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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halts anesthesia payment policy after backlash
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgery and medical procedures.NBC News - 6d -
Bitcoin falls below $100,000 after reaching the milestone level for the first time
The price of bitcoin soared past the long-awaited $100,000 benchmark for the first time ever late Wednesday evening.NBC News - 6d -
Musk eyeing federal remote work policies to help slash $2T from budget
Work from home policies came under fire from Elon Musk as he and Vivek Ramaswamy took their plans to reduce government waste to the floors of Congress Thursday.ABC News - 6d -
Bitcoin falls below $100,000 after reaching the milestone level for the first time
Bitcoin had been widely expected to reach $100,000 since the U.S. presidential election but investors sent it to this mark much sooner than expected.CNBC - 6d -
MicroStrategy gives up big gain, turns negative despite bitcoin $100,000 milestone
Crypto-linked stocks gave up big gains even after bitcoin prices reached $100,000 for the first time ever.CNBC - 6d -
After uproar, Anthem Blue Cross reversing anesthesia time-limit policy
Anthem will reverse a policy that would have capped insurance coverage for anesthesia after objections from doctors and lawmakers.CBS News - 6d -
Ravens' Derrick Henry approaching yet another historic milestone in what has been a season of benchmarks
Henry's is about to join an elite group of playersCBS Sports - 6d -
How reachable are Keir Starmer’s new policy ‘milestones’?
Targets aimed at showing voters that government is on track vary wildly in ambition, experts sayFinancial Times - 6d -
Will Starmer’s new milestones become millstones?
In a live event of the show, the team reviews Labour’s first five monthsFinancial Times - 6d -
Keir Starmer's Six Milestones (Don't Call it a Relaunch)
What was in the Prime Minister’s ‘Plan for Change’?BBC News - 6d -
McKinsey paid $1.6m to ‘guide’ Australian climate policy despite working for fossil fuel companies
Firm disclosed its private sector work, Guardian Australia is told, but it is not known which clients were listed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...The Guardian - 6d -
El Salvador sits on $300 million-plus profit as bitcoin hits a milestone
The tiny Central American country of El Salvador is now looking at a hefty profit from its bitcoin ambitions, as the cryptocurrency reached $100,000 on Wednesday.MarketWatch - 6d -
Keir Starmer says new ‘milestones’ on living standards, NHS and more are ‘almighty challenge’ – UK politics live
Prime minister makes speech intended to to show Labour government is ‘delivering change’. Starmer says there is record dissatisfaction with the NHS. The public insititutions but that they are not ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Keir Starmer waters down UK clean power target in policy reset
PM also redefines economic growth goals as he sets out ‘milestones’ for governmentFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Trump Business Plans Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals
The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Bitcoin Price Surges to a Milestone: $100,000
The price of a single Bitcoin rose to six figures for the first time, an extraordinary level for a 16-year-old cryptocurrency once dismissed as a sideshow.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
NFL tweaks its drug policy, increasing levels for a positive THC test
The NFL and the league’s players’ union agreed to modify their substance abuse policy, increasing the THC level for a positive test, according to a memo that was sent to agents and players on ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
The Dow closes above 45,000 for the first time. It may be time to rethink what makes a milestone.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday finished above 45,000 for the first time, as it extended a 2024 rally that’s driven major benchmarks to a series of records.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
LPGA updates policy on transgender women golfers
An LPGA policy change means transgender women who have gone through male puberty will not be allowed to compete on leading women's golf tours from next year.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
LPGA, USGA update gender role policies for competition eligibility set to take effect in 2025 season
Each organization will construct a committee to apply the guidelines ahead of next yearCBS Sports - Dec. 4 -
GOP lawmakers already divided over sweeping Trump policy bill
John Thune wants a two-step strategy that addresses immigration and energy first, and then taxes later. Key House Republicans aren’t on board that plan.Politico - Dec. 4 -
Google DeepMind hits new milestone in AI weather forecasting
GenCast tool outperforms traditional methods on predictions up to 15 daysFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
What does the EU’s rightward shift mean for green policy?
Plus, carbon removal business Heirloom announces $150mn fundraising in boost to nascent sectorFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
What we know about Trump's plans on foreign policy, tariffs
Tariffs for countries sending goods to the U.S. still appear to be part of President-elect Donald Trump's plans for his second term in the White House. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Biden’s vexed foreign policy legacy leaves hard choices ahead
Thanks to Biden’s actions (or inaction), the incoming Trump administration faces difficult policy choices on the Ukraine war and China’s aggressive expansionism in Asia, as well as containing the ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
'Realistic' green policies good for the U.S., Aramco CEO says, with Trump to return to White House
Trump has pledged to "end Biden's delays in federal drilling permits and leases that are needed to unleash American oil and natural gas production."CNBC - Dec. 3 -
A Trump-Biden tag-team can make our Ukraine and China policies great again
Trump has a choice of either burnishing or blemishing his foreign policy record, and instead can chart a uniquely new course that will put him on the heroic side of history.The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Meta’s Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Trump tech policies
Policy chief Nick Clegg says social media company ‘overdid it’ on content moderation, as it seeks to placate president-electFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
WW2 veteran urges PM to end 'brutal' frozen pension policy
Anne Puckridge is calling on the new government to unfreeze the pensions of some Britons who live abroad.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Under Powell, the Fed Makes Monetary Policy Boring Again
The central bank no longer needs to play a prominent role in the U.S. economy, which is running more normally as the pandemic crisis recedes.Inc. - Dec. 2
