Victoria Klesty | ReutersIn the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss.The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to skyrocket in popularity over the last year — is now approved in the U.S. for heart health, too. But that may not translate to wider insurance coverage of the weekly injection drug from Novo Nordisk and similar obesity treatments just yet.Some employers and other health plans are still reluctant to cover Wegovy due to its hefty $1,350 monthly price tag, which they say could significantly strain their budgets. They also have other questions, such as…
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Calls for a wealth tax on the world’s super-rich are once again gaining attention after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would impose a new “billionaire tax” on the country’s wealthiest if reelected in November.Outlining his 2025 budget proposals on Monday, Biden took aim at the uber-affluent and reiterated plans for a 25% tax on Americans with a wealth of more than $100 million.”No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a sanitation worker, a nurse,” he said last week, during his State of the Union address.The plans, previously outlined in the president’s 2024 budget, reignited a decades-old…
Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion took place yesterday (March 14) at the country music legend’s Texas ranch. At one point during the evening, Nelson performed “Rainbow Connection†with the Muppet behind the hit song, Kermit the Frog. Watch footage below.Kermit the Frog released his iconic “Rainbow Connection†in 1979, and the track has been covered many times, including by Willie Nelson on 2001’s Rainbow Connection. Nelson also performed the song with Kacey Musgraves at the Country Music Association Awards in 2019.Also yesterday, Nelson announced his new album The Border, which is out May 31 via Legacy. Listen to the title track—a…
Olivia Rodrigo will no longer give free Plan Bs and condoms to concertgoers on her ‘Guts’ world tour. The popstar recently made headlines for handing out contraceptive kits with condoms, Plan Bs, and information for abortion access at her show in Missouri. The state notably banned almost all abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. The kits were part of a reproductive rights initiative held on her tour, in which the National Network of Abortion Funds would have a booth at every show on her North American leg. However, the move angered several Republican figures, including a “horrified 
Confession time: I already have a copy of Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the PS5 even though I still don’t have a PlayStation 5 console. I never get consoles the moment they come out and usually wait a few years for their next version. In the PlayStation 5’s case, I thought it was going to be the PS5 Slim, but it looks like I could have another option by the end of the year: The PlayStation 5 Pro. Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming says the PS5 Pro details leaked by the Moore’s Law is Dead YouTube…
Office ergonomics became a really important factor when everyone started work from home during the pandemic. Even the most careless people I knew invested in laptop risers or stands and wireless mice (along with basic keyboards) to reduce neck strain. And since many of us are still working remotely or from home, we often seek the best possible hardware to make our work lives a lot easier. And this is not just limited to your desk and chair, but extends to what’s on your desk as well. There are several types of ergonomic mice available, and even several regular ergonomic…
Frank faced a tough decision, but did he do the right thing in the end? Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 4 forced him again to confront the tragedy of his son Joe’s death. Everyone’s emotions were running high, but Frank developed a novel solution that displayed the empathy his critics claim is non-existent. Meanwhile, Danny got caught up in trying too hard to help a troubled teenager, but what does this mean for him going forward? Unsurprisingly, Danny’s troubled kid was Trina, the girl from Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 14 who got caught with. a…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade after a grand jury brought back indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023.Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersSpecial prosecutor Nathan Wade will step down from the sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, salvaging the case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that either Wade or District Attorney Fani Willis must remove themselves.”I hereby offer my resignation, effective…
Alvina Chamberland’s debut novel, Love the World or Get Killed Trying, is an explosive work of autofiction that combines playful and poetic prose, zingy social commentary, and razor-sharp gallows humor. The novel is structured as a stream-of-consciousness travelogue where we journey around Europe with the novel’s protagonist, an opinionated trans woman coming up to her thirtieth birthday. In the wilderness of Iceland and along the busy boulevards of Paris, we witness our protagonist probing questions of philosophy, society, sexuality, and love—while also dealing with the dangerous blend of discrimination and desire that informs straight men’s treatment of trans women. Love…
It’s hard to put a finger on why the wet look is so appealing. Perhaps it’s because it makes us think of emerging from a cool body of water or that it generally evokes moisture, which inevitably makes us think of youth. Needless to say, the wet look is hot. Both sultry and sleek with the right amount of edge, it’s been making a particular comeback on the red carpet these days. Perhaps you’d like to try this relatively easy style on yourself. If mimicking this look is something you’re considering, you’re going to need the best wet hair look…
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for S.W.A.T. Season 7 Episode 6 “Escape.â€] S.W.A.T. lures us into a false sense of security with the latest episode. We know it’s Kenny Johnson‘s penultimate one as Luca, and so we expected it to, in addition to welcoming him back, potentially set up his exit. Well, let’s just say that we’re so focused on how it teases another character leaving S.W.A.T. that we just aren’t expecting there to even be another scene! Luca’s home from London and counterterrorism training and eager to get back to work. From the airport, he “wanted to head straight…
Reddit said on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the company about its data-licensing business related to the training of artificial intelligence systems.”On March 14, 2024, we received a letter from the FTC advising us that the FTC’s staff is conducting a non-public inquiry focused on our sale, licensing, or sharing of user-generated content with third parties to train AI models,” Reddit said in an updated initial public offering prospectus. Reddit filed for an IPO in February, and plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”Although Reddit’s core business relies…
In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime “queenpin” had built an empire.Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across the country, authorities said. Police don’t suspect that Mack, 53, took the items herself. Instead, they say, she pulled the strings from the shadows, employing a network of around a dozen women who stole the items for her so she could resell them on Amazon.Michelle Mack’s home in Bonsall, California, Dec. 6,…
File imageSopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA United Airlines plane that departed Friday from San Francisco International Airport was missing an external panel when it landed at its destination in Medford, Oregon.United released the following statement:”This afternoon, United flight 433 landed safely at its scheduled destination at Rogue Valley International/Medford Airport. After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel. We’ll conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service. We’ll also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage occurred.”United…
Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese entrepreneur who invented the first-ever karaoke machine, died on January 26, The Wall Street Journal reports. Negishi, who was based in Tokyo, was 100 years old.Journalist Matt Alt, who interviewed Negishi for his book Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, reported the news on X and expanded on Negishi’s legacy in an obituary for The Wall Street Journal. Negishi’s daughter confirmed her father’s death to Alt, stating that he died from natural causes after a fall.Negishi was the head of an electronics company when he first envisioned what would become the Sparko Box—a blueprint…
Seal has called out an electroacoustic harpist over her guitar pedal video which features her cleaning a pedal in the sink. Emily Hopkins shared a video clip on her Instagram of her cleaning her guitar pedals. “This is exactly how I clean my pedals,†she begins and shows herself washing them with soap and water. To really “get in there,†she shows herself using a toothbrush for the circuit board. To end the video, Hopkins reveals that she is giving away one of her favourite Uni-Vibe pedals – the Eventide Riptide pedal – telling her followers that in order to…
Microsoft has been pushing Bing pop-up ads in Chrome on Windows 10 and 11. Windows Latest and The Verge reported on Friday that the ad encourages Chrome users (in bold lettering) to use Bing instead of Google search. “Chat with GPT-4 for free on Chrome! Get hundreds of daily chat turns with Bing Alâ€, the ad reads. If you click “Yes,†the pop-up will install the “Bing Search†Chrome extension while making Microsoft’s search engine the default.If you click “Yes†on the ad to switch to Bing, a Chrome pop-up will appear, asking you to confirm that you want to…