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TL/DR - The Asheville Police Department is searching for 38-year-old Stephanie Necole Eakes, who was last seen in the area of Granada Street in March. Eakes is described as 5'5", 160 pounds, with brown hair and eyes, and identifiable tattoos including five stars on the base of her neck, a crown on her right forearm, a cancer ribbon on her left…

TL/DR - The Adventist Health hospital chain will start accepting Blue Shield of California insurance again after previously pulling out of the network. The decision to drop Blue Shield patients on December 1st came after an 11-month stalemate in rate reimbursement talks. The new agreement's terms have not been disclosed, but it impacts 17…

TL/DR - A police officer in Massachusetts searched a middle school for a banned book, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," after the police department received a complaint about "concerning illustrations" in the book which depict LGBTQ sexual experiences. The incident occurred at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, prompting an apology from the police…

TL/DR - In 2023, the Biden Administration focused on reducing prescription drug costs through a variety of pharmaceutical reforms, although these reforms may not yield desired results due to unaddressed regulatory incentives. The administration also made changes that may actually reinforce flawed ideas, such as implementing drug price controls,…