5 most frequent complaints about medical billing errors
Soundry Health analyzed data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look at various complaints from Americans regarding their medical bills.
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Sticker shock at the supermarket? These states have taken the biggest grocery price inflation hit
ConsumerAffairs analyzed grocery price data in 15 categories collected from 150,000 stores to determine where grocery prices increased the most year over year.
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Which cities attract the most cockroaches?
Pest Gnome mined data from the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as climate info, to come up with the 25 US cities most prone to cockroaches.
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States with the most boat owners
GetMyBoat ranked states by their concentrations of registered boats using data from an RTI International recreational boating survey.
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10 best states to work as a nurse practitioner
Using its own data-driven methodology and insight from experienced nurse practitioners, NurseJournal discovered the 10 best states to work as an NP.
Continue ReadingActors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, bringing an official finish to the labor strife that shook the entertainment industry for most of 2023. The approval of the three-year contract from the members of
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Kotek forgives unpaid traffic fines and fees; 10,000 more Oregonians can seek reinstated driver’s licenses
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday she has issued new remission orders forgiving unpaid traffic fines and fees to include individuals who were inadvertently omitted in the previous 2022 remission orders. Governor Kotek’s new remission orders remove existing fines for more than 10,000 additional Oregonians who should have been included in the 2022 remission orders.
Continue ReadingHaley’s New Hampshire state director parts ways with campaign
By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s New Hampshire State director, Mak Kehoe, has parted ways with her 2024 presidential campaign. A campaign spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Kehoe “is no longer with the campaign for personal reasons.” Deputy State Director Tyler Clark has assumed the role. The departure comes
Continue ReadingHollywood actors union ratifies new contract with studios
By Ramishah Maruf and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN New York (CNN) — Members of SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, have ratified a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios and streamers, the union said on Tuesday. SAG-AFTRA members voted to ratify the contract with about 78% in favor.
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutor dismisses Trump attorney’s claim that proposed August trial date amounts to election interference
By Jason Morris and Bonney Kapp, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is spearheading the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, said it was “ridiculous” to claim that holding a trial in August would amount to “election interference,” as Trump’s attorney did. Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow
Continue ReadingGanador de la lotería de Florida tiene menos de una semana para reclamar su premio de US$ 44 millones antes de perderlo
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Este verano una persona con mucha suerte entró a una gasolinera del centro de Florida y compró un boleto ganador de la lotería Quick Pick. Pero ahora tiene menos de una semana para reclamar su premio antes de perder la considerable suma de US$ 44 millones. El boleto no reclamado vencerá
Continue ReadingArmy’s top prosecutor for sexual assaults relieved of duties over 2013 email expressing doubt over claims
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Army’s head sexual assault prosecutor has been relieved of his duties over a 2013 email in which he appeared to express doubt over sexual assault claims and downplayed the seriousness of assault allegations. Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was relieved on Friday due to “a loss of trust and confidence in his ability
Continue ReadingNovember is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European climate agency calculates that for the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat, and also added the hottest autumn to the litany of record-breaking heat this year. And with only one month left for the
Continue ReadingTrump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric. The GOP presidential front-runner has talked about targeting his rivals
Continue Reading2023 will officially be the hottest year on record, scientists report
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Earth’s temperature was off the charts this year, and scientists just confirmed what much of planet already felt coming: 2023 will officially be the hottest year on record. The analysis from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found this year’s global temperature will be more than 1.4 degrees
Continue ReadingBiden decries Hamas sexual assaults and says they must be forcefully condemned
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts. “Over the past few weeks, survivors and witnesses of the attacks have shared the horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty. Reports
Continue ReadingBiden revela que “no está seguro” de si se habría lanzado para las elecciones de 2024 si Trump estuviera fuera de la contienda
Belén Liotti (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo este martes ante donantes demócratas que no está seguro de si habría buscado la reelección en caso de que su predecesor Donald Trump no estuviera en la contienda por la Casa Blanca. Sus declaraciones revelan una evaluación notablemente sincera sobre la lógica de
Continue ReadingK-pop group Blackpink renews contract with YG Entertainment
By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul/Hong Kong (CNN) — All four members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with label YG Entertainment, according to the label’s regulatory filing published Wednesday. The singers – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – will remain a quartet. The filing did not specify the length of their contracts. Their
Continue ReadingModule that powered historic moon mission has returned to Earth’s orbit
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The propulsion module that powered India’s spacecraft to a historic moon landing just transitioned back into Earth’s orbit, according to the country’s space agency. The move aims to test how the growing space power might one day return samples of lunar soil. The propulsion module had more fuel left
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The Big Playback Fall Awards Show coming next week; vote for Abby’s Pizza ‘Legendary Plays of the Year’
The winter sports season is underway, but there’s still time to honor Central Oregon’s fall athletes.
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