What is an ICHRA? A guide to individual coverage HRAs
Thatch explains what an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement is and how it compares to other healthcare plans.
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Monkey mayhem in South Carolina after 43 primates escape research facility
WCIV By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped Wednesday from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose as of Friday after escaping from the Alpha Genesis Primate
Continue ReadingAmsterdam bans protests for three days following violent attacks on Israeli soccer fans
By Eugenia Yosef, Edward Szekeres, Lauren Kent and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in the city overnight, which Dutch authorities condemned Friday as antisemitic. Dutch police said they had launched a major investigation into multiple incidents following
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street cruises toward the close of its best week in a year
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are cruising to the close of their best week in a year on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in late trading, on track for its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023 and its first-ever finish above the 6,000 level. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingEl huracán Rafael causa en La Habana unos 461 derrumbes y desplaza a casi 100.000 personas
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El huracán Rafael causó al menos 461 derrumbes y desplazó a 98.345 personas solo en la capital de Cuba, informó este jueves la gobernadora de La Habana, Yanet Hernández Pérez. “La Habana ha quedado impactada, estamos contabilizando más de 461 derrumbes totales y parciales por cubiertas, caída de paredes, caída
Continue ReadingOfficers find ‘no real firearms’ in home of Wisconsin teen arrested on suspicions of planning a school shooting
By Cindy Von Quednow and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found “no real firearms” in the home of a boy accused of attempting to enter a secure area of an elementary school, police said Friday. The 13-year-old, whose name has not been made public, was arrested Thursday and charged with one
Continue ReadingBattles from the Mar-a-Lago patio: How Trump’s staffing has already turned into a war
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Almost immediately after it became clear that Donald Trump was on his way to reelection Tuesday night, phones began pinging in the president-elect’s orbit and the conversation at several of the dining tables in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom turned to who would staff a second Trump term. Those hushed
Continue ReadingEl recorte de tasas de la Reserva Federal es alivio limitado en medio de desafíos económicos
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — La Reserva Federal recortó las tasas de interés en un cuarto de punto este jueves, tras las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos celebradas a principios de esta semana. Es el segundo recorte de tasas desde que el banco central empezó a reducir los costos de los préstamos en septiembre, aunque
Continue ReadingArizona high court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race. The decision marked yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race’s outcome. The court made its refusal to take up the former TV anchor’s appeal public on Thursday without
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Young Kim wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 40th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Young Kim won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Thursday, defeating Democrat Joseph Kerr. Kim, a former state lawmaker, flipped the Orange County-based district in 2020 even as Democrat Joe Biden carried it in the presidential election. Kerr is a retired firefighter. The Associated Press declared Kim the winner at
Continue ReadingBattles from the Mar-a-Lago patio: How Trump’s staffing has already turned into a war
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Almost immediately after it became clear that Donald Trump was on his way to reelection Tuesday night, phones began pinging in the president-elect’s orbit and the conversation at several of the dining tables in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom turned to who would staff a second Trump term. Those hushed discussions
Continue ReadingKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico is set to reopen
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, which closed in March 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, is reopening on Nov. 21. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Cochiti Pueblo announced the plan Thursday. The bureau and the pueblo jointly agreed to maintain the closure after pandemic restrictions were
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Drug-dealing charges dropped against Bend man after OSP lab test finds agents misidentified ketamine as cocaine
Charges have been dropped against a Bend man accused of selling a variety of illegal “party drugs” from his home near a school on Bend’s Westside after Oregon State Police lab tests determined one of the seized drugs was misidentified. But a prosecutor said a new indictment will be sought.
Continue ReadingSan Francisco’s first Black female mayor concedes to Levi Strauss heir
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s first Black female mayor conceded the race for mayor to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie after a brutal campaign over homelessness and public safety. The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner because tens of thousand of ballots have not yet been counted and added to
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down what they described as an American drone, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor. The U.S. military acknowledged the videos circulating online showing what appeared to be a
Continue ReadingUn juez federal anula la política de inmigración de Biden que protegía de la deportación a ciertos cónyuges indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un juez federal anuló este jueves la política de “parole in place” del Gobierno de Biden que otorgaba estatus legal a ciertos individuos indocumentados casados con ciudadanos estadounidenses. El juez de distrito de Estados Unidos J. Campbell Barker había puesto previamente una suspensión administrativa a la regulación, implementada a principios de
Continue ReadingEl teléfono del abogado de Trump fue intervenido por hackers chinos, dijeron fuentes a CNN
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés) informó a uno de los principales abogados del presidente electo Donald Trump que su teléfono móvil fue intervenido por hackers chinos, según informaron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto, como parte de una operación de amplio alcance que
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Julia Brownley wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 26th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Thursday. Brownley, who previously served in the state Assembly for six years, was first elected to the House in 2012. Before her political career, she worked in marketing and sales. Brownley’s district comprises a small part of Los Angeles County and
Continue ReadingIncautan 13 toneladas de cocaína en España, el mayor decomiso en la historia del país
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de España incautó un cargamento de 13 toneladas de cocaína, lo que representa el mayor decomiso de drogas en la historia del país, informó este miércoles en un comunicado. Hasta ahora, los dos mayores decomisos registrados habían ocurrido en 2023 (9,4 toneladas) y 2018 (8,7 toneladas), detalló
Continue ReadingSelf-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi became the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate on Friday to spend one month behind bars. Jacob Hersant, 25, is also the first person in Victoria state to be convicted of
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