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In summary A California Democrat who has made a name for himself for taking on the health care industry is introducing a bill that would regulate private equity stakes in the sector. California lawmakers are preparing to vote for the first time on regulating private equity investments in health care, and among the proposals they will consider are exemptions for some of the industry’s largest players. Intense lobbying from deep-pocketed medical and investor groups forced Rep. Jim Wood to agree to exempt for-profit hospitals (about 20 percent of hospitals) from oversight. Supporters of the hotly contested bill warn that private…

The owner of convenience store giant 7-Eleven has received a takeover bid from Canadian rival Alimentacion Couche-Tard (ACT), which operates the Circle K chain.Tokyo-based Seven & i Holdings said it has set up a special committee to decide whether to accept the takeover bid.Following this news, Seven & i’s shares rose by more than 20%.This gives the Japanese company a stock market valuation of about 5.6 trillion yen ($38.5 billion, £29.7 billion).In a statement, Seven & i said it had “received a confidential, non-binding preliminary proposal from ACT.” [of its] “Number of shares issued””[The] “The Special Committee intends to conduct…

HOUSTON — Urban Edge Network (UEN) has announced a partnership with HBCU Legends creator Kyle T. Mosley to produce a Black Sports Insider news show that will air on digital streaming platforms beginning September 1, 2024.Each week, correspondents Kim Davis, Wilton Jackson, Keisha Kelly, Ray Rogers and Wole Asukino will have exclusive conversations with current and legendary athletes. Kyle T. Mosley will serve as executive producer and chief correspondent for the HBCU Legends and Black Sports Insiders shows. “We’re excited to bring together the vibrant voices of the HBCU podcast community through our new lineup of programming,” said Hardy L.…

Like more than half of your neighbors, you probably shop at Goodwill at least once a year, but do you frequent Goodwill often enough to know all the inside scoop and insider tips?ConsumerAffairs went looking for people who might know those inside secrets. Our first stop was shopping hacker Kyle James of RatherBeShopping, who decided to get Goodwill employees to honestly tell us what those secrets are. And what he discovered could save you a lot of money as the country tries to fight inflation.25% to 30% discountThere are three areas where James’s folks pointed out there is a 25%…

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors told investors that the PC/console business is the “bad guy” within the company.When asked why Embracer no longer provides clear quarterly guidance, Wingefors said there’s “heterogeneity” within the PC/console segment that means it can’t see too far into the future. One example: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, published by Embracer subsidiary Deep Silver, has been delayed until February 2025 (thanks Eurogamer), after originally being scheduled to launch this year.Wingefors reiterated that the overall business was performing in line with expectations, but suggested the PC/console division remained in a “volatile” position, particularly when compared with other businesses such…

A few years ago, I cut myself on broken glass. I ran around my apartment looking for a band-aid. As an anesthesiologist and cardiologist, I had airway equipment to insert a breathing tube, heart attack medications, and resuscitation equipment, including an automated external defibrillator (AED), but no basic first aid. Needless to say, it was quickly resolved. But it made me think about whether breathing tubes are medically essential not just for treating minor injuries around the home, but for monitoring our health and wellness.We’ve often been told that it’s wise to have canned food, extra bottles of water, flashlights,…

The next few weeks will mark the time when thousands of students in the area will be moving into college. We know families living in college apartments and dorms will be looking for affordable furniture options to help them save on their budgets, so we turned to Habitat for Humanity ReStores for help. What you need to know Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a donation center that sells new and used furniture, appliances, household goods, building materials and more to the public. Habitat Restore is run by the local Habitat for Humanity organization Habitat for Humanity has ReStore locations in…

Saquon: ‘I want to be the greatest of all time’ originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaSaquon Barkley dreams big. Really big.”I want to be the greatest of all time,” Barkley said after practice Sunday.And maybe now he’s in a place where he can pursue those dreams.It’s not easy to be the greatest player of all time when you’re playing for a team that has never won and doesn’t have any great players.By leaving the Giants and signing with the Eagles, Barkley would be going from a team with the fourth-worst record and just one playoff win since his rookie year…

A luxury superyacht was hit by a tornado and capsized off the coast of Sicily early Monday, authorities said, killing one passenger and leaving six people missing, including two Americans. The 160-foot luxury yacht, with 22 people on board, sank off the port of Porticello after being hit by a severe storm at sunrise, according to the Italian Coast Guard. One body was found near the capsized boat, but six others were still missing on Monday morning. The last photo that appears to have been taken of the yacht in Porticello at 10pm on Sunday. BAIA Santa Nicolicchia / Facebook…

ROME — Six people remain missing, including two Americans and a British technology entrepreneur and his daughter, after a large luxury yacht sank in a heavy storm off the coast of Sicily in southern Italy on Tuesday. The 184-foot-long Bayesian was anchored about a half-mile off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, with 22 people on board, including 10 crew members and 12 passengers.The ship sank at around 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday) after being hit by a water tornado believed to have been caused by the storm. Italian media reported that strong winds had…