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TL/DR - Nearly 100 pharmacies across Iowa have closed their doors since 2008, with independent pharmacies witnessing the largest hit, partly due to insurance payouts not covering drug costs. This trend is largely attributed to the lack of transparency and oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), intermediary businesses that negotiate drug…

TL/DR - A four-year-old girl in Phoenix was bitten on the head by a coyote, sustaining minor injuries. The coyote was tracked and killed by a Mesa police officer, then taken by the Arizona Game and Fish Department for rabies testing. The girl's parents had already taken her for medical treatment by the time the police arrived at the scene of the…

TL/DR - Economists indicate the possibility of a new Roaring '20s era, bolstered by structural shifts in aggregate supply and demand, low debt burdens, and real wage growth. This new era would require a positive supply shock and could be driven by four megatrends: a capital spending boom in the US, a transition to green energy, a focus on…

TL/DR - A US federal judge declined Donald Trump's request to delay the trial start date in May regarding a special counsel's classified document case. Though Judge Aileen Cannon did not grant the delay, she left open the possibility of pushing the trial date back during the March 1 scheduling conference. The judge had previously paused pre-trial…