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States Get Six More Months Before Medicaid Work Rule Bites
The Trump administration will let states take an optional six month grace period, through June 30, 2027, before removing people from Medicaid for not meeting the new work requirement.
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Zelensky’s Freeze Proposal: The Week in Ukraine Diplomacy
Volodymyr Zelensky said the quiet part out loud this week: asked if Ukraine should freeze the front line, he answered, “Yes, right now we…
World
Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja, 44 Contacts Under Monitoring
Nigeria has confirmed an imported Ebola case in its capital Abuja, with 44 contacts now under monitoring, as the Bundibugyo virus outbreak spreads across…
Sports
Terry McLaurin Out for Season With Torn Patellar Tendon
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin will miss the rest of the season with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee, head coach…
Business
Nasdaq Jumps 1.1 Percent as Chip Stocks Snap Eight Day Losing Streak
Wall Street’s battered technology trade caught a break on Monday as the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.11 per cent to close at 26,430.89, led by…
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Qatar Mediators Push a Draft Deal as Washington Weighs Iran Next Step
Qatari mediators are trying to win US and Iranian backing for a draft agreement meant to head off renewed fighting and possibly restart direct talks.
Politics
House Republican Urges Lame Duck Budgets to Shield Agencies From Defunding
One of the few House Republicans to win a US Senate seat is urging colleagues to use the lame duck session to pass multi year budgets to protect agencies.
Business
Friday Jobs Report Will Matter More Than Congress, Analysts Say
Markets will take their cues from interest rates, inflation, jobs data and Iran, not from Congress alone, analysts say, with Friday payrolls report next.
Technology
The $10 Trillion AI Buildout Is Hitting the Limits of Physics and Finance
A Columbia paper puts US AI infrastructure at $10.3T through 2032 — 3.6% of GDP a year. Hyperscaler capex is outrunning cash flow, and the grid can't keep up.
Sports
The Bridge Held: How Milwaukee’s Bullpen Won Game 5, and the Parade
Milwaukee won Game 5 with a bullpen bridge, as JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill closed a 4-1 win after Jacob Misiorowski's five and two thirds scoreless innings.
Entertainment
Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Leads a Packed Weekend at the Movies
Aaron Sorkin's 'The Social Reckoning', with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, leads one of the busiest cinema weekends of the autumn.
Health
Gut Bacteria May Reveal How Fast the Brain Is Aging, UCLA Study Suggests
How old your brain looks may depend, in part, on what lives in your gut. In a study published in the journal eBioMedicine, UCLA…
Science
SS United States Sunk Off Florida to Become the World Largest Artificial Reef
The historic ocean liner SS United States has been deliberately sunk off the Florida coast to create the world largest artificial reef.
