Federal Probe into Sentara’s Insurance Division
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Sentara Health Plans, previously known as Optima Health, is under investigation by the U.S. government over allegations that it misleadingly increased premiums in Virginia in 2018 and 2019. The suspect increases occurred after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield withdrew from the 2018 Affordable Care Act marketplace, leaving Sentara as the sole…
AG Challenges UPPCO’s Bid for Permanent Outage Credit Exemption
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The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) in Michigan is seeking approval from the Michigan Public…
Arizona Supreme Court Approves Near-Total Abortion Ban: NPR
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The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the state should follow an extremely restrictive abortion law…
Biden Claims Trump Poses Greatest Danger to US Democracy
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President Joe Biden has stated in an interview that he sees Donald Trump as the biggest threat to democracy in the U.S. Biden cited Trump's actions during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, and his calls for the release of the individuals involved in the attack. Both Biden and Trump have used the events of January 6 to make their case…
SCOTUS Case Threatens Key Patient & Consumer Rights Regulations
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering two cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless,…
Act Subsidizes Solar Panels, Electric Vehicles for Climate Change
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The U.S. Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes major focus on clean and…
House GOP Deems EPA Methane Fee ‘Unworkable’
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Dozens of House Republicans are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its method of reducing methane emissions from fossil fuel operations. Led by Rep. August Pfluger, these Republicans, largely from energy-producing states, are calling the agency's implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s methane fee…
U-M Study Reveals Crucial Role of Quantifying Scientific Data
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A study from the University of Michigan recommends that media coverage should include the numerical…
What Changed to Allow Arab Americans Entry into US Politics After Previous…
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Arab Americans became involved in US politics through organized campaigns such as those of Jesse Jackson…
Baby, Man Found Dead in Separate L.A. Locations: Investigation Ongoing
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Investigators are probing possible connections between three incidents in Los Angeles: the discovery of an infant's body along Interstate 405, a fatal SUV crash in Redondo Beach, and a suspected murder in an apartment complex in Woodland Hills. An older child was also rescued from the scene where the infant body was found and…