The Medicare website. File photo by Rachel Leathe/AP Updated at 4:01 p.m. Nearly all Vermonters on Medicare Advantage individual plans are expected to lose their current health insurance for 2026. New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveal all but one provider in the state will discontinue coverage for 2026. Neither UnitedHealthcare nor Vermont Blue Advantage has …
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With the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple has discontinued the Plus model in favor of the new iPhone Air. But how do these models compare to each other? Physical size and thinness Of course, the most immediate and striking difference between iPhone Air and iPhone 16 Plus is the difference in design. iPhone Air is significantly thinner and lighter: 5.64 mm …
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11:49am: The Cubs have officially activated Tucker from the injured list. He’s hitting cleanup and serving as the designated hitter today. In a corresponding move, veteran first baseman Carlos Santana has consented to be optioned. He’ll be on the team’s taxi squad for the playoffs next week, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. Santana is a free agent at season’s …
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3% chance of hitting Earth. Since then models have been refined and while it no longer has a chance of hitting Earth, it does have a 4% chance of hitting the Moon in December 2032. As that time gets closer, we’ll …
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Sep 19, 2025, 05:40 AM ET Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga‘s agent, Aaron Turner, told ESPN that Kuminga is prepared to take the $7.9 million qualifying offer unless Golden State improves its current offers. “There’s a lot of upside,” Turner said in an interview with “The Hoop Collective” podcast. “He wants to pick where he wants to go. So the QO …
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — If this year’s flu season is anything like the one they’re having in Australia, we could be in for a severe one. This winter, infectious disease experts say hundreds and likely thousands of flu-related deaths can be prevented with the flu shot. Americans now have more ways than ever to get the vaccine. Eighth grader Matthew …
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to the media following a Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have voted to change the chamber’s rules in order to speed confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it …
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WASHINGTON — Republicans triggered the “nuclear option” to change the rules of the Senate on a party-line basis Thursday, a move that will allow them to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees for key executive branch positions. The vote was 53-45 to establish a new rule that allows the Senate to confirm an unlimited number of nominees en …
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