29 h. ago John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit from US healthcare executive

Dr Brian Morley claims Last Week Tonight host and show took his words out of context in a 2024 episode on MedicaidA US healthcare executive has sued John Oliver for defamation following a Last Week Tonight episode on Medicaid, in which the British-American comedian quoted the doctor as saying it was okay for a patient with bowel issues to be “a little dirty for a couple of days”.Dr Brian Morley, the ex-medical director of AmeriHealth Caritas, argues that Oliver – an outspoken comic whose show has not only addressed muzzling lawsuits but been subject to them – took the quote out of context in an April 2024 episode on Medicaid. Continue reading...

Society

32 h. ago Discovery of ancient garden beneath Jesus’ burial site backs up Biblical account

The discovery of 2,000 year-old olive trees and grapevines are believed to reflect the Gospel of John's account of where Jesus was buried

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38 h. ago Health insurance cover now available for pioneering microwave treatment

Private patients across the UK will now be able to access an innovative, energy-based treatment that resolves a common and embarrassing skin condition impacting around 10% of the population.

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3 d. ago Health insurance executive sues John Oliver over ‘out of context’ remarks about toilet hygiene

Exclusive: Dr. Brian Morley claims in his defamation lawsuit that Oliver’s segment damaged his ‘reputation and personal well-being.’

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3 d. ago Health insurance CEO admits to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on patients, doctors and politicians

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to ‘uncover any illegal activity’ as has launched an investigation into Superior HealthPlan and its chief executive Mark Sanders

Science

3 d. ago Oliver Stone to testify at John F Kennedy assassination hearing

The director, whose film JFK has been derided by historians for suggesting the CIA had a role in the killing, will speak to task force aiming ‘to get to the bottom of this mystery’Film director Oliver Stone will testify at a US House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday that is considering thousands of pages of documents related to the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy released this month at the direction of President Donald Trump.Representative Anna Paulina Luna, chair of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said that lawmakers will hear from witnesses about the value of the documents. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago John Oliver laments Trump officials for emojis sent in group chat about airstrikes

‘Look, those clearly aren’t the right emojis to send after a bombing because the right emojis are no emojis,’ said Oliver

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6 d. ago WilmerHale and Jenner & Block sue US government over Trump’s executive orders

President announces settlement with Skadden Arps as other elite law firms battle administration

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6 d. ago WilmerHale and Jenner & Block sue US government over Trump executive orders

Elite law firms argue administration has acted unconstitutionally

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6 d. ago Two law firms targeted by Trump sue over executive orders that sought to punish them

Two prominent law firms targeted by the White House are filing lawsuits over virtually identical executive orders, pushing back over edicts meant to punish them over their association with attorneys who have previously investigated President Donald Trump

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6 d. ago Another law firm targeted by Trump sues to block punishing executive order – live

Law firm Jenner & Block sues Trump administration seeking to block executive order that would halt the firm’s business with the government and revoke security clearancesCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jenner & Block sues US government over Trump’s executive order

Law firm says directive is ‘unconstitutional’ and notes a similar effort was declared unlawful by court

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage wants huge change to how NHS is paid for that would hit families in the pocket

Nigel Farage has suggested that some British families could be forced to pay health insurance to use the NHS if he was Prime Minister - but Labour analysis shows eyewatering costs

Events

1 week ago Falkirk health and social care services brace for impact of National Insurance hike

Members of Falkirk's IJB heard that many private providers fear they won't survive the increase in costs

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2 w. ago Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning under $200,000

Ivy League school is latest US university to make step with aim to make it affordable to ‘more students than ever’Harvard University is offering free tuition to more students, the Ivy League school announced on Monday, joining a growing number of higher education institutions in the US to take such a step.The announcement from Harvard says that undergraduate tuition at the institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will be free for students of families who make annual incomes of $200,000 or less. The university will also make schooling completely free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less, with financial aid that covers tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel costs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago John Oliver takes aim at Mel Gibson and the actor’s father: ‘Imagine having so many terrible views’

‘Wow, that is, frankly, incredible,’ said Oliver

Events

2 w. ago Andrew Cavenagh breaks Rangers takeover cover after Fenerbahce epic with nine

The health insurance tycoon is a key player in the US consortium's takeover of the Scottish Premiership giants

Politics

2 w. ago Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America's health insurance programs

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning

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3 w. ago Law firm sues over Trump executive order that seeks to suspend security clearances

A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump over its legal services during the 2016 presidential campaign has sued the federal government over an executive order that seeks to strip its attorneys of security clearances

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3 w. ago John Oliver on US immigration detention: ‘Should be a massive embarrassment’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at Trump’s ‘largest deportation operation’ campaign and the dangerous state of facilities used to house immigrantsJohn Oliver took aim at the immigration detention system in the US and the many problems that come with it.The Last Week Tonight host spoke about how Donald Trump has centered deportation as a main element on his presidency and recently made “a big show of having Ice conducting immigration raids” which have largely been ineffectual. Continue reading...

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