1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries with obesity could get Wegovy despite coverage ban
An estimated 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could have access to Wegovy after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug that reduces the risk of accidents related to cardiovascular disease. KFF’s analysis found that of the 13.7 million Medicare enrollees diagnosed with obesity, 3.6 million, or roughly 1 in 4, had a diagnosis of […]
Senate Passes Foreign Aid Package, Bill That Could Ban TikTok
The Democratic-controlled Senate on Tuesday will move ahead with House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid supplement that would provide billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a ban on the social media app TikTok. Passed possible language. The Senate passed the bill 79-18, sending it to President Joe […]
Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports
More than 400 former and current college, professional and Olympic athletes asked the NCAA not to ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent Tuesday. “To all of you, as members of the NCAA’s highest governing body and an organization focused on supporting the health of not only athletes but the […]
FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements
Voted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Tuesday’s 3-2 vote bans noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting competing businesses after leaving their jobs. From fast food workers to CEOs, the FTC estimates 18% of the US workforce Approximately 30 million people are covered by non-compete agreements. […]
FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements despite business groups’ vow to sue
U.S. companies will no longer be able to prevent employees from taking jobs at competitors under rules approved by a federal agency on Tuesday, but the rules are certain to be challenged in court. The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to pass a resolution banning measures known as “noncompete agreements,” which prohibit employees […]
Senate poised to pass bill that could ban TikTok
The Senate is poised to pass a bill that could lead to a ban on social media app TikTok as part of a broader foreign aid package. The Senate voted 80-19 to limit debate on the package, which includes provisions that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the app and otherwise face […]
FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements: What to know
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most non-compete agreements, marking a watershed moment for American workers facing an uncertain future. These common agreements currently prohibit employees from leaving their jobs to work for a competitor or start a competing business. The new rules will prevent companies from using them in the future […]
Biden condemns Florida’s 6-week abortion ban, blames Trump
President Biden on Tuesday condemned Florida’s six-week abortion ban, placing the blame squarely on former President Trump and taking effect in just over a week. In a brief campaign speech in Tampa, Biden slammed the presumptive Republican nominee for appointing judges who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade and ended constitutional abortion rights. “Next week, one […]
Biden in Florida: Voters will ‘hold Trump accountable’ for abortion ban
President Joe Biden slammed former President Donald Trump for “making a deal with MAGA extremists” that led to the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision tearing down federal abortion protections included in Roe v. Wade. Biden has spent months tying Trump and the three Supreme Court justices he nominated to a rash of state abortion bans enacted […]
Tommy Robinson Cleared as Judge Rules Protest Ban Was ‘Unlawful’
Charges were dropped on Tuesday after a judge at Westminster Magistrates Court ruled that a police order banning activist and independent journalist Tommy Robinson from taking part in protests in London was unlawful. Mr Robinson, 40, was arrested in central London on November 26 on suspicion of breaching a ban on participating in pro-Israel demonstrations. […]