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Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule  (CMS-1832-P) On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, effective on or after January 1, 2026. …

The number of homeless people across L.A. County declined 4% in 2025, marking the second consecutive drop after years of steady increases, with a 10% decrease of people living in the streets, according to the annual count released Monday. The decline, based on a snapshot taken in February, comes after billions in taxpayer funds spent to solve homelessness in the …

Homeless Population Declines in Los Angeles for a Second Straight Year  The New York Times Homelessness in Los Angeles county declines for second straight year  The Guardian Results of LA region’s annual homeless count to be released  LAist Number of homeless people in Los Angeles city and county drops for 2nd year in a row, data finds  ABC7 Los Angeles The real story of …

Why U.S. stocks and bonds have ‘healthy’ returns this year despite Trump’s tariff threats  MarketWatch The markets are betting against Trump on the assumption the Fed will rescue them if their call is wrong  Fortune Trump’s tariff threats are back. What should you do about your 401(k) and investments?  San Francisco Chronicle 3 tips for investors to navigate the market with tariff volatility …

Sarah Michelle Gellar is looking back at the good times with the late Shannen Doherty. The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star shared a montage of photos of the two of them on Instagram on Sunday, marking the one-year anniversary of Doherty’s death. Set to Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again,” pictures included the close friends hugging, riding horses …

The all-new smart home hub was supposed to be Apple’s star of the show this year. There was just one problem: Siri. After a multitude of Siri hiccups and delays, it begun to look more and more unlikely that the product would launch in 2025. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that a 2026 launch is almost a guarantee. Originally, …

The Perseid meteor shower peaks the night of Aug. 12 into the early hours of Aug. 13, with up to 100 meteors per hour visible, especially in dark-sky areas across the U.S. One of the best shooting star displays of the year is coming to a sky near you. The annual Perseid meteor shower is visible across most of the …

Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards shortlist has been released, showcasing a spectacular array of astrophotography images ranging from solar prominences and auroras to distant galaxies and beguiling nebulas. For the past 17 years, the Royal Observatory Greenwich — supported by astronomy camera maker ZWO — has called on the global photography community to compete in …

An extremely rare indicator just flashed, which is highly accurate in predicting a significant stock market move over the next 12 months. This year has been a wild ride for investors. After notching a new all-time high in mid-February, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.33%) promptly slumped 19% on fears tariffs imposed by the Trump administration would derail economic growth and …

LONDON — For weeks while back home in Warsaw last year, Iga Swiatek hung out with friends and made new ones, but didn’t dare tell them about a doping case that was hanging over her. “Obviously, in the back of my mind,” she said Saturday evening at the All England Club, “I had this thing.” There was more going on, …