#Sanders launches investigation into ‘unacceptable’ diabetes, weight loss drug prices

#Sanders launches investigation into ‘unacceptable’ diabetes, weight loss drug prices

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday launched an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” of Novo Nordisk’s respective diabetes and weight loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. On Wednesday, Sanders penned a letter to Novo Nordisk’s chief executive officer, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, notifying him of…

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#Women’s NCAA tournament championship Sunday: What to know

#Women’s NCAA tournament championship Sunday: What to know

This year’s women’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I basketball tournament has become a viral sensation, with players like the University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and the University of South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso becoming household names across the country. Iowa and South Carolina are set to go head-to-head Sunday afternoon for the championship. Here’s…

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#Number of anti-Muslim complaints in 2023 hit record high: CAIR

#Number of anti-Muslim complaints in 2023 hit record high: CAIR

Over 8,000 anti-Muslim complaints were recorded across the nation last year, marking the highest total in the 30 years the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has tracked the complaints. In its report, published Tuesday, CAIR said it received 8,061 complaints of anti-Muslim incidents, surpassing the previous record in 2021, when 6,720 incidents were reported. This…

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#Gaza ceasefire vote roils US-Israel talks on Rafah

#Gaza ceasefire vote roils US-Israel talks on Rafah

The already tense relationship between the U.S. and Israel further deteriorated Monday with the passage of the United Nations Security Council cease-fire resolution, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a high-level delegation meant to travel to Washington this week.  Netanyahu and his radical right-wing coalition were roiled after the U.S. abstained from a vote…

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