US senators probe private equity over soaring cost of fire trucks
US Congressman The investigation has begun We investigate the rise in fire engine prices and waiting times that have denounced fire stations around the country, and whether private equity companies are responsible. A bipartisan investigation by US Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) was Wide range of complaints from the fire station Details […]
Trump aims to tackle soaring Medicare prescription drug prices in new executive order
President Donald Trump is calling for him to fight rising prescription drug prices in a new executive order he signed on Tuesday. The order directs Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) to standardize Medicare payments for prescription drugs, including those used in cancer patients, even when patients are in treatment. […]
Stock Market Swings Send Cable Business Channel Ratings Soaring
Current market swings have resulted in a surge in audiences spikes to cable business networks, ratings data show. There are ratings for both CNBC and Fox business I jumped According to the economic uncertainty Hollywood Reporter. Rating data shows that CNBC averages 293,000 viewers from 9:30pm to 4pm, jumping 36% over the past four weeks. […]
Trump tariffs lead to soaring tensions, risks for US, China
Economic tensions between the US and China have skyrocketed after President Trump retaliated on Wednesday by raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% and tariffs on US exports to 84%. Trump suspended his “mutual” tariffs in dozens of other countries on Wednesday, but he struck China more harder and strengthened the economic battle between the […]
From shanking to soaring: Justin Rose leads The Masters after Day One
Augusta, GA – Ah, how different a week is. Seven days ago, while opening in Valero Texas' first round, Justin Rose hits a cold-blooded shank TPC San Antonio's fourth hole made him a double bogey six, and ultimately a 72 per round. He wasn't close to doing something like that at Augusta National on Thursday. […]
SLO County’s unfunded pension liability soaring, now over $1 billion – Cal Coast News
March 26, 2025 By Karen Berry San Luis Obispo County's unsubscribed pension liability now exceeds $1 billion, primarily due to large pay increases for retirees and significant increases in living expenses. Other factors include more retirees (additionality) than current employees, and longer lives for retirees. The SLO County Pension Trust Board reported $10.08 billion in […]
Anthem Blue Cross ‘refusing to’ help NYC crack down on soaring health care costs: new report
The New York City Department of Health's first report aims to crack down on high-priced hospitals. Report on 263 pages It was quietly released on Friday through the agency's new Healthcare Accountability Office, and said the hospital prices are highly inconsistent. The study focuses on payments made through the city's healthcare provider, Anthem Blue Cross, […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll | Gaza
At least 58 Palestinians were killed on strike across Gaza on Israel's third consecutive night, with many more injured, according to medical officials at the Strip hospital. The death toll is expected to increase as more casualties were excavated from the tile rub in the southern cities of Rafa and Khan Yunis and the northern […]
NYC subway victim ‘angry’ to be stat in soaring crime
Brooklyn Strafunger, whose faces are randomly sliced by a stranger on his way to work, is angry at becoming an even more random victim on the rails. Earlton Massenberg Jr. spoke of his fear to the Post, recalling how he nodded when he woke up to the burning pain in his face last Sunday. “I […]
Mental ill-health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says | Mental health
More than half of the increase in disability benefits comes from increased mental health claims. the study. Since the pandemic, the number of working-age adults in the UK and Wales has been claiming in 2024 by 7.5% between 16 and 64 years old, and in 2024, it has increased by 2.9 million to about 1 […]