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☆ CVS is under pressure and considering a breakup. Here's why that could be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | Annika Kim Constantino Covers The Biotech | Pharmaceutical Industry For Cnbc Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s time for a wellness check at CVS Health. But Caremark, in some cases, also funnels drug prescriptions to CVS retail pharmacies, he said. He said a spinoff of CVS’ retail pharmacies would be more likely. A general view shows a sign of CVS Health Customer Support Center in CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023. Those actions will help the company achieve its target of 100- to 200-basis-points margin improvement in its Medicare Advantage business, CVS executives said in August.

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☆ CVS is under pressure and considering a break up. Here's why that could be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. That means Caremark also sits at the intersection of CVS' retail pharmacy operation and its Aetna insurer, boosting the competitive advantage of both of the businesses. A workers stocks the shelves in a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. An Oak Street Health clinic stands in a Brooklyn neighborhood on February 08, 2023 in New York City. A general view shows a sign of CVS Health Customer Support Center in CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023.

Persons: Joe Raedle, Caremark, Rajiv Leventhal, Karen Lynch, Lynch, Brian Kane, Jefferies, Brian Tanquilut, Elizabeth Anderson, Anderson, it's, eMarketer's Leventhal, Tanquilut, Ann Hynes, Spencer Platt, they're, Michael Cherny, Cherny, Faith Ninivaggi Organizations: Getty, CVS Health, CVS, CNBC, Aetna, Monday, Glenview Capital, Glenview, UnitedHealth, Humana, Walgreens, Street Health, Oak, Health, Mizuho, Oak Street Health, Amazon, Walmart, Oak Street, Leerink Partners, Affordable, Medicare, CVS Health Corp Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Aetna, Caremark, Brooklyn, New York City, Texas and Illinois, Woonsocket , Rhode Island

☆ Tropical Storm Helene: Thousands forced to evacuate in Florida as hurricane warnings issued
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Taylor Ward | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Thousands of Florida residents have been forced to evacuate as the state prepares for rapidly strengthening Tropical Storm Helene, which could bring powerful winds, flooding and life-threatening storm surge to areas already hard-hit by recent hurricanes. The Big Bend area faces the most serious storm surge: up to 15 feet of it is possible. Over in Sanibel, one couple who met during Hurricane Ian in 2022 and nearly lost everything are now going to weather Tropical Storm Helene together, CNN affiliate WINK reported. Large clouds move over Havana due to the proximity of the tropical storm Helene, on September 24. Officials in neighboring Pinellas County warned hundreds of homes would likely flood with a higher storm surge than in past destructive storms.

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☆ Resy co-founder explains new web3 project designed to allow diners to pay for meals with crypto
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailResy co-founder explains new web3 project designed to allow diners to pay for meals with cryptoResy co-founder Ben Leventhal explains how his new web3 project Blackbird incorporates blockchain technology and how it would allow for diners to pay for meals in crypto.

Persons: Ben Leventhal

☆ Bitcoin bounces back above $60,000 as cryptocurrency's rise continues to end week: CNBC Crypto World
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Talia Kaplan | Kaan Oguz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin bounces back above $60,000 as cryptocurrency's rise continues to end week: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Ben McMillan, chief investment officer of IDX Digital Assets, weighs in on this week's volatility and Resy co-founder Ben Leventhal explains how his new web3 project would allow for diners to pay for meals in crypto.

Persons: explainers, Ben McMillan, Ben Leventhal Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC, IDX

☆ Black people with Parkinson's are underdiagnosed, miss treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Elizabeth Cohen | Elizabeth Cohen Is A Contributor For Kff Health News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. But people who run Parkinson’s exercise programs in a handful of U.S. cities describe great difficulty in recruiting Black people. Johnson said his Chicago-area initiative offered a free six-month exercise program for Parkinson’s patients and increased marketing in the Black community but got little traction. When a white person shows up at the doctor’s office with such symptoms, a doctor would likely recognize them as signs of Parkinson’s, said Bernard Coley, an advocate for people with Parkinson’s disease, especially those in underengaged communities. After his less-than-successful efforts to recruit Black Parkinson’s patients into his exercise program in Chicago, Johnson concluded that the fact that he’s not Black is an “important factor.”Leventhal, who runs the Parkinson’s exercise program in New York, has come to the same conclusion.

Persons: “ We’re, who’s, ”, David Leventhal, Mark Morris, New York City . Leventhal, Leventhal, it’s, ” Leventhal, Eddie Marritz, Parkinson’s —, Eric Johnson, Johnson, “, Bernard Coley, Coley, Amber Star Merkens, ” Coley, Wendy Lewis, Tammyjo, Black, he’s, puller Organizations: Mark Morris Dance Group, New York City ., Mark Morris Dance, Yale, Movement, Parkinson’s, Nature, Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson Council, Emory University, KFF Locations: U.S, New York City, Chicago, California, Philadelphia, Atlanta, New York

☆ A significant number of US 12th-graders report using delta-8 products, study says, and it may be a public health concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Delta-8 THC, or delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is one of more than 100 chemical compounds found in the cannabis sativa plant. That’s at least one or two students in every average-sized high school class who may be using delta-8. Most of the participants were about 17 years old, so the study may not fully represent how many younger teens are using delta-8. There has been a general concern that the number of students using delta-8 has been growing, according to an editorial published Tuesday alongside this study. Calls to America’s Poison Centers about delta-8 products spiked 82% from 2021 to 2022, the group said in a recent report, with 3,358 exposures managed in 2022.

Persons: ”, Adam Leventhal, “ Dr, Nora Volkow, ” Leventhal, Jennifer Whitehill, Kelly Dunn, Renee Johnson, Harlow et, Scientists don’t, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN —, USC Institute for Addiction Science, Midwest, National Institute on Drug, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Johns Hopkins University, National Cannabis Industry Association, Scientists, Research, Get CNN, CNN Health, Centers

☆ Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers to argue for Jeffrey Epstein associate to be freed from prison in long-awaited appeal hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers are arguing for her release in a federal appeals court. The appeal focuses on a non-prosecution agreement between Jeffrey Epstein and federal prosecutors. A jury in Manhattan federal court found Maxwell guilty on sex-trafficking charges in December 2021, four days after her 60th birthday that Christmas. Alison Nathan, the judge who oversaw Maxwell's trial, sentenced her to 20 years in prison and issued a $750,000 fine. AdvertisementManhattan federal prosecutors have argued they were free from any restrictions set by the deal between Florida's federal prosecutors and Epstein.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It's a little late for John Leventhal to be considered a hot young thing in music. The thought of doing a solo record sort of creeped into my consciousness and, when the pandemic hit, I really couldn't avoid it. AP: How do you think a first John Leventhal album would have sounded if you made it 50 years ago? I don't think I would have made a good record 40 years ago because it wouldn't have been tempered by what I've learned. It felt more like creating a product, like it was someone in the record industry's “good idea.” And it is a good idea.

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There's a history of Christmas pudding charms, to be hidden within the holiday treat. And there's an angel made of beads by an artisan in the Woza Moya collective of South Africa. The photographer behind the Instagram account Brown Girls Do Ballet has put together a celebratory essay in images of just that. More than 1,100 color images included in this broad overview, Glaser’s wit ever-present. Includes rarely seen images and recollections from Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Mary J. Blige and more.

Persons: Slim Aarons, Shawn Waldron, Abrams, “, David Trigg, Sam Bilton, Dolph Gotelli, Moya, “ Lena Horne, Donald Bogle, Bogle, TaKiyah Wallace, McMillian, Kailyn Scales, Leventhal, Dutton, Chef Gabriel “, Kim Laidlaw, Guilbeau, Taylor Sheridan, John, Kayce, Beth, Hal Rubenstein, Mary Tyler Moore's, Laura Petrie, Dick Van Dyke, ” Moore, Rubenstein, Dawn Wells, Mary Ann, Molly Adams, Sydney Golden Anderson, Adams, Golden Anderson, “ Thom Browne, ”, Thom Browne, Andrew Bolton, Johnny Dufort, Browne's, Karida L, Brown, Charly Palmer, W.E.B, Du Bois, They've, Langston Hughes, Jenni Nuttall, Mark Seliger, Seliger, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Chadwick, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Robert De Niro, ” Abrams, Lindsey Taylor, Taylor, “ Milton Glaser, Steven Heller, Mirko Ilić, Beth Kleber, Glaser, Glaser busied, “ LL, LL Cool, Vikki Tobak, Alec Banks, Mary J, Blige, Peep Ludacris Organizations: Hollywood, Getty Images, Phaidon, Running Press, CBS, HarperCollins, Sydney, Feminist Bird, National Wildlife Federation, Princeton Architectural Press, Families, Chronicle, Exeter College, “, Wall, Rizzoli New Locations: Palm Beach, Rome, tailgaters, Aiken , South Carolina, South Africa, Brooklyn, Louisiana, Bolton, New York, Rizzoli New York

☆ The Stealthy Sailboat-Submarine Drone the U.S. Navy Is Using Near Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Stealthy Sailboat-Submarine Drone the U.S. Navy Is Using Near IranAs the U.S. races to counter adversaries like Iran and China with drones, Ocean Aero is ramping up production of the Triton, an autonomous sailboat-turned-submarine that can carry weapons and other payloads. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday got a closer look. Photo illustration: Jamie Leventhal

Persons: Shelby Holliday, Jamie Leventhal Organizations: U.S . Navy, Triton Locations: Iran, U.S, China

☆ Exxon Makes Lithium Play in Long-Term Bet on EV Demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Collin Eaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China is the world leader in processing lithium and it is making major, risky investments to secure raw lithium in Latin America and Africa. Now, the U.S. is trying to develop its own supply to reduce its reliance on China. Photo illustration: Jamie LeventhalExxon Mobil said Monday it is starting to drill for lithium in Arkansas and aims to become a major U.S. supplier for makers of electric-vehicle batteries by 2030. The Texas-based oil company’s entrance into the lithium business, first reported by The Wall Street Journal in May, is an effort to reposition itself long-term for the advent of EVs and electrification in the transportation sector, which it dominated for decades as one of the world’s largest fuel makers. Lithium is a key ingredient in making batteries for EVs, cellphones and laptops.

Persons: Jamie Leventhal Exxon Organizations: Jamie Leventhal Exxon Mobil, Wall Street Journal Locations: China, America, Africa, U.S, Arkansas, The Texas

☆ It May Be Too Late to Fend Off China’s Battery Giants
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jacky Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China is the world leader in processing lithium and it is making major, risky investments to secure raw lithium in Latin America and Africa. Now, the U.S. is trying to develop its own supply to reduce its reliance on China. Photo illustration: Jamie LeventhalHaving charged up in their massive home market, Chinese electric-vehicle-battery firms are becoming major export players, too. The West’s efforts to protect its own markets might prove too little, too late. Chinese firms are also eyeing big new factory expansions in Europe itself, and in U.S. free trade partners, as a way to sidestep current and future import restrictions—much like Japanese carmakers did in the U.S. in the 1980s.

Persons: Jamie Leventhal Locations: China, America, Africa, U.S, Europe

☆ Rudy Giuliani could lose his law license false over election claims. Should he?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Danny Cevallos | Danny Cevallos Is An Msnbc Legal Analyst Who Practices In The Areas Of Personal Injury | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The counsel, Hamilton Fox, alleges Giuliani had frivolous reasons for claiming election fraud in his suit before a federal district court in Pennsylvania. But those rules require that a complaint alleging fraud must state the fraud with “particularity,” i.e., provide specific facts. Given all this, Fox makes a compelling case that Giuliani drew up an argument and submitted papers to a federal district court that were almost certainly frivolous. Moreover, the lawyer ordinarily files the complaint based on what the lawyer knows at the time of filing. But in most cases, the appropriate response to a poorly supported fraud filing is the one that’s always before the court: to dismiss the case.

☆ D.C. Bar panel tentatively finds Giuliani likely committed ethics violation with false election claims
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A panel of the Washington, D.C., Bar on Thursday made a tentative, non-binding determination that former President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani likely violated at least one professional conduct rule during his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania. The panel declined to specify what charge Giuliani likely had violated. It will release a final decision later after hearing recommendations related to what sanction Giuliani should receive, assuming the preliminary finding stands. A New York appellate court suspended Giuliani’s law license last year, saying he made “demonstrably false and misleading” statements about the 2020 election while serving as Trump’s lawyer. Giuliani’s D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

☆ Giuliani ‘weaponized his law license’ in 2020 election case, ethics counsel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday defended his work on a failed election fraud lawsuit, as a Washington, D.C., disciplinary panel heard charges that he violated attorney ethics rules in the case. A D.C. court will make the final decision on any discipline. He described how he began leading the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including his work on the Pennsylvania lawsuit. Giuliani’s New York law license was suspended in June 2021 after a state appeals court found that he made “demonstrably false and misleading” statements that widespread voter fraud undermined the election. His D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

☆ Rudy Giuliani repeatedly lost his cool during his attorney-misconduct hearing and accused the disciplinary counsel of asking 'sneaky' questions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rudy Giuliani repeatedly lost his temper on day two of his attorney-misconduct proceedings. He accused the disciplinary counsel of asking "sneaky" and unfair questions. "If we can get answers, then—"Giuliani interjected, saying Fox had made an "unfair comment," and adding, "I'm defending myself, Mr. The former mayor also repeatedly failed to answer the questions he was asked and veered into long-winded explanations about Pennsylvania's voting procedures and purported voter fraud in other states. Specifically, the 2005 report by the Carter-Baker Commission said that "absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud."

Monday marked the start of weeklong arguments before a hearing committee of the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, which could recommend suspending Giuliani's D.C. law license or disbarring him. A D.C. court will make the final decision on any discipline. He described how he began leading the Trump campaign's legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including his work on the Pennsylvania lawsuit. Giuliani's New York law license was suspended in June 2021 after a state appeals court found that he made "demonstrably false and misleading" statements that widespread voter fraud undermined the election. His D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoDec 5 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani "weaponized his law license" to press baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, a Washington, D.C., disciplinary official argued on Monday. Leventhal also faulted the judge's reasons for dismissing the Pennsylvania lawsuit and noted that the court did not sanction Giuliani over his arguments. He described how he began leading the Trump campaign's legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including his work on the Pennsylvania lawsuit. Any discipline, including suspension of Giuliani's law license or disbarment, must be imposed by a D.C. court. His D.C. law license was temporarily suspended after the New York decision.

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