McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work: Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company’s role in helping “turbocharge” the sale ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/business/mckinsey-criminal-investigation.html
Quick Glance: Investigation against McKinsey in the US over involvement in the opioid industry
- A grand jury was established to examine evidence related to consulting for pharmaceutical companies involved in the addiction epidemic.
- McKinsey is under a criminal investigation in the US for its involvement with opioid manufacturers.
- Furthermore, federal prosecutors are looking into whether the company impeded justice through its actions as concerns about its work grew.
- According to a source, the US Department of Justice has been scrutinizing McKinsey's activities for several years, with a grand jury now set up in Virginia to review evidence.
McKinsey reportedly under US criminal investigation over opioid industry work: Federal prosecutors looking at relationship with Purdue Pharma and other drug ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/mckinsey-criminal-investigation-opioids-crisis
CVS opens first-of-its-kind workforce training and community center in Baton Rouge
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/cvs-opens-unique-workforce-training-center-in-baton-rouge/article_07fdb602-0335-11ef-8047-87538fa5ccc6.html
How one state is trying to make weight loss drugs cheaper: Weight loss drugs aren't covered by insurance for North Carolina's state employees ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/one-state-trying-make-weight-loss-drugs-cheaper-rcna148997
State’s premature release of bid documents touches off new battle over Medicaid contracts
texastribune.org/2024/04/26/texas-medicaid-contracts/
Medicare Advantage insurers mull Wegovy coverage ‘trade-offs’: CMS lifted the coverage prohibition on weight loss drug Wegovy for some Medicare enrollees last ...
modernhealthcare.com/insurance/kaiser-aetna-wegovy-medicare-advantage
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Booking.com or the big city festivals? This brings tourists to Wasserburg: Wasserburg is popular with day tourists, hikers and cyclists. What attracts visitors ...
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Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections: A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections—including ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-common-antibiotic-respiratory-viral-infections.html
These states have the highest property taxes. Where does yours fit in? See map.: Property taxes nationwide have increased since before the pandemic ...
usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/13/highest-property-taxes-america-map/73296122007/
Editorial: Kudos to the House for ignoring Trump’s nonsense. Let’s finish the job and reauthorize FISA.
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/15/editorial-fisa-fentanyl-house-republicans-trump/
New federal rules require public systems to measure and mitigate PFAS. Maine is already learning how hard that can be, Zoë Schlanger writes.
In the 1980s ... Show more
Maine Is a Warning for America’s PFAS Future - The Atlantic
Maine Is a Warning for America’s PFAS Future - The Atlantic
Runaway horse pursued by police car in low-speed chase: Watch as a runaway horse leads Connecticut police officers on a low-speed chase. Footage released by the ...
independent.co.uk/tv/news/connecticut-horse-escape-police-video-b2531843.html
‘She is basketball’: Paige Bueckers and Connecticut are Final Four bound: Paige Bueckers finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two ...
washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/02/paige-bueckers-uconn-usc/
WATCH LIVE: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered at memorial service in Connecticut hometown
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Quick Glance: Joe Lieberman, Former US Senator and Vice Presidential Candidate, Passes Away at 82
- Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut, who came close to winning the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and nearly became running mate to Republican John McCain eight years later, has passed away.
- Lieberman passed away in New York City as a result of complications following a fall.
- His advocacy for issues such as gay rights, civil rights, abortion rights, and environmental causes often earned him praise from many liberals, despite causing discontent among Democrats due to his independent stance and provocations towards Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign.
- Renowned for his firm foreign policy perspectives, pro-defense inclinations, and robust support for environmental matters, Lieberman was instrumental in the legislative efforts leading to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security.
Some hospitals are changing their response when babies are born exposed to drugs: Pregnant people who take medications to assist their substance abuse recovery ...
cnn.com/2024/04/11/health/substance-use-pregnancy-policy-change/
A new study reveals the states where private equity has the most influence on housing, health care, jobs and pensions
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/states-rank-private-equity-influence-housing-health-care-jobs-pensions-rcna146818
"Unmitigated disaster": Tesla's Q1 deliveries shocker could be temporary, or worse
axios.com/2024/04/03/tesla-q1-delivieries-reaction
Quick Glance: Potential Risk: Tesla Stock Price Faces Dramatic Decline
- Per Lekander labels Tesla as the largest stock market bubble in modern history.
- He warns that the absence of growth endangers Tesla's stock price and poses a risk of collapse.
- Lekander forecasts a potential drop in the stock price to just $14 per share, reflecting a 91% decrease. He critiques Tesla's business model and highlights current demand challenges.
From The Athletic: In a star-studded year of women's college basketball, UConn coach Geno Auriemma believes Huskies superstar Paige Bueckers is in a class of ... Show more
UConn’s Geno Auriemma calls Paige Bueckers the ‘best player in America’ - The Athletic
UConn’s Geno Auriemma calls Paige Bueckers the ‘best player in America’ - The Athletic
Quick Glance: Paige Bueckers Leads UConn to Sweet 16 with 32 Points
- Paige Bueckers delivered an outstanding performance with 32 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block as UConn defeated Syracuse.
- UConn extended its NCAA tournament-record streak to 30 consecutive Sweet 16 appearances.
- Bueckers is the first Division I player in the past 25 years with at least 60 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists in the first two games of the tournament.
- UConn will face Duke in the next round after overcoming Syracuse and aiming to redeem a bitter loss in the previous Sweet 16.
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers have been in each other's orbit for years. The Final Four beckons
apnews.com/article/caitlin-clark-paige-bueckers-iowa-c9ee9671b55416dd3a6d4a1cffa87848
An Innovative Financing Technique is Gaining Traction — And It's a Big Factor in the Potential $9.5 Billion Subway Acquisition
entrepreneur.com/franchises/this-finance-method-is-key-in-the-95-billion-subway-deal/471506
A Bay Area cancer patient froze her eggs in hopes of having children. She can't afford to finish IVF
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-31/ivf-isnt-covered-by-insurance-in-california-hopeful-parents-are-struggling-to-afford-fertility-care
Harvard reinstates standardized testing requirement, following Yale, MIT: Other elite universities previously reinstated the SAT/ACT requirements.
axios.com/2024/04/11/harvard-standardized-testing-requirement-sat-act
Paige Bueckers leads UConn women into 28th Elite Eight as Huskies hold off Duke 53-45
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Casemiro out of Brazil squad with injury, Porto forward Pepe to take his place: Manchester United midfielder Casemiro is out of the Brazil squad for this month's ...
reuters.com/sports/soccer/casemiro-out-brazil-squad-with-injury-porto-forward-pepe-take-his-place-2024-03-17/
Sale: Brooklinen, Sandy Liang, Melissa & Doug 2024: Including Coleman Cooler Quad Chair, iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test, CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser ...
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Mum thought she had chest infection then docs told her she had ultra-rare cancer: Alison Varley initially thought she had a chest infection but a CT scan showed ...
mirror.co.uk/news/health/mum-diagnosed-first-cancer-kind-32379825
1 dead, 1 critically wounded after attempted murder-suicide in New London, CT: A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in New London, Conn ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/23/new-london-murder-suicide-shooting/
'Improvement necessary' at Teesside Subway store after food hygiene visit: Subway says it is working with the franchisee of the Roman Road, Middlesbrough ...
gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/improvement-necessary-teesside-subway-store-29004546
Politicians want to strengthen the pharmaceutical industry - the plan seems to be working
medical-tribune.de/meinung-und-dialog/artikel/pharma-strategen-unter-sich
Lilly weight-loss drug Zepbound new US prescriptions surpass Wegovy for first time
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lilly-weight-loss-drug-zepbound-new-us-prescriptions-surpass-wegovy-first-time-2024-03-15/
Risks outweigh benefits in Broward’s heart-test plan | Letters to the editor: A leading Broward cardiologist finds much fault with the Broward County ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/15/risks-outweigh-benefits-in-browards-heart-test-plan-letters-to-the-editor/
Paige Bueckers earns her first career double-double for UConn Women's Basketball in the NCAA tournament 👏
🏀 28 PTS🏀 11 REB
🏀 7 AST
Your taxes are going up, like it or not: Are Canadians overtaxed? The answer is no, by most measures, and in future years pressure on taxes will be upward
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Pregnancy can temporarily accelerate aging processes: New Haven/Connecticut - The biological stress associated with pregnancy also affects DNA methylation ...
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Cops say they found woman ‘distraught’ and bloody, charged her in ex’s killing: Her ex-boyfriend died of a single stab wound, investigators said.
nj.com/middlesex/2024/04/cops-say-they-found-woman-distraught-and-bloody-charged-her-in-exs-killing.html
US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says: Lawsuit also alleges ‘forever chemicals’ used at Connecticut plant put residents’ health ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/kleenex-plant-pfas-toxic-chemicals-lawsuit-connecticut
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AHA seeks federal probe of MultiPlan, insurers: The American Hospital Association alleges MultiPlan and several health insurers may be overcharging patients and ...
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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is also present at the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the Eli Lilly and Company plant in Alzey.
More about this: Lilly settlement in Alzey: Chancellor Scholz sees a “departure”
Traffic light law in the Bundesrat: what still stands in the way of cannabis liberalization
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Brown University Will Reinstate Standardized Tests for Admission: The school joins Yale, Dartmouth and M.I.T. in backtracking on “test optional” policies adopted ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/brown-university-admission-test-optional.html
Geno Auriemma Blasts Critics of UConn’s National Championship Drought: The Huskies coach doesn't want to hear it.
si.com/college/2024/04/06/geno-auriemma-blasts-critics-uconn-national-championship-drought
UConn’s continued NCAA Tournament dominance is almost too stunning to believe: Alabama played well and kept the national semifinal close for a long time ...
theathletic.com/5396821/2024/04/07/connecticut-final-four-alabama-hurley/
Why Caitlin Clark and Iowa will beat Paige Bueckers and UConn in the Final Four: UConn is down to eight available players after losing six to injuries during the ...
usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2024/04/05/caitlin-clark-iowa-will-beat-uconn-final-four/73210052007/
Pregnant mum dismissed headaches as 'baby brain' but it was more sinister: Natasha Hunton-Walker began experiencing recurrent headaches and blurred vision the ...
mirror.co.uk/news/health/pregnant-mum-dismissed-headaches-baby-32326605
Emmy-winning documentarian and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recalls his years at Yale University and the ideological bullies who tried to tell him how to be ... Show more
Woman convicted of murder conspiracy, coverup, in 2019 disappearance of Connecticut mother
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Quick Glance: Michelle Troconis Guilty of Covering Up Connecticut Mom's Murder
- Venezuelan socialite Michelle Troconis found guilty of helping her boyfriend cover up the murder of Jennifer Dulos.
- Troconis, 50, convicted on all counts for her role in the May 2019 death of Jennifer Dulos.
- Prosecutors detailed how Fotis Dulos attacked his wife and disposed of evidence.
- Evidence presented during the trial included a blood-soaked bra and other items.
NIL Showdown: A Look at the Tremendous Star Power in the Women’s College Basketball Final Four
footwearnews.com/business/business-news/womens-college-basketball-nil-deals-caitlin-clark-paige-1203609244/
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'Painkiller's Best Performance Is From an Up-and-Coming Actor: Despite its well-known cast, Painkiller's best performance comes from a relative ...
collider.com/painkiller-best-performance-west-duchovny/
Geno says UConn heading to Sweet 16 'more confident' than last year - ESPN: Three-seed UConn can surpass last year's NCAA tournament result with a win Saturday ...
espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39834960/geno-says-uconn-heading-sweet-16-more-confident-last-year
CVS-Aetna leads for-profit insurers' Medicare Advantage enrollment surge: For-profit insurers led by CVS Health's Aetna are gobbling up the majority of new ...
axios.com/2024/03/06/medicare-advantage-growth-aetna-cvs
Fraud on Booking.com: How to recognize the rip-off in time: Money worries instead of anticipation: The vacation is booked, the anticipation is great - and ...
stern.de/reise/service/betrug-auf-booking-com--wie-sie-die-abzocke-rechtzeitig-erkennen-34577210.html
Ukraine war: These German companies continue to do business in Russia: Following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, not only have countries imposed sanctions ...
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Yale Reinstates Standardized Test Scores for Admissions: The school is shifting from being test-optional to test-flexible, and will accept IB and AP scores along ...
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Quick Glance: Yale to Reinstate Standardized Test Scores Requirement
- Yale University will again require students to submit standardized test scores for admission, officials announced.
- The change offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing various test types.
- Findings mirror Dartmouth's that scores can help identify disadvantaged students.
- Yale will also accept additional test options like AP and IB scores alongside SAT and ACT.
Yale psychologist: Feeling too busy can damage your brain health—here are 3 easy ways to fix it
cnbc.com/2024/03/24/yale-happiness-expert-feeling-too-busy-hurts-your-brain-how-to-fix-it.html
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards signs NIL deal in Canada, but can't discuss it in US: UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards signed a big name, image and likeness contract this ...
apnews.com/article/uconn-edwards-nil-canada-928b0cce6bb4f2f390e223472a9109c4
When police chief and mayor don't see eye to eye: Today's top stories | Daily Briefing
cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/25/daily-briefing-newtown-police-chief-mayor-covington-viral-cheese-billboard-joe-burrow-injury-update/73099288007/
Lawsuit accuses Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark of polluting town with PFAS chemicals
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lawsuit-kleenex-maker-kimberly-clark-pfas-forever-chemicals-rcna141268
Becton Dickinson ramps up syringe production in US amid China quality concerns: Becton Dickinson said on Thursday it has increased production of medical syringes ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/becton-dickinson-increase-domestic-production-syringes-2024-03-21/
Amazon's big sale, Walmart wants wealthy shoppers, and Subway ditches Coke: Retail news roundup
qz.com/amazon-big-spring-sale-walmart-target-nike-lululemon-1851359155
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Two-class medicine - New CT device in Ilmenau - but not for all patients: Joy in the Ilmenau Hospital: The Trauma and the endoprosthetics center were recertified ...
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
stltoday.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/wellness/asbestos-carcinogen-environmental-protection-agency-ban/article_33a34fcd-3755-5d47-90a2-28955afd4a42.html
Quick Glance: Historic EPA Ban on Asbestos as a Carcinogen
- The EPA announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, still used in some products, killing tens of thousands of Americans annually.
- The final rule signifies a major expansion of EPA regulation under a groundbreaking 2016 law.
- Asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to over 40,000 U.S. deaths annually, is the target of the EPA ban.
- The EPA ban on asbestos establishes clear deadlines for various applications, a milestone in public health protection.
‘Sweetheart’ dog has spent more than half his life in shelter. He still needs a home
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Quick Glance: Affectionate Dog Seeks Home
- The affectionate dog Martin has spent a significant portion of his life in the shelter.
- 1-year-old Martin is ready for adoption after a period of recovery.
- Martin has been in the shelter for approximately 250 days, exceeding the average stay of 40 days.
Some health care companies are abandoning hospital deals: Worried about hospitals closing and higher costs for patients, state lawmakers are increasingly ...
gulftoday.ae/opinion/2024/03/15/some-health-care-companies-are-abandoning-hospital-deals
There’s an uptick in heart and lung disease, as well as mental health disorders. Learn more about the impact of climate change on human health: ow.ly/uvzo50QHTv8 Yale ... Show more
Facing public backlash, some health care companies are abandoning hospital deals: Worried about hospitals closing and higher costs for patients ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/18/facing-public-backlash-some-health-care-companies-are-abandoning-hospital-deals/
Marquette runs into wall in Big East tournament final. Now Golden Eagles need to get healthy.
jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2024/03/16/marquette-vs-connecticut-game-score-updates-from-big-east-tourney-at-madison-square-garden/72998208007/
Mann hat im Urlaub Bauchschmerzen – kurz darauf stirbt er an seltenem Krebs: Im Fuerteventura-Urlaub mit seiner Familie klagte Simon plötzlich über Verstopfungen ...
focus.de/gesundheit/news/familienvater-geht-es-im-urlaub-schlecht-kurz-darauf-stirbt-er-an-seltenem-turbo-krebs_id_259690017.html
Northwell to merge with Nuvance, taking over 7 hospitals in Connecticut and Hudson Valley
newsday.com/business/northwell-merges-nuvance-in-hudson-valley-and-connecticut-cin0cvxa
Bhopal Gas tragedy: New govt study shows high groundwater contamination in some areas
deccanherald.com/india/bhopal-gas-tragedy-new-govt-study-shows-high-groundwater-contamination-in-some-areas-2938187
Florida food distributors received oysters that might have norovirus. Here’s a list
miamiherald.com/news/recalls/article286705670.html
Oklahoma had some of the most 'excess' deaths during the first year of the COVID pandemic
oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/03/14/what-is-excess-mortality-and-how-did-it-effect-oklahoma-during-covid/72948459007/
Brown, Texas latest universities to bring back mandatory SAT scores: The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and Brown University are the latest schools to ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4524538-brown-texas-latest-universities-to-bring-back-mandatory-sat-scores/
Booking.com are trying to charge me £400 for damage after my son fell through a broken bed in nightmare hotel
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Supreme Court declines to halt Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy settlement for the moment
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