Economy

FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs

4:06pm September 21, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin.

Container Ship Dali Moved From Site Of Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

FBI agents board Baltimore ship linked to Singaporean company sued in bridge collapse

2:02pm September 21, 2024

FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.

From debunked stories to fringe ideas, making sense of this week's politics headlines

7:43am September 21, 2024

by David Folkenflik

We look at a whirlwind of recent headlines — some factual, others purely manufactured — to see how the press is handling the underlying stories and how voters can digest them.

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Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled

5:20pm September 20, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.

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Philip Morris sells asthma inhaler company, citing ‘unwarranted opposition’ to its goals

3:42pm September 20, 2024

Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising health groups’ ire. Now, it’s selling the business for almost $200 million.

Anniversary Of Nuclear Disaster At Three Mile Island Marked Near The Site

Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers

1:40pm September 20, 2024

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr.

10:16am September 20, 2024

New York Magazine said Nuzzi's relationship with a former subject violates its conflicts of interest standards. She said the relationship "was never physical," but apologized for not disclosing it.

Economy

Steward Health Care CEO found in contempt for refusing to testify to Senate committee

5:50pm September 19, 2024

The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.

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FAA investigating cabin pressure problem that injured passengers aboard Boeing plane

3:41pm September 19, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident aboard a Delta flight in which a cabin pressurization issue with the Boeing 737 caused some passengers to bleed from the nose and ears.

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally On Long Island

Truth Social reaches a tricky milestone. Will Donald Trump cash out his stake?

5:21am September 19, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Trump can now start selling his majority stake in the Truth Social parent company, as a lockup on insider sales expires. But that could tank the price of the stock.

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