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- “Monetarism” Is Confirmation That Economists Never Got The Joke
Monetarism recalls the Five Year Plans of the old Soviet Union.
- Co-Pays For GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs To Rise If They’re Even Covered
GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy are the biggest contributor to rising prescription spending. And that will trigger co-payments to rise.
- Alex Warren’s Breakout Hit Remains At No. 1 — And Makes History This Week
Alex Warren's "Ordinary" holds at No. 1 on a Billboard chart, and it breaks out of a tie to become one of the longest-running leaders of all time.
- Ella Langley Beats Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny And Mariah Carey
Ella Langley sits at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, beating the one frame names like Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey managed.
- SpaceX’s next-gen rocket is the key to its sky-high valuation, early investor says: ‘Starship also enables all kinds of frontier markets’
SpaceX’s launch business gives it "access to orbit," said Space Capital CEO Chad Anderson.
Technology
- Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves.
- SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
- Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
"Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."
- China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
- Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
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