Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses course on controversial anesthesia...
Health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is backtracking on a planned policy change that had recently sparked the ire of anesthesiologists. The change, which critics said would have...
View Article$3.6B was donated on GivingTuesday this year
U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has...
View ArticleEPA boosts enforcement efforts the final year of the Biden administration
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enhanced enforcement efforts this year, doubling financial penalties issued to polluters and issuing the first-ever arrest for a climate change-related crime,...
View ArticleCharacter.AI is under fire for hosting pro-anorexia chatbots
“Hello, I am here to make you skinny,” opens the conversation on popular startup Character.AI. “Remember, it won’t be easy, and I won’t accept excuses or failure,” the bot continues. “Are you sure...
View ArticleFormer PayPal COO is Trump’s pick for ‘White House A.I. & Crypto Czar’
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” another step towards overhauling...
View ArticleCucumber recall expanded to more states, Walmart and Kroger stores, as...
A cucumber recall that began days before Thanksgiving is being expanded again amid ongoing fears that a wide variety of products may be contaminated with Salmonella. This week, no fewer than four...
View ArticleThe world’s food prices are at a 19-month high. Here’s why
The United Nations’ world food price index rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, recording its biggest gain in 19 months on the back of surging vegetable oil prices, data showed on...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Governor Newsom announces plans for this new legal border crossing
California Governor Gavin Newsom stressed the importance of trade with Mexico and immigrant labor at a press conference near the border on Thursday, striking a contrast with President-elect Donald...
View ArticleUnitedHealthcare CEO shooting reveals complexities in safeguarding corporate...
He’s one of the most famous and widely admired corporate leaders in the world. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about.In an era when online anger and social...
View ArticleWhat to know about the $45 million dinosaur fossil now on display in New York...
The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend, American Museum of Natural History officials announced Wednesday.The giant stegosaurus fossil,...
View ArticleWhy DocuSign stock is on fire today
DocuSign stock (Nasdaq: DOCU) stock is on fire this morning after the company reported its third quarter earnings after the closing bell on Thursday. As of the time of this writing, DOCU stock is up...
View ArticleTikTok loses challenge to strike down law forcing sale or ban in the U.S.
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its...
View ArticleHow China’s export ban on these 3 materials could impact smartphones and...
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded...
View ArticleLululemon’s international expansion fuels growth
Lululemon is seeing its international sales spike this holiday season, despite slowing U.S. numbers. The brand’s stock rose 17% in early trading Friday, raising the company’s full-year sales. In the...
View ArticleBird flu virus in raw milk: What you need to know about pasteurization
As the H5N1 avian flu virus continues to spread in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, consumers may worry about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the U.S. Food and Drug...
View ArticleJob market rebounds in November after strikes, hurricanes with 227,000 jobs...
America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls....
View ArticleWill TikTok really be banned? Here’s what could happen next after the video...
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Friday in favor of upholding a law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a...
View ArticleSick Americans say they’re turning to TikTok’s creator rewards program to...
“POV: you watched 3 times so my mom can pay for her medical bills,” reads one post on TikTok with more than 44 million views. The post’s creator is one of many TikTok accounts with...
View ArticleFrom Moo Deng to ‘Wicked’: Here’s your 2024 pop culture recap
I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us for the shameless attempt to link the fantasy hit Wicked to the delightful Moo Deng. But, hear us out—there’s something the two...
View ArticleCVS, Anthem, other big corporations remove executive photos from their...
For a third day, police searched for the suspect in what they are calling a “brazen, targeted,” and “premeditated” attack on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down early Wednesday...
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