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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 17 high-tech public toilets costing $235,000 each as part of a $4 million plan. The article details the toilets' features and locations while including mixed resident reactions and concerns about cost, safety, and sanitation.
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A resurfaced 2022 interview shows Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed arguing that slavery and structural racism shape U.S. health care and that opposing taxpayer-funded care for undocumented immigrants would be a racist attack. The article also notes his support for Medicare for All and ties to left-wing figures amid a tight Senate race.
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A fraud expert says criminals use fake LLCs, stolen identities and weak oversight to submit fraudulent healthcare and service claims, including in Minnesota. He warns the schemes function as criminal enterprises that can fund human trafficking, drugs and economic disruption.
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This opinion piece argues the Inflation Reduction Act failed to lower prescription drug costs and instead shifted costs, reduced access, and threatens medical innovation through Medicare price negotiation. It criticizes the Biden administration’s implementation and warns that a proposed CMS policy could further limit access to follow-on drugs.
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Sen. Josh Hawley is urging Republican officeholders and candidates to sign a 'Declaration for Life' pledge drafted by pastors that calls for restricting abortion, especially the abortion drug mifepristone. The pledge is being promoted by Christian groups as a standard for GOP candidates after the Republican National Committee removed a national abortion ban from its platform.
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The article reports a rise in drug-driving cases involving nitrous oxide, focusing on a crash in Tower Hamlets and claims that the problem disproportionately affects South Asian Muslim communities in parts of England. It cites hospital data and local interviews to argue that laughing gas has become commonplace and dangerous.
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The article analyzes the Supreme Court's Monsanto v. Durnell ruling preempting failure-to-warn claims under FIFRA and its effect on Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup settlement. It argues the decision correctly enforces federal supremacy and regulatory uniformity while weakening plaintiffs' leverage in mass-tort litigation.
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At a BRICS summit in New Delhi, video showed Narendra Modi pausing his speech to ask Xi Jinping 'Is it okay?' after aides rushed toward the Chinese leader. Xi later skipped Modi's gala dinner, and online commentators, including anti-China activists, seized on the episode to speculate about his health and claim his regime is failing.
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A lawsuit by Prime Healthcare CEO Dr. Prem Reddy accuses the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United of harassing executives by posting fliers and banners near their Brentwood homes. The article emphasizes alleged intimidation of executives and their families while giving limited space to the union's labor-dispute rationale.
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The article argues that Medicaid spending growth is unsustainable and that Washington should treat known waste and ineligible spending by state agencies like fraud when states refuse to clean it up. It frames Medicaid waste as a major fiscal problem requiring tougher federal enforcement.
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The opinion piece argues socialism's rising popularity stems from economic and policy failures under Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden, with COVID lockdowns and Fauci's guidance adding to state-control experiences. It contends Marx was right that economic conditions drive politics and urges pro-growth trade and economic policies to counter socialism's appeal.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed regret over some COVID-19 restrictions, including beach closures and prolonged school shutdowns, while discussing a potential 2028 presidential run and saying he would not run if Kamala Harris does. The article also highlights criticism from recall campaign figures and a political consultant who say Newsom's pandemic decisions caused fiscal damage.