July 2024

TL/DR - At an attempted attack on former U.S President Donald Trump, a photographer may have captured an image of a bullet mid-air. The photo was taken by Doug Mills, a veteran New York Times photographer, at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, using a Sony digital camera capable of capturing images at up to 30 frames per second at a speed of…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by Joe Biden in 2022, has been criticised for negatively impacting Medicare for seniors. The act allows the Department of Health and Human Services to place price controls on certain prescription drugs accessed through Medicare, resulting in higher prices and fewer choices for seniors.…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, introduced provisions to help Medicare beneficiaries save on health insurance and prescription drug costs, such as a $35 insulin cost cap and prescription drug price negotiations. The negotiation process, set to run from 2023 to 2026, will select drugs for price negotiations each…

TL/DR - Activists gathered at Pritchard Park in Asheville to advocate for climate action, emphasizing the unusually high temperatures in the area as evidence of climate change. Organized by the state chapter of Third Act NC, a national political advocacy group, the rally called for large U.S. banks to stop funding fossil fuels. The demonstration…