Cryptocurrencies have been around for more than a decade. Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, launched in January of 2009 and its success has spawned more than a hundred competing digital currencies. The appeal of cryptocurrencies is unrelated to the fact that they can be used to pay for goods and services.
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Jul. 24— Besides Nelson Cruz, who as expected was traded to Tampa Bay last week, the most sought-after Minnesota Twin as Friday's trade deadline approaches is starter Jose Berrios. The Wild have yet to retire any player jerseys during their 20- season history in St. Paul, but the first won't be recently departed nine-year competitors Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
James S. Rickards Middle in Oakland Park will get a new portable campus and eventually a permanent replacement after Broward school officials determined that a March 5 roof collapse left the main building a total loss. But the need is great, School Board members say, given the trauma students and staff went through when the roof collapsed in the middle of the…
Jul. 24— Floods in northwest Germany and Belgium early last week caused “devastation beyond words,” according to German Chancellor Angela Merkle. Early estimates of the damage exceed $5 billion U.S. dollars. The National Interagency Fire Center reports over 2,697,108 U.S. acres have burned so far this year.
Lolita A. Lopez, president and CEO of Westside Family Healthcare Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, has issued a public comment on the Health Resources and Services Administration proposed rule entitled “Proposed Rescission of Executive Order 13937; Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications”. Westside Family Healthcare, Inc. is the largest Federally Qualified…
Paula Anzlovar, board member of Signature Health Inc., Mentor, Ohio, has issued a public comment on the Health Resources and Services Administration proposed rule entitled “Proposed Rescission of Executive Order 13937; Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications”. As a board member of Signature Health, Inc., I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the…
The European Investment Bank today approved EUR 10.2 billion of new financing to support business investment and strengthen economic resilience to COVID-19, accelerate the green energy transition, expand sustainable transport and improve health, education, social housing and urban development. At the same time, the flood catastrophe in central Europe is…
Jul. 24— Some local residents this week were excited to learn that the Missouri Supreme Court essentially upheld a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid. On Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court vacated a county court's decision last month to overturn a constitutional amendment approved by voters last August. The ruling was appreciated by many supporters of…
Political Science and Politics, a journal from the American Political Science Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2021 edition:. *Some Insights into Electoral Campaigning in the Age of Trump and Beyond. *Assessing the Risk of Democratic Reversal in the United States: A Reply to Kurt Weyland.
The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release:. Based on several recent consumer interactions, the New-Hampshire Insurance Department reminds consumers to notify their insurance agent or- carrier immediately upon the purchase or acquisition of a vehicle. “Recent complaint investigations have shown that not all consumers…
The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on July 23, 2021, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki:. HUD, USDA, and the VA announced details to help people with government-backed mortgages stay in their homes through monthly payment reductions and potential loan modifications. They're on their way back to the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 24– National Nurses United issued the following news release:. With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to lay bare the systemic failures of our nation's health care system, 17 national unions this week sent a letter to Congress urging that the American Families Plan package include provisions to improve and expand the current Medicare program.
Jessica Fay, D- Raymond, testified before the U.S. Congress on long-term workforce issues Tuesday. Congressman Bobby Scott, D- Virginia, chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, invited Fay to participate in the hearing based on her extensive experience working on long-term care workforce issues in the Maine Legislature. Fay served as co-chair of…
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release:. A Lansing business owner who failed to forward $25,252 in employer contributions and $52,753 in employee payroll-deducted retirement contributions to his company's individual retirement plan will pay $798 in court fines and costs after…
The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on July 23, 2021:. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado, today, where she discussed the Department of the Interior's wildland fire preparedness and response efforts, including investments to improve the Grand Junction Air Center complex, a…
Lloyd Doggett, D- Texas, has introduced legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act “to provide for certain reforms with respect to medicare supplemental health insurance policies.” Earl Blumenauer, D- Ore., Matthew Cartwright, D- Pa., Judy Chu, D- Calif., Emanuel Cleaver, D- Mo., Steve Cohen, D- Tenn., Peter A. DeFazio, D- Ore., Debbie Dingell, D- Mich., Dwight Evans, D- Pa., Raul M….
Sharice Davids, D- Kan., has introduced legislation to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 “to allow parental choice in the selection of primary health insurance coverage or primary coverage under a group health plan for certain dependent children.”
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice, which appeared in IRS Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2021-30 on July 26, 2021:. Under Sec. 4262 of ERISA, the sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan as defined in Sec. 4262 may apply to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to receive special financial assistance,…
The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Michigan affected by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes. Statement of Applicability: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC- supervised financial institutions. *The FDIC is encouraging banks to…
