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FTC: Pharmacy managers inflated drug prices by $7.3 billion
From 2017 to 2022, the companies — UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, CVS Health’s CVS Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts — marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 billion in revenue in excess of the acquisition costs of the drugs, the FTC said in its second report on the industry. Read more
South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon
A motorcade was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence where Yoon has been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security. Read more
Queen’s Health Systems dealing with ‘disruption to network‘
Patient care and patient information is not affected, a Queen’s executive said. Read more
EPA warns of health risks from sewage use for fertilizer
Research has found that biosolids can contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals, which have been tied to cancers, liver damage, and other illnesses. Read more
NOAA team disentangled 2 humpback whales in Maui waters
NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary team was able to respond to both reports — and to free both whales from their entanglements using a specialized, hooked knife on the end of a pole. Read more
Final phase of state probe of Lahaina fire released
The 61-page Lahaina Fire Forward-Looking Report was released this morning by Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez. Read more
Over half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China’s RedNote
Veteran Chinese users, with some sense of bewilderment, welcomed their American counterparts and swapped notes with them on topics like food and youth unemployment. Read more
High surf advisory in place for most north, west shores
The advisory covers the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai; and the north-facing shores of Maui through 6 p.m. today. Read more
Inflation still slowing as producer prices rise below expectations
“Better than expected is not necessarily what the Fed wants to see before easing monetary conditions into a fast-growing economy, with tariffs and tax cuts on the agenda of the incoming administration,” said Carl Weinberg, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. Read more
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Los Angeles firefighters holding the line despite extreme winds
Some 8,500 firefighters from at least seven states and two foreign countries prevented the fires from growing for a second straight day as they gained slightly more control of the perimeter of the blazes. Read more
Deion Sanders reportedly in talks with Cowboys after McCarthy exit
McCarthy led the Cowboys to three 12-5 campaigns with losing seasons in his first (2020) and final seasons with the franchise. Read more
HECO works to restore power to Waiau customers after utility pole toppled
The outage also left Pearl City School unable to provide meal services or maintain regular activities today. Read more
North Korea’s suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine
“Self-detonation and suicides: that’s the reality about North Korea,” said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022. Read more
Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth grilled over women, conduct
Hegseth, a former Fox News host, is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be Secretary of Defense and any vote to confirm him is expected to be very close. Read more
Republicans eye conditions on California wildfire aid
“It appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respects. So that’s something that has to be factored in,” Johnson told reporters in the U.S. Capitol. Read more
S&P lowers Nissan’s outlook to negative, affirms BB+ ratings
“The negative outlook reflects our view that the company’s creditworthiness will continue to deteriorate if profitability does not improve and positive free cash flow is not secured,” S&P said in a statement. Read more
Special Counsel: Trump would have been convicted in election case
The report, obtained by The New York Times, amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a president-elect. Read more
Man, 47, charged in assault of EMS workers
An EMT and paramedic were treating the suspect when he allegedly became agitated and “kicked Hughes-Kaluhiokalani and punched Garcia.” Read more
Mexican firefighters prepare to do battle with L.A. fires
The group is made up of military specialists, including doctors, engineers and search and rescue personnel, as well as a group of firefighters from Mexico’s equivalent of the U.S. Forest Service. Read more
Hawaiian Electric lays out plan to reduce wildfire risk
The utility has faced intense scrutiny in the past for its role in the deadly 2023 Maui wildfire. Read more
Bicyclist, 43, seriously injured in Makiki collision
EMS responded to the scene at about 9:14 a.m., at the intersection of S. King and Sheridan streets, and treated the woman for multiple, traumatic injuries. Read more
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