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WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credits are in danger of expiring as Republicans and Democrats clash over how to do it. Democrats are threatening to vote to shut down the government at the end of the …

A billionaire considered to be one of the most powerful people on Wall Street has infuriated neighbors by transporting 30 tankers of water a day to his $80 million estate in the U.K. Stephen Schwarzman, 78, has been shipping vast quantities of water to his 2,500-acre estate in Wiltshire, in order to fill a nine-million-gallon lake located on the premises. …

Up ,up, and away: 2026 health insurance premiums set to double for millions of Floridians  Florida Phoenix Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies — and your employer  NPR Why your health insurance may soon cost a lot more  The Washington Post Health care inflation rises as patients, employers brace for biggest jump in health spending in 15 years  CNBC Surging health …

Millions of men could benefit from a faster 15-minute prostate cancer scan that paves the way to a national screening programme. The new MRI scan takes half the time of the current one and costs half as much but was just as accurate at diagnosing the disease in a landmark trial. UK researchers say their findings are likely to lead …

Probe generation Probes, also referred to as ‘masks’ in the LexicHash paper, consist of a fixed number (m = 20,000 by default) of k-mers (k ≤ 32, k = 31 by default), which capture DNA sequences by prefix matching. A probe consists of two parts—the p-bp prefix and the remaining bases. To enable probes to match all possible reference and query sequences by prefix matching, all …

Prince Harry returned to the U.K. this week, ostensibly to promote several charitable causes close to his heart. Unfortunately for him, all anyone in the media wanted to talk about was whether he would see his brother or dad during the trip, which runs until Thursday. The problem was graphically illustrated when Harry himself joked about the difficulties of “challenging” …

Blake Lively wants Justin Baldoni to pay millions of dollars for filing a frivolous defamation suit against her, in a test of a California law aimed at protecting sexual harassment victims who speak out. Lively has accused Baldoni, her director and co-star, of sexually harassing her on the set of “It Ends With Us” and of retaliating against her for …

An outbreak of deadly salmonella has sickened more than a dozen people across 10 states, health officials have warned. The CDC last week sounded the alarm about an outbreak of salmonella, a type of bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea, cramps and vomiting.  The bacteria has been tied to four different frozen home delivery meals from wellness company Metabolic Meals. …

Sunday’s historic $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot went to winners in Missouri and Texas — but two Oregonians still won big this week on smaller lottery drawings. One person from Oregon was among the 20 winners of a $1 million Powerball prize drawing on Sunday. Oregon Lottery spokesperson Melanie Mesaros couldn’t immediately say on Sunday where the winning ticket was sold, …

Millions of Londoners Brace for Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Begins  The New York Times London’s subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike  ABC News London Tube strikes: All you need to know  BBC London underground workers set to start week of strike action  Reuters London endures first Tube strike since March 2023  BBC Source link