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Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday urged states to slow down their purge of Medicaid rolls, citing concerns that large numbers of lower-income people are losing health care coverage due to administrative reasons. The nation’s Medicaid rolls swelled during the coronavirus pandemic as states were prohibited from ending people’s coverage. But that came to a halt in April, and states now must re-evaluate recipients’ eligibility — just as they had been regularly required to do before the pandemic. In some states, about half of those whose Medicaid renewal cases were decided in April or May have lost their coverage, according to data submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and obtained by The Associated Press. The primary cause is what CMS describes as “procedural reasons,” such as the failure to return forms. “I am deeply concerned with the number of people unnecessarily losing coverage, especially those who appear to hav...

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes were dashed Monday for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking the nominations to pressure the Defense Department to rescind a policy that reimburses service members who have to travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive care. Alabama is among the states where abortion is now illegal. A proposal to hold a Senate debate over Pentagon abortion policies as part of the annual defense bill negotiations was seen by some senators as the best prospect for getting Tuberville to lift those holds, but his office said Monday that Tuberville was opposed. The hold affects everyone from four-star Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, who was nominated to serve as the next chairman of the joint chiefs, to scores of one, two and three-star officers...

TriNet, Nasdaq fall; Ballard Power, Chinook Therapeutics rise, Monday, 6/12/2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday:TriNet Group Inc. (TNET), down $3.50 to $103.35.The human resources company is reportedly considering a sale.Chinook Therapeutics Inc. (KDNY), up $13.99 to $37.98.Novartis is buying the biopharmaceutical company.Chase Corp. (CCF), up $1.99 to $125.07.The chemicals company is reportedly considering a sale and has received offers.Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ), down $6.83 to $51.The stock exchange operator is buying financial software firm Adenza from Thoma Bravo for about $10.5 billion.Biogen Inc. (BIIB), up $4.53 to $313.41.The biotechnology company gave investors an encouraging regulatory update on a potential Alzheimer’s treatment.Illumina Inc. (ILMN), up $7.61 to $208.14.CEO Francis deSouza has resigned from the gene-sequencing test maker.Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP), up 63 cents to $4.94.The fuel cell technology company announced cost cuts and production changes.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), down 7 cen...

La obesidad puede modificar el cerebro para reconocer la saciedad, según un estudio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

(CNN) — La obesidad puede afectar la capacidad del cerebro para reconocer la sensación de saciedad y de sentirse satisfecho después de comer grasas y azúcares, según un nuevo estudio.Además, esos cambios cerebrales pueden durar incluso después de que las personas consideradas médicamente obesas pierdan una cantidad significativa de peso, lo que posiblemente explique por qué muchas personas recuperan a menudo los kilos que pierden.“No había indicios de reversibilidad: los cerebros de las personas con obesidad seguían careciendo de las respuestas químicas que indican al organismo que ha comido lo suficiente”, afirma la Dra. Caroline Apovian, catedrática de Medicina de la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard y codirectora del Centro para el Control del Peso y el Bienestar del Hospital Brigham and Women’s de Boston.¿Cómo puedes ayudar a los niños que padecen de obesidad? 2:32Según la definición médica, las personas con obesidad tienen un índice de masa corporal, o IMC...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 6/12/2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Wall Street closed higher ahead of a big week for central banks, carrying the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.9% Monday. The Dow added 189 points, while the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. Stocks have been cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on raising interest rates. Wall Street hopes the Fed will leave rates alone on Wednesday, but a hot inflation report on Tuesday could jeopardize that. Central banks in Europe and Japan also meet this week.On Monday:The S&P 500 rose 40.07 points, or 0.9%, to 4,338.93.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.55 points, or 0.6%, to 34,066.33.The Nasdaq composite rose 202.78 points, or 1.5% to 13,461.92.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.51 points, or 0.4%, to 1,873.21.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 499.44 points, or 13%.The Dow is up 919.08 points, or 2.8%.The Nasdaq is up 2,995.44 points, or 28.6%.The Russell 2000 is up 111.9...

Oklahoma softball ace Jordy Bahl announces plans to transfer after winning national title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

Just days after leading Oklahoma’s softball team to its third straight national title, pitcher Jordy Bahl announced Monday on social media that she is transferring and heading back to her home state of Nebraska.Bahl is from Papillion, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city. She did not say which school she will play for, but there are three Division I programs in the state: Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha. Nebraska and Omaha reached the NCAA Tournament and lost in regional play this season. Creighton went 22-31.Bahl pitched 24 2/3 scoreless innings at the Women’s College World Series and was named its Most Outstanding Player. She went 4-0 in Oklahoma City and earned the save in the decisive championship series victory in Game 2 against Florida State.Bahl was a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American this season and a Top 10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She finished this season with a 22-1 record and an 0.90 ERA I...

Biden is determined to say as little as possible about Trump’s indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment.Biden’s White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. “I have no comment on what happened,” he told reporters Friday while in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his own administration indict his chief political rival.While hardly unforeseen, Trump’s indictment brought a fresh round of reminders throughout Biden world that the president does not want to be drawn into the drama with commentary of any sort. He’s wary of providing fodder for Trump and his allies’ efforts t...

Heavy rain, hail causes flooding in Boulder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Heavy rainfall and hail fell in Boulder on Monday, causing flooding and other issues for residents.Video from multiple sources, including the Boulder Police Department and Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, showed hail blanketing the ground.Hail on the ground in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)Hail on the ground in Boulder (Credit: Boulder Police Department)A car stuck in a flooded road in Boulder (Credit: KDVR) A vehicle attempts to pull a car from a flooded roadway in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)A cyclist riding through a flooded roadway in Boulder (Credit: KDVR)FOX31's Courtney Fromm was in Boulder when the rain and hail came through. She said the hail was close to pea-sized. When Denver could finally start to dry out from the rain Fromm also got video of a flooded roadway near a park. At least one car got stuck when it attempted to cross the floodwaters. The road was eventually blocked off to prevent any more vehicles from getting stuck.How can you stay safe when it hails and floo...

Denver weather: Rain chances stay high Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will be wet on Tuesday with scattered rain showers expected through the morning and midday hours. Denver has had over 2 inches of rain so far this month with more on the way. Weather tonight: Rain shifts eastThe storm activity that the Front Range saw midday Monday will continue to shift east through the afternoon and evening. The main risk with showers and storms Monday night will be heavy rain and flash flooding. Most of the Front Range will dry out after 6 p.m. with overnight temperatures falling into the low 50s. When Denver could finally start to dry out from the rain Weather tomorrow: Scattered showers Temperatures will hit the mid-60s on Tuesday with scattered rain showers through the morning and into midday. Drier weather will push into afternoon and evening. Some areas could see up to an additional half an inch of rain on Tuesday. Storms will not have a severe threat in Metro Denver and on the Front Range. There will be a marginal risk fo...

Colorado gas prices a dollar cheaper than this time last year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Housing and food prices haven't eased up, but at least summer road trips will be cheaper for Coloradans. The U.S. Energy Information Administration tracks weekly gas prices by state and metro area. The most recent update shows the Centennial State in a much-needed break from gas prices skyrocketing since the beginning of the global COVID pandemic. Inflation cutting into Coloradans’ vacation plans Colorado and the Denver metro area saw the most expensive gasoline prices in history last June. For all grades of gasoline, the average price per gallon in June 2022 was $4.927 - nearly 150% higher than the previous June and nearly a dollar higher than the next-highest record in the summer of 2008. As of the week ending June 5, Denver's average price per gallon of gas was $3.523, down $1.22 per gallon from the same week last year. Denver's price per gallon is slightly higher than the Colorado average price, which was $3.38 in the same week. Gas prices should be a relief ...