Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer’s treatment in half months after it debuted to widespread criticism for an initial cost that could reach $56,000 annually. The drugmaker said Monday that it will cut the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug by about 50% next month. That means the… Read More
School scrutinized after football loss is a ‘scam,’ Ohio finds
An Ohio school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team got clobbered in an ESPN-televised game didn’t live up to its billing educationally either: It turned out to be “a scam,” according to an investigation by the Ohio Department of Education. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he… Read More
[Recipe] Serve up nostalgia with boxed meals
My children had no idea a salad could come in a cardboard box on a grocery store shelf until I took them to buy Suddenly Salad. The Betty Crocker meal had been a staple at my Grandma’s house, where I was raised. And the trio of noodles, dried red peppers… Read More
Twist in Dem-led Trump investigation
In an unexpected twist, the editor of Forbes magazine testified Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence in a Democrat-led criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and his business practices, answering questions about an article examining whether the former president inflated his wealth. Forbes editor Randall Lane wrote in… Read More
Christmas gift: Army vet pays others’ late utility bills
A man who was rewarded by the Planters peanut company for being a good Samaritan is continuing to help others in his Florida Panhandle city. Over the previous two Christmas seasons, Mike Esmond donated about $12,000 to pay off utility bills for people in Gulf Breeze who needed some extra… Read More
Teachers crawl for cash; event organizers apologize
The organizers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior hockey league game in South Dakota are apologizing after the event drew criticism. The “Dash For Cash” Saturday night in Sioux Falls was a competition in which 10 local teachers… Read More
Melania Trump goes public to commission an artwork
While serving as first lady, Melania Trump earned a reputation for maintaining her own privacy. Now she’s emerging to support charitable causes, for the first time since leaving the White House. On Thursday, Trump unveiled her plans to commission an artwork, sell it, and donate the proceeds toward children aging… Read More
Tornado-hit factory sued for not allowing workers to leave
Survivors of a tornado that leveled a Kentucky candle factory, killing eight workers, have filed a lawsuit claiming their employer demonstrated “flagrant indifference” by refusing to allow employees to go home early as the storm approached the western Kentucky town. The lawsuit filed in state court accuses the company of violating Kentucky… Read More
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen scores book deal
The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday that it had acquired a planned memoir, “offering… Read More
Bank of England raises interest rates to cut inflation
With prices rising at the fastest pace in a decade in the run-up to Christmas, households up and down the United Kingdom could do without an increase in their loans and mortgages if the Bank of England decides to raise interest rates Thursday. Most economists and financial markets think it’s… Read More
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