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 […]
Bird flu sends price of NYC BEC breakfast sandwich soaring
The outbreak of bird flu has caused egg prices to rise dramatically. And even New Yorker's favorite breakfast staple hasn't escaped price hikes. Delis and Bodegas are slapping high-priced tags close to $8 on their popular bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches as they are hit with rising costs. According to a Bloomberg report. The […]
Trump unveils digital assets to be included in ‘crypto strategic reserve,’ sending Bitcoin, his memecoin and others soaring
President Trump announced the digital assets he plans to include in US crypto strategic reserves, many of which caused the value of those coins that had been surged. The five cryptocurrencies Trump is paying attention to are Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana and Ada. Trump had signed an executive order in January to assess “the potential […]
Nvidia's Earnings Roared Higher to Record Levels. So, Why Isn't the Stock Soaring? – The Motley Fool
nvidia (NVDA) 3.97%)) Investors are getting used to positive surprises. Top AI (AI) chip designers outperformed analysts' revenue estimates, offering double- or triple-digit growth quarters after the most recent quarter. This offers customers a complete selection of products and services related to Nvidia's strengths in this booming chip market and its move all-in with AI. […]
Soaring egg prices cost restaurant owner $20K more each week
The ramp-stretched bird flu outbreak has caused egg prices to skyrocket, causing the dining industry to hurry to catch up. Catalogue Founder and CEO Steve Sallis, the restaurant holding company that owns more than 12 locations throughout the Delaware-Mariland-Vilguinea region, said he began to notice that egg costs were piling up in the second week […]
NYPD launching ‘Quality of Life’ commission to tackle soaring complaints about open-air drug use, panhandlers and more
New York is set to win a new “quality of life” committee that plagues the Big Apple streets and subways, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tish. . The committee is set to be finalized and implemented in the coming months, with some pursuing the complaints New Yorkers have committed about the city's collapse, just as police officers […]