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Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances
Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances Stablecoins are gaining traction in cross-border payments, especially in emerging markets where access to reliable currencies and banks is limited. Sep 4, 2025, 5:00 a.m. Ripple, the payments-focused digital asset firm, is expanding its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) to institutions in Africa through
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The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm
Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising premiums for health insurance. They have been trending upward for years and are now rising faster than ever. Consider that, from 2000 to 2020, egg prices fluctuated between just under
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An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there— This story’s outline may sound familiar, but what’s underneath — what we unravel here: It’s a new kind of thing.
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States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill
Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable Care Act but, according to some policy analysts, also sharply undermine the gains in health insurance coverage associated with it. The moves affect consumers and
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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure. The trip would result in a prostate cancer diagnosis. So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in treatment — without health insurance. “I’ve never been sick in my life, so I’ve
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Contractors back New York’s Scaffold Law update
An article from Dive Brief Liability insurance premiums in New York generally run about 30% higher than in other states due to the legislation, builders say. Published June 26, 2025 Two workers dismantle a scaffold in New York City, N.Y. JayLazarin via Getty Images This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have
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Trail Blazers’ first-round pick might be most stunning selection of the 2025 NBA Draft
The Portland Trail Blazers took Chinese center Yang Hansen with pick No. 16 in the NBA Draft Wednesday after acquiring his rights from the Memphis Grizzlies. Not even he saw it coming. — NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2025 Per The…
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5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization
Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Dozens of insurance companies, including Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, agreed to several measures, which
