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Hospitals are in an increasingly vulnerable position as Medicare Advantage enrollment surges and the federal government looks to take a harder line on health plans, S&P Global warns in a new report. Why it matters: Financial pressures have already prompted providers like Scripps Health to terminate contracts with MA plans,...

Hospitals' Medicare Advantage peril grows: S&P

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Amazon wants to be the go-to destination for artificial intelligence (AI) developers, whether they need computing power or ready-made large language models.

When You Look Back on This Moment in 2030, You Might Wish You'd Bought This Trillion-Dollar Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Nearly everyone in the U.S. who's ever signed up for a cellphone, streaming service or account on a website, has signed away their right to take a company to court for wrongdoing. Why it matters: Most of us never get confronted with that reality, but this week the issue rose...

Most Americans have signed away their right to take a company to court

When companies are feeling rich, they buy back their shares. Similarly, when some countries find themselves with more money than they expected, they should buy back their bonds, per a new paper from sovereign-debt experts Lee Buchheit and Greg Makoff. Why it matters: Such a mechanism, if enshrined in bond...

A smarter way for countries to restructure their debts

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Summary: Zoll, an Asahi Kasei company, has won the auction to acquire Vyaire Medical’s ventilator business as part of Vyaire’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The acquisition, pending court approval, will enhance Zoll’s respiratory care portfolio. Vyaire Medical has continued operations during bankruptcy without significant disruptions. Key Takeaways:

Zoll to Acquire Vyaire Medical’s Ventilator Business

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(Reuters) - Investment firm Turn/River Capital is exploring a potential sale of Redwood Software that could value the maker of automation software at about $2.5 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Turn/River Capital explores $2.5 billion sale of Redwood Software, sources say

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There's as much as a nearly 10-year difference in life expectancy between U.S. states, a new report finds. By the numbers: Hawaii (79.9 years), Massachusetts (79.6) and Connecticut (79.2) have the longest life expectancy at birth as of 2021, per a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. Mississippi...

How long you might live based on where you're born, mapped

Labor strikes could shutter Canada's two biggest rail companies, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), as soon as Thursday. Why it matters: A strike would hit Canada's economy, and ripple out into the U.S. — potentially reigniting inflation, just as it's easing and the November election looms.

Canada's looming rail strike poses threat to U.S. supply chains

Globalstar signed a strategic partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to deliver 5G connectivity solutions across Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf. The partnership announced Wednesday will provide Liquid with exclusive rights to sell and distribute Globalstar’s XCOM RAN private networks 5G access solution in the Gulf, Middle East, and Africa regions. The companies highlighted the potential for this solution to impact the mining industry in Africa and high-end markets in the Middle East and Gulf regions.

Globalstar Signs 5G Partnership in Africa With Liquid Intelligent Technologies

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U.S. Bank expanded its partnership with broker-dealer and financial advisor Edward Jones. The collaboration will allow the firm’s advisors to offer clients deposit and credit card products from the bank starting in late 2025, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 21) press release. “U.S. Bank and Edward Jones share a...

US Bank Forms Credit Card Partnership With Edward Jones

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Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is scrutinizing hundreds of clinical trials they say U.S. drug companies conducted with medical centers connected to China's military over the last decade. Why it matters: An Aug. 19 letter the group sent to Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf about the collaborations...

Congress probes pharma work with Chinese military

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Treeview uses augmented- and virtual-reality tools with AI to develop software and metaverse projects. Its clients include Microsoft and Medtronic.

The founder of a software-development company says there's a 'huge demand' for training and education applications — extended reality can help

The U.S. government on Monday began accepting applications for the Biden administration program which creates an easier path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. Why it matters: The program, announced in June, is expected to help about 500,000 people legally work while circumventing rules that force many...

Undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens can apply for Biden program

Richmond, VA

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Data: Eviction Lab; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosRichmond and Chesterfield landlords are filing so many evictions each month that they're nearing pre-pandemic averages, per the latest data from Princeton's Eviction Lab.Why it matters: Nearly 1 in 4 renters were at risk of losing housing in the past year in an increasingly unaffordable region without enough shelter capacity.The big picture: In number of evictions filed per 100 renter households, Richmond claimed the No. 2 spot among 33 cities U.S. cities monitored by Eviction Lab during a year, including New York.The rate of renters who received eviction filings here dropped from about 31% in...

Richmond’s eviction filing rate among highest in a study of U.S. cities

Denver, CO

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Leading insurance core technology provider Socotra announced today that Jetty, the financial services company on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and accessible, has gone live and migrated Jetty Deposit, a surety product, and Jetty Protect, a renters insurance product, to Socotra’s cloud-native insurance platform. Jetty...

Innovative Renters Insurance Carrier Jetty Goes Live with Core Systems from Socotra in Less Than 12 Months

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Scoop: Telehealth company Truepill gets swallowed for $525 million

Digital pharmacy provider Truepill has agreed to be acquired for $525 million by Ireland's LetsGetChecked, Axios has learned from multiple sources. The big picture: Truepill is...

Scoop: Telehealth company Truepill gets swallowed for $525 million

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