized as employees may be nearing a settlement that critics say could unleash a wave of skimpy, unregulated health insurance across the…
The center-left needs to step up and show America what it stands for
These are tough times for center-left parties, which increasingly find themselves squeezed into a shrinking middle ground by populist insurgents on the right and left. Few are rising to the challenge of offering restive voters an inspiring…
Nearly 300,000 Louisianans on Medicaid must soon choose a new plan. Here's what to know.
About 290,000 people who get Medicaid through the Healthy Blue plan will soon have to choose a new insurer after one of the five companies that offer Medicaid in the state decided to pull out of Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Health…
Belchertown gets unexpected $500K boost
BELCHERTOWN — Belchertown received a welcome fiscal surprise when the state's fiscal year 2027 budget allocated an additional $500,000 of state aid above the predicted amount. Town Meeting already approved a $62 million budget for fiscal…
Momentum's software assets climb to R239m
Momentum Insure held the largest software asset base at R171 million. (Image supplied by Momentum) Momentum Group's computer software assets increased to R239 million in the year ended 30 June, from R225 million a year earlier, driven largely by…
Sweden consistently outperforms Canada on universal health care despite similar spending: new study
Sweden and Canada operate publicly financed universal health-care systems, but access to care in the Nordic country is “markedly better,” according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. In 2024, wait times leading to unmet…
US economy notches remarkable new record, sparking cheers: 'Good job everyone'
Americans may not feel it in their wallets, but two major measures of economic well-being improved in 2025, as the nation's poverty rate fell to a historic low and inflation-adjusted median household income reached a record high, according to new…
Permits revoked for more than 350 people to work as security guards
The regulator for the private security sector has revoked licences which had been provided to more than 350 people to work as guards in the industry on the basis that proof of training that had been submitted was fraudulent. The Dáil's…
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