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Damar Hamlin’s recovery fuels anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

Damar Hamlin’s recovery fuels anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

Twenty days after his collapse, Hamlin attended a playoff game against the Bengals. Online detectives analyzed news coverage and online posts documenting his return to the stadium. They concluded that Hamlin's goggles and mask were a disguise and attributed the blurry shots of him not to a blizzard, but to a more sinister cover-up. After the game, tens of thousands of social media posts suggested Hamlin was dead or his appearance had been faked in some way, according to Zignal Labs, a company that analyzes social media, streaming, traditional media and conversation. online. Hashtags, including #WhereIsDamarHamlin, were trending on Twitter.…
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Medicare’s negotiating drug prices will likely save the US billions, study finds

Medicare’s negotiating drug prices will likely save the US billions, study finds

A provision in the Reducing Inflation Act that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of the most expensive prescription drugs each year will likely save the US billions of dollars, as long as the pharmaceutical industry doesn't interfere, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum.Starting in 2026, Medicare will begin negotiating the price of 10 drugs that cost the federal government the most money, followed by 15 more drugs in 2027, another 15 drugs in 2028, and another 20 drugs in each subsequent year.Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School estimated how much money…
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What we know about the 5 Memphis cops accused of beating Tire Nichols to death

What we know about the 5 Memphis cops accused of beating Tire Nichols to death

Two of the five former Memphis police officers arrested in the murder of 29-year-old Tire Nichols had been on the job for a couple of years, and the others no more than six years. And some of the officers had been part of a new anti-violence unit called SCORPION, which stands for Street Crime Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, prosecutors confirmed. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were fired Jan. 20 after an administrative investigation found they violated the department's use-of-force policy. They were charged Thursday with second-degree murder, two counts…
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49ers jersey found at Rocky statue in Philadelphia before NFC championship

49ers jersey found at Rocky statue in Philadelphia before NFC championship

San Francisco 49ers fans may have gone too far with this one.Fans of the Bay Area team placed a Niners jersey on the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia before San Francisco's NFC championship game against the Eagles. The Rocky statue during a news conference honoring WBC, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine light heavyweight world champion Bernard Hopkins at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on June 1, 2011, in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)The nine-foot statue was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone, who played Philadelphia's Balboa in nine movies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFor "Rocky III", it was placed at…
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