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Medicare will save approximately $12 billion, or 44%, on 15 high-cost medications as a result of the second round of the program’s drug price negotiations, the Trump administration announced Tuesday evening. The savings are estimated based on what Medicare spent on the medicines last year.Medicare will save approximately $12 billion, or 44%, on 15 high-cost medications as a result of the second round of the program’s drug price negotiations, the […]

The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the war-torn Southeast Asian country and citing the military junta’s planned elections as evidence of an improving situation.The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, arguing they can safely return to the […]

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A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors he raped or assaulted.A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors he raped or assaulted.  Read More 

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.  Read More 

A House panel Monday launched an investigation into alleged antisemitism in three public school districts in California, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as the Trump administration continues targeting educational institutions for what it says is a failure to protect Jewish students.A House panel Monday launched an investigation into alleged antisemitism in three public school districts in California, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as the Trump administration continues targeting educational institutions for what it says […]

They talked real estate, debated complicated zoning code, and mulled over how to get a utility giant to bring down electricity rates.They talked real estate, debated complicated zoning code, and mulled over how to get a utility giant to bring down electricity rates.  Read More 

On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at his house arrest because of a nervous breakdown and hallucinations caused by a change in his medication.On his first full day in jail, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told a judge on Sunday he had violated his ankle monitoring the day before at […]

It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents.It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents.  Read More