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NEWS: Carlos Slim will invest in his own infrastructure in Latin America rather than relying on Starlink’s satellite technology.
Starlink Contracts Cancelled in Latin America Costing $29 billion.
https://mexicodailypost.com/2025/02/24/carlos-slim-orders-to-cancel-his-collaboration-with-elon-musks-starlink/
"Merck... calling plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices extortion"
Extortion? Let's see, would that be anything like holding an exclusive patent on a drug someone will die if they do not get, then setting a price for that drug they have to pay no matter what? Even if that means selling their home, going into debt, or begging strangers for money? Something like that?
https://apnews.com/article/merck-lawsuit-medicare-drug-prices-179cca2e1b9319782683909ccca5d24a
Merck is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham equivalent to extortion. The drugmaker is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act and is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years.
It's unacceptable that some hospitals are now telling patients that they cannot ask staff members to wear a mask. What happened to "do no harm"?
Respiratory viruses in our community have been decreasing for several weeks. We have now returned to a mild/moderate level of respiratory virus activity. At this level, Mass General Brigham employees are no longer required to wear a mask during direct interactions with patients in clinical locations.