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Generic Drug Manufacturers Say Dems’ Drug Bill Could Lead to Higher Prices

(Richie Malouf, The Center Square) Generic drug manufacturers oppose Democrats’ bill allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. The Senate passed its new spending bill on Sunday, which permits Medicare to negotiate what it pays for drugs. “For seniors who’ve faced the indignity of rationing medications or skipping them altogether, the Inflation Reduction Act will lower prescription drug costs and finally cap out-of-pocket expenses,” claimed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Generic drug manufacturers argue the bill will...

Newsom Sees California-Style Healthcare Will Boost His Presidential Prospects

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda. And as California’s first-term governor positions himself as the national Democratic Party pit bull, no other issue is defining his political rise like health care. “Where the hell is my party?” Newsom...

Fauci warns of ‘trouble’ for those with BA.5 variant if not up to date on vaccines

THE WASHINGTON POST – More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said he understands people are exhausted, but is urging those who are not up to date on the vaccines to get the shots. Fauci told Los Angeles radio station KNX News earlier this week that although people who are unvaccinated and those with underlying conditions are at the greatest risk of complications from covid-19, others...

Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it. The ban, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes some exceptions. Abortions would be permitted in cases of rape and incest, before 10-weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the...

SELLERS: Are Socialists Responsible for the Death of GOP Rep. Walorski?

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) As details begin to emerge over the tragic traffic-related death of Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., along with two staffers and an oncoming motorist, it appears socialism may be indirectly to blame. Elkhart County officials on Thursday revised their initial assessment that the other driver, 56-year-old Edith Schmucker, was responsible for the head-on collision in northern Indiana, four miles outside the town of Nappanee, the Daily Mail reported. Instead, it appears that Walorski aide Zachery Potts,...

Trump: Biden’s ‘rebound’ case of COVID-19 is ‘misdiagnosed’ dementia

THE AMERICAN DIGEST – Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to weigh in on the current commander in chief’s health, suggesting that his “rebound” case of COVID-19 was actually misdiagnosed dementia. Seizing the opportunity to reference the current president’s often-questioned cognitive status, Trump’s post declared: “Joe Biden’s second bout of Covid, sometimes referred to as the China Virus, was sadly misdiagnosed by his doctors. He instead has Dementia, but is happily recovering...

DeSantis Suspends State Attorney Who Defied State’s Abortion Ban

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended a Tampa-area elected state attorney who recently became the only prosecutor in Florida to sign a pledge that he would not prosecute people under the state’s newly enacted abortion law. The suspension of 13th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Andrew Warren is effective immediately, and comes as he has not only taken outspoken stances on Florida’s newest abortion law but was seen as a rising figure in...

Illegal Aliens Continue To Attempt To Cross Border, Despite Obvious Dangers

INEWSOURCE – Few details are publicly available about how a Mexican citizen died in federal custody in a parking lot just west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry more than six months ago. Hours after Border Patrol detained Joel Reyes Muñoz, 38, on Jan. 12, he “became ill and eventually unresponsive,” according to a press release Customs and Border Protection issued two days later. Authorities suspected Reyes Muñaz crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Now new...

Wisconsin Democrat Leader Kills Two In Car Crash

State Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Mason, was involved in a fatal car crash Friday, July 22, 2022, that left a 27-year-old mother from Pennsylvania and her 5-year-old daughter dead, police said Monday.

HUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services

Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country. The funding, announced Monday, will be allocated via competitive bids through HUD's Continuum of Care Program, the largest source of federal grant support to housing and services programs for people experiencing homelessness. HUD funds approximately 7,000 homeless services projects annually through the program. Applications for the new round of funding are due to...

Loved One In Nursing Home? You May Need An Attorney

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the phone before Christmas two years ago and learned a nursing home was suing her. “I thought this was crazy,” recalled Brooks, 74, a retiree who lives with her husband in a modest home in the Rochester suburbs. Brooks’ brother had been a resident of the nursing home. But she had no control over his money or authority to make decisions...

Republicans Call on Biden to Take Cognitive Test As Trump

Dozens of Republicans are sounding the alarm on President Joe Biden’s mental capabilities, stressing that he is not fit to run the country.

Geico facing payout to woman who got HPV after sex in car

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Geico could be required to pay a Missouri woman $5.2 million because she said she contracted a sexually transmitted disease while having sex in the car of a man who is insured by the company. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a Jackson County Court’s decision affirming an arbitrator’s finding that the woman was entitled to the award. However, Maryland-based Geico has filed a federal...

Harris Suggests Lawmakers Should ‘Learn How A Woman’s Body Works’

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Speaking before abortion-rights supporters at an Indiana statehouse protest, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade and state laws like one being considered in Indiana. ABC News: Vice President Harris Hammers 'Outrageous' Abortion Ruling Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lambasted last month's Supreme Court ruling scrapping constitutional protections for abortion access and highlighted state laws restricting or banning the procedure. In a visit...

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