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Bill filed to repeal ‘punitive’ digital asset tax

(The Center Square) - An Illinois legislator is moving to repeal the state's recently-passed digital asset tax. State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, filed House Bill 5798 on Monday. ...
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Damage costs still being assessed from record tornado numbers

(The Center Square) - The National Weather Service has confirmed a record 149 tornadoes have touched down in Illinois this year, but who ends up paying the cost for damage often remains unclear. ...
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Pritzker defends plan to raise tolls

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says higher proposed Illinois Tollway rates are for many users that travel to and from other states. Illinois Tollway officials are proposing ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Two charged with Medicare, Medicaid fraud

(The Center Square) - Two Chicago-area defendants have been charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of millions of dollars. Prosecutors said Amirali Bhimani, ...
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Kenya minister stops construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine facility

(NEW YORK) -- Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has halted construction of the U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after being found in contempt of court for allowing work to continue despite a court order.Duale appeared before the High Court in ...
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Foundation Healthcare seeks up to $187 million in Singapore IPO

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, June 23 (Reuters) - Foundation Healthcare Holdings, a Singapore-based private healthcare group backed by SeaTown, is seeking to raise S$242 million ($187 million) through an initial public offering in Singapore, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The company ...
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Exclusive-Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry

By Emma Rumney LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc will ban all vapes from its platform as soon as this week following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to curb sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, according to two sources familiar ...
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Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,048, including 267 deaths

June 23 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Monday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had reached 1,048, including 267 deaths. On Sunday, the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1,000 for the first time since the outbreak began. (Reporting by ...
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Trump CDC nominee Schwartz to resign posts, sell holdings if confirmed

June 22 (Reuters) - Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said she will resign from UnitedHealth and board roles, sell healthcare-related holdings and recuse herself from matters involving former employers and clients if confirmed, ...
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human

It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the ...
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The Media Line: October 7 Reminders May Trigger Cannabis and Tobacco Cravings, Study Finds 

October 7 Reminders May Trigger Cannabis and Tobacco Cravings, Study Finds Exposure to collective trauma in the news can produce an immediate rise in cravings among regular cannabis and tobacco users By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line Ever since October 7, 2023, Israelis ...
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Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility. U.S. Department of Health and ...
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