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U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Feb

U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Why It Matters: The price offers kick off negotiations.The medicines selected for negotiations are taken by millions of older Americans to treat conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart failure. The administration identified them in August, beginning a lengthy process intended to result in an agreed-upon price that would take effect in 2026, assuming the negotiation program survives legal challenges.The initial round of price offers is a key step in the negotiation process. Each drugmaker has until early March to accept the offer or propose a counteroffer to the government. A series of negotiation sessions could follow, with the process set…

After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politics

After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league

It was around noon last Thursday when Bob Lutz walked outside of his work and headed home before the start of his daily radio show. He looked across 17th Street in Wichita, Kan., from the offices of League 42, the nonprofit baseball league he founded in 2013. On a rainy, overcast day, he gazed over toward the Jackie Robinson statue the league had erected in 2021. The statue was a symbol of hope and resilience. Lutz, though, could not see the bronze depiction of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier.For a moment, Lutz wondered if it was covered by…

News Outlet Blames Photoshop for Making Australian Lawmaker’s Photo More Revealing

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Science and Technology

News Outlet Blames Photoshop for Making Australian Lawmaker’s Photo More Revealing

A lawmaker in the Australian state of Victoria sat down to watch the nightly news on Monday, expecting to see herself featured as a prominent opponent of duck hunting.But the member of Victoria’s Parliament, Georgie Purcell, noticed that in one photo used on 9News, the tattoos on her midriff were missing.“I saw the image come up on the screen and I thought, ‘That’s really odd,’ because my stomach is heavily tattooed,” Ms. Purcell said on Wednesday.She compared the image with the original photo, which was taken last year by a local newspaper and realized that not only had her tattoos…

Walmart to Add 150 U.S. Stores in Five-Year Expansion Drive

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

Walmart to Add 150 U.S. Stores in Five-Year Expansion Drive

Walmart will add 150 stores in the United States over the next five years, a major expansion drive for the retail giant.The company said the move, which it announced in a statement on Wednesday, would involve millions of dollars in investment. Walmart employs roughly 1.6 million people in the United States, and said it hires hundreds of people each time it opens a new store.Walmart had just over 4,600 stores nationwide at the end of October, down from more than 4,700 a year earlier. The company has not opened a new U.S. store since late 2021.Most of the stores that…

Los mejores servicios financieros en Latinoamérica

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politicsbanca en línea, Latinoamérica, servicios financieros

Los mejores servicios financieros en Latinoamérica

La industria de servicios financieros en Latinoamérica ha experimentado un crecimiento significativo en los últimos años. Con la expansión de la economía y el aumento de la clase media, la demanda de servicios financieros ha aumentado considerablemente en la región. En este artículo, exploraremos algunos de los mejores servicios financieros disponibles en Latinoamérica. Banca en línea Uno de los servicios financieros más populares en Latinoamérica es la banca en línea. Con la creciente penetración de internet en la región, cada vez más personas están optando por realizar sus transacciones bancarias en línea. Los bancos en Latinoamérica ofrecen una amplia gama…

Roblox, una plataforma de videojuegos con fines educativos

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politicsplataforma educativa, Roblox, videojuegos educativos

Roblox, una plataforma de videojuegos con fines educativos

En el mundo de los videojuegos, existe una plataforma que ha ganado popularidad en los últimos años: Roblox. A primera vista, podría parecer solo otro juego en línea más, pero en realidad, es mucho más que eso. Roblox es una plataforma de videojuegos con fines educativos que ha logrado captar la atención de millones de usuarios en todo el mundo. Roblox ofrece a sus usuarios la oportunidad de crear sus propios juegos y experiencias interactivas. A través de su lenguaje de programación interno, llamado "Roblox Studio", los jugadores pueden dar vida a sus ideas y construir sus propios mundos virtuales.…

How the Border Crisis Shattered Biden’s Immigration Hopes

Feb

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politics

How the Border Crisis Shattered Biden’s Immigration Hopes

On President Biden’s first day in office, he paused nearly all deportations. He vowed to end the harsh practices of the Trump administration, show compassion toward those wishing to come to the United States and secure the southern border.For Mr. Biden, it was a matter of principle. He wanted to show the world that the United States was a humane nation, while also demonstrating to his fellow citizens that government could work again.But those early promises have largely been set aside as chaos engulfs the border and imperils Mr. Biden’s re-election hopes. The number of people crossing into the United…