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☆ CVS Health raises outlook as third quarter results beat estimates
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CVS Health reported third quarter earnings Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street's expectations. CVS' Health Care Benefits segment grew nearly 10% compared to the same quarter last year, driven in part by an increase in its medical memberships from 2021. CVS encompasses a large swath of health care services, including its prescription and over-the-counter medicine sales, its MinuteClinic patient care services and its pharmacy benefits manager, CVS Caremark. The retailer has signaled a renewed focus on health care this quarter, announcing its purchase of Signify, an at-home health care company, for $8 billion in September. The move mirrors Amazon and Walgreens own expansions further into health care services.

☆ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott vies for reelection against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Abbott faces former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat. Greg Abbott of Texas is running for a third term against former US Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat. More recently, Republican Rep. Mayra Flores won by 7 points in the June 2022 special election to replace Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela, who resigned midway through his term. The money raceAccording to Transparency USA, Abbott has raised $94.3 million, spent $120.5 million, and has $16.4 million of cash on hand, as of September 30. His opponent, O'Rourke, has raised $65.7 million, spent $45.8 million, and has $16.5 million of cash still left to spend, as of September 30.

☆ Patrick Haggerty, trailblazing gay country star, dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When Patrick Haggerty was gearing up to record his very first country music album, he had a choice to make. He chose the latter, and 1973’s “Lavender Country,” Haggerty’s first album recorded under the same name, is now widely considered the first country album recorded by an out gay musician. He became a country music star after all. That call with Greaves was the first step to reintroducing Haggerty and Lavender Country to new listeners, many of whom had been hungry for an out gay country star. “My life changed completely and forever that day.”He became a country star his wayAs more people heard “Lavender Country” and learned Haggerty’s story, his contributions to country music were acknowledged and appreciated more widely.

☆ New York Magazine cut digital ads on abortion-related content so readers wouldn't be tracked — showing the challenges publishers face post-Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Pham Janowski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vox Media, which owns the magazine, pulled ads from the digital versions of the articles to protect readers from being tracked. Walton told Insider that Vox Media made the decision because the priority was to "provide a utility and service" to their audience. Vox Media declined to comment on the financial loss from pulling ads and removing the paywall. Shah said that in his view, Vox Media took all reasonable measures to mitigate reader privacy risks by pulling digital ads. Shah agreed that these ad products minimize opportunities for readers' data to leak out to third parties.

☆ Trump hopes a judge will save him from January 6 subpoenas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Allen Sumrall | Josh Chafetz | Allen Sumrall Is A Ph.D. Student In The Department Of Government At The University Of Texas At Austin. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

It is hard to imagine anything more central to the House’s constitutional role than thoroughly investigating an attempt to overthrow the government by force. The Trump subpoena clearly aids that function. In other words, simply by going to court, Trump can most likely ensure that he never has to comply. If Trump is allowed to sue to quash the subpoena, the courts in effect substitute their judgment for Congress's. That is not their constitutional role.

☆ New York Magazine axed digital ads on abortion-related content so readers wouldn't be tracked — and it shows the new challenges publishers face post-Roe v. Wade.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Elizabeth Pham Janowski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Prince Harry’s memoir, titled ‘Spare,’ to come out in January
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — Prince Harry’s memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10. “For Harry, this is his story at last.”The memoir’s title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry’s being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line. The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. “Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere,” the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement.

☆ Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline, WHO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Bhanvi Satija | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the COVID-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Global efforts to tackle deadly diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO urged the world to apply lessons learnt from the pandemic to tuberculosis, which severely affects countries such as India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan. WHO’s annual TB report estimates that tuberculosis killed 1.6 million people in 2021, above the estimated 1.5 million deaths in 2020, and 1.4 million deaths in 2019. Under its "End TB Strategy", the WHO set a target of reducing TB deaths by 35% from 2015 to 2020, but the net reduction was 5.9% between 2015 and 2021.

☆ A convicted killer who confessed to another murder from '91 told Florida authorities of 'hatred for women'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Townson, 53, allegedly confessed to killing Linda Little while he was serving a life sentence for the 2007 slaying of another woman, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young told reporters. A Volusia County grand jury on Monday indicted Townson on a charge of first-degree murder, Young said. Courtesy DBPDTownson admitted to other killings in central Florida and Tennessee and is considered to be a suspected serial killer, Daytona Beach Police Detective Dave Dinardi said at a news conference. Little, a 43-year-old North Carolina native, had lived in the Daytona Beach area for two years and was working as a waitress when she vanished after her shift around 1 a.m. on Oct. 11, 1991, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. In 1991, Townson was living in Orlando and would travel to the area to visit the beach, Dinardi said.

☆ Apple confirms a major change: The iPhone is switching to USB-C — but it's not happy about being forced to ditch its Lightning port
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Currently, the law says all mobile phones and tablets have to have a USB-C port by autumn 2024. "We have no choice," Joswiak said in response to Stern's question about when USB-C iPhones are coming. He did not say if iPhones and other Apple products sold outside the EU will also have the USB-C port. The law mandates that "all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU," have to include a USB-C port by autumn 2024. One example, he said, was when the US government made a regulation for mobile phones to satisfy a hearing aid compatibility, which he argued didn't work.

Desperate to survive, many locals fleeing raging floods which have wrecked their homes and livelihoods are also forced to depend on floodwater for sustenance. A child is pictured doing her dishes in floodwater in Odi, in Nigeria's southern Bayelsa State, on Tuesday. Aniso Handy has remained in his house in Odi, in Nigeria's Bayelsa State. Displacing the living and the deadIn Bayelsa’s capital Yenagoa, located 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Odi, floods have displaced not just the living but also the dead. Flooding in Nigeria's Bayelsa state has forced people to wade through waiste-high water.

☆ Queer fans mourn Leslie Jordan, a symbol of a 'lost generation' of gay men
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“When things really begin to change is when the social culture changes,” Biden said. By 1995, a tenth of the 1.6 million gay men ages 25 to 44 had died. Socialization among gay men and gay-centric networks, particularly in gay neighborhoods, has myriad political and social benefits. “For a lot of gay men from a certain generation, that was really hard to do without alcohol,” he said. In the same interview, DeGeneres thanked Jordan for coming on her show.

☆ Fetterman Oz debate for Pennsylvania Senate seat sends message to stroke survivors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Judith Hannah Weiss | Judith Hannah Weiss Is A Freelance Writer Whose Work Has Appeared In The Iowa Review | The Rumpus | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

John Fetterman suffered days before winning the Democratic Senate nomination in May. The stroke added a new wrinkle to a race that could determine which party takes control of the 50-50 U.S. Senate. The Oz campaign is clearly hoping that perception will hurt Fetterman. In one egregious example, Oz issued a list of “concessions” for their debate Tuesday night that many see as mocking. Benjamin Abella, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, criticized the Oz campaign for shaming a stroke survivor.

When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis this summer, actor Selma Blair seemed to greet me. For a while, I worried that my feelings were spiteful or mean, but my visceral reaction wasn’t about her. For a while, I worried that my feelings were spiteful or mean, but my visceral reaction wasn’t about her. This might have been a very intentional and personal choice — but it reminded me of problematic stereotypes that pressure disabled people to conform to ableist standards. What’s possible for Selma Blair just isn’t possible for some others.

☆ Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and Himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and HimselfThere are different Bonos to different people, including the man himself. You say, “But you’re U2 — you don’t need that.” What’s interesting is that we want that. But I also wrote the book to try to figure out what was going on with U2. They sound like U2 songs. Do they sound like U2 songs?

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☆ Crypto PACs backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, Scaramucci plan last-minute midterm ad blitz
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A network of political action committees supported by cryptocurrency industry leaders are planning a last-minute ad campaign in support of congressional candidates, according to one of the groups' chief strategists. Web3 Forward and Crypto Innovation, two super PACs financed by the crypto executives, are both expected to spend at least six figures on an ad blitz starting in two weeks, the strategist explained. During the primary season, Web3 Forward backed Democrats running for Congress, while Crypto Innovation supported Republicans, according to Federal Election Commission records. The spending by the crypto PACs will add to a flurry of cash flowing in what are expected to be the most expensive midterm elections ever. Former Trump White House communications director and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci donated $100,000 to Crypto Innovation in March, according to an FEC filing.

☆ ArtGee and SuperRare collaboration presents inspiring new opportunities for digital art investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Artgee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

ArtGee have partnered with the crypto art marketplace SuperRare to launch their own virtual gallery. One such player operating in this growing NFT art space is ArtGee, which was founded jointly by people with expertise in blockchain currency, crypto art, and conventional fine art. One of SuperRare's main contributions to the crypto art market's development is through this quality control and its encouragement of art curation. It will examine the randomness found in blockchain technology, crypto art, and everyday life. The crypto art market is faced with many challenges, leaving many buyers to opt for a "wait and see" mentality, said Che; but NFT art also boasts an abundance of opportunities.

☆ I listed 'sex work' on LinkedIn and caused a viral uproar. This is the last time I'll defend that choice.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Arielle Egozi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In July, I added "sex work" to my LinkedIn work experience. But at least in sex work, there's an audience and a desire for every type of body, gender, and play. Sex work may have the word "sex" in it, but most of the job — digital, in person, or otherwise — has little to do with sex. A lot of people seem to ignore the "work" part of sex work. Sex work of all kinds is work, and that's the last time I'll defend that statement.

☆ 'American Horror Story: NYC' plays like Ryan Murphy's Jeffrey Dahmer companion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Producer Ryan Murphy has premiered three series in roughly a month, so a degree of overlap is perhaps understandable. Even so, the new season of his long-running FX franchise, this one dubbed “American Horror Story: NYC,” feels like a companion in its central themes to “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which premiered last month on Netflix. This being “American Horror Story,” though, the emphasis skews toward the serial killing, dropping hints and clues about who might ultimately be responsible. “American Horror Story” has hardly been known for its restraint, which made the relative lack of bloody excess in these episodes notable, with less emphasis on the horror than the serial-killer aspect. FX will air back-to-back “American Horror Story” episodes over the next four weeks (with subsequent availability on Hulu), by which time the monster’s identity should be revealed.

☆ Hearing Aids Are Now For Sale Over the Counter: What You Need to Know
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Julie Jargon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are finally hitting store shelves this week, following approval in August by the Food and Drug Administration. Instead of paying several thousand dollars for a pair of doctor-prescribed hearing aids, consumers now can save money by buying them online and at retail stores. About 37.5 million American adults have some hearing problems, but only about one-fifth of people who would benefit from a hearing aid use one, according to the FDA. High costs, lack of access and social stigma prevent some people from using hearing aids, the FDA said. The new OTC models are meant to make it easier for people with hearing loss to get help.

☆ J&J beats estimates on demand for cancer drug
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Nancy Lapid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on strong demand for its cancer drug Darzalex and Crohn's disease drug Stelara while projecting an easing of the hit from surging inflation. The company, which also sells medical devices and consumer health products such as Band Aids and painkiller Tylenol, tightened its full-year adjusted profit forecast range. J&J is the first drugmaker and medical devices firm to report third-quarter earnings and its shares rose 2.1% to $170.02 in premarket trading. The medical devices unit reported a 2.1% rise in sales to $6.78 billion on demand for contact lenses and wound-closure products. Total sales for the third-quarter rose 1.9% to $23.79 billion, topping estimates of $23.34 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

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☆ Palantir salaries revealed: Some engineers at the controversial analytics software company earn nearly $300,000. Here's what managers, analysts and other employees make.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Palantir is known for its controversial contracts providing analytics software to the US government and private companies. The company doesn't disclose salary data, but US companies must share offers made on H-1B visa applications. However, US companies have to disclose offers on work-visa applications. Notably, these figures only represent base salaries, but Palantir also offers some employees additional stock grants. The logo of the data analysis company Palantir can be seen at the company's headquarters in 2018.

☆ Hearing aids available over the counter at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Best Buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Millions of Americans with hearing loss can now purchase hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam from Walgreens, CVS and Best Buy, according to the companies. Walgreens on Monday started selling over-the-counter hearing aids online and at its stores nationwide for $799 a pair. Walmart is also offering over-the-counter hearing aids online and in stores in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. And Hy-Vee, a supermarket chain, will offer four different hearing aids online and in 34 locations across Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin this week. The FDA, in an analysis, estimated that over-the-counter hearing aids could save consumers about $1,438 each because they are not bundled with costly professional services.

☆ Analysis: Lula, Bolsonaro and market look to cure Brazil consumer debt hangover
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

With nearly 70 million Brazilians blacklisted by credit agency Serasa, owing 290 billion reais ($54.4 billion), debt relief is smart politics in a closely fought presidential campaign, ahead of an Oct. 30 runoff vote. Advisers say he would focus first on 95 billion reais of unpaid bills accumulated by families earning up to 3,600 reais ($676) per month. Later steps would focus on incentives to restructure bank debt, for this population. Looking to steal his thunder, right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro announced a program offering a sharp discount on bank debts. But the scope is far more modest, applying to some 4 million borrowers from state bank Caixa Economica Federal, which estimated about 1 billion reais of restructuring.

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