36 h. ago Health care subsidies expire with millions of Americans now facing steep insurance hikes

Health analysts have predicted the expiration of the subsidies will drive many of the 24 million total Affordable Care Act enrollees — especially younger and healthier Americans — to forgo health insurance coverage altogether

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5 d. ago Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’

Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideasUS senator Bernie Sanders amplified his recent criticism of artificial intelligence on Sunday, explicitly linking the financial ambition of “the richest people in the world” to economic insecurity for millions of Americans – and calling for a potential moratorium on new datacenters.Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democratic party, said on CNN’s State of the Union that he was “fearful of a lot” when it came to AI. And the senator called it “the most consequential technology in the history of humanity” that will “transform” the US and the world in ways that had not been fully discussed. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Taylor Swift makes staggering donation in honor of her father after giving $1m to charity

The 36-year-old pop star spent the entire summer in Florida helping the 73-year-old stock broker - whom she calls her 'best friend' - recover.

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1 week ago Which parts of the US can expect a white Christmas this year – and which will need to brace for storms, flooding and travel chaos

Deadly flooding is set to continue as record warmth heats up Christmas for millions of Americans

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1 week ago Urgent warning to anyone planning to pause Ozempic for Christmas dinner: 'Intense' new side effects from skipping just ONE dose... unintended alcohol repercussion... and 'irreversible' weight gain

It can be tempting for the millions of Americans taking appetite-suppressing weight lossdrugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to skip a dose or two in order to eat without restraint.

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1 week ago The US healthcare system hurts poor Americans. It’s about to get worse

As Congress cuts healthcare access to pay for tax cuts and poor Americans die earlier, billionaires invest in anti-ageingThere’s a weird disconnect to the public debate about health in the United States. In January, millions of Americans may drop their health insurance as premiums skyrocket following the Trump administration’s decision to end federal subsidies that helped some 20 million people afford insurance on the Obamacare marketplaces.Earlier this year, Republicans in Congress agreed to cut more than $850bn from the 10-year budgets of Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people, and the Chip health insurance program for children, in order to pay for some tax cuts. Given the US’s budgetary rules, that cut means an additional $500bn in funding for Medicare is at risk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More muscle, younger brain: New study discovers the negatives of body fat on an aging brain

More than seven million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, a brain condition that affects your memory and thinking

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2 w. ago American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr

Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAPThe US department of health and human services (HHS) has terminated several multi-million-dollar grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics following the association’s criticisms of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s policies.The funding cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and early identification of autism, were first reported by the Washington Post and made without prior notice to the AAP. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ozempic and Wegovy can protect against neurological disease that causes brain damage

Scientists have discovered that semaglutide, the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, offers a new benefit for the 38 million Americans with diabetes.

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2 w. ago The berry packed with antioxidants that could shorten your winter cold and flu

Americans spent $175 million on these teas, jams and other products in 2024

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2 w. ago The US supreme court’s TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel Jaffer

The decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump’s penJudicial opinions allowing the government to suppress speech in the name of national security rarely stand the test of time. But time has been unusually unkind to the US supreme court decision that upheld the law banning TikTok, the short-form video platform. The court issued its ruling less than a year ago, but it is already obvious that the deference the court gave to the government’s national security arguments was spectacularly misplaced. The principal effect of the court’s ruling has been to give our own government enormous power over the policies of a speech platform used by tens of millions of Americans every day – a result that is an affront to the first amendment and a national security risk in its own right.Congress passed the TikTok ban in 2023 citing concerns that the Chinese government might be able to access information about TikTok’s American users or co...

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2 w. ago Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’

Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisisAmid concerns that he has failed to address a worsening affordability crisis, with health insurance premiums about to spike dramatically for over 20 million Americans, Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that his domestic policy chief’s main priority is building a triumphal arch for Washington DC.Speaking at a White House holiday party, the president praised Vince Haley, his former speechwriter and a longtime aide to Newt Gingrich who now leads the White House Domestic Policy Council. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Senate rejects dual healthcare bills as Obamacare tax credits expiration nears

Votes came as premium tax credits for estimated 21.8 million enrollees of plans set to expire at end of monthThe US Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals to address the imminent expiration of subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, greatly increasing the chances that healthcare costs will soon rise to unaffordable levels for millions of Americans.The votes, part of a deal brokered between Republican majority leader John Thune and the Democratic senators who agreed to reopen the government after a historically long shutdown last month, came as premium tax credits for an estimated 21.8 million enrollees of the plans are set to expire at the end of the month. Health policy research group KFF estimates that annual premiums will more than double if the subsidies are allowed to expire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Senate fails to advance bills to avert massive Obamacare premiums hike for millions of Americans

Senate remains divided over Obamacare premiums and abortion while millions of Americans stare down a financial deadline

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3 w. ago One US state is found to have Alzheimer’s ‘hot spots.’ What it reveals about America’s health care

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 7 million Americans — a number that’s expected to double by 2060

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3 w. ago U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million

U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in at 7.7 million amid uncertainty over the direction of the American economy

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3 w. ago Millions of Americans to face freezing temperatures and snow as Polar Vortex brings Arctic cold

Floods, rainfall and arctic cold is set to batter parts of the United States

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4 w. ago The berry packed with antioxidants that could shorten your winter cold

Americans spent $175 million on these teas, jams and other products in 2024

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