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Justice Department Charges 15 in Los Angeles Health Care Fraud Cases Tied to $1.8 Billion in Alleged False Claims

DOJ charges 15, including six medical professionals, in Los Angeles-area schemes that allegedly billed over $1.8 billion to Medicare and private insurers. ...Read more

#justice, #healthcarefraud, #losangeles

New federal law limits large investors from buying additional single-family homes

A new federal law bars certain large investors from buying more single-family homes; agencies must write rules before the restriction begins Jan. 7, 2027. ...Read more

#housing, #legislation, #realestate, #privateequity

Pentagon, Lockheed Agree on 10-Year F-35 Production and Sustainment Framework

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin outline a 10-year F-35 production and sustainment plan committing to at least 850 U.S. jets; purchases still need congressional approval. ...Read more

$LMT, #f35, #lockheed, #defense

Google expands PJM virtual power plant with Voltus to 1 GW, up from 100 MW

Google expands its virtual power plant with Voltus to 1 GW across the PJM grid, up from a 100 MW deal, using distributed resources to add capacity. ...Read more

#google, #voltus, #pjm, #virtualpowerplant, #energy

Karl Bushby Reaches Britain After Multi‑Day Channel Swim, Nears End of 28‑Year Walk to Hull

Karl Bushby landed at Shakespeare Beach after a multi‑day, 20‑hour English Channel swim, bringing his 28‑year Goliath Expedition within weeks of Hull. ...Read more

#adventure, #uk, #englishchannel, #karlbushby

Human Rights Watch alleges drone strike killed civilians near Guélédié and detainee torture at Sévaré

Human Rights Watch alleges a September drone strike near Guélédié killed eight civilians and detainees at a Sévaré military base were tortured. ...Read more

#mali, #humanrights, #russia, #africacorps

JWST data reveal candidate broad-line AGN at z ≈ 10, offering tentative virial black hole mass

A new arXiv preprint finds a candidate broad-line AGN at z=9.9837 in JWST spectra, enabling a tentative virial black hole mass estimate if confirmed. ...Read more

#jwst, #agn, #blackholes, #highredshift

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border-Wall Work in Big Bend

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a judge's injunction and allow border-wall construction to resume in Texas' Big Bend. ...Read more

#border, #immigration, #supreme_court, #texas, #environment

OCC Finds Policies at Nine Biggest Banks Could Lead to Debanking, Proposes Supervisory Changes

OCC review says nine top national banks had policies from 2020–Sept. 30, 2025 that could prompt denials for political, religious or lawful business reasons. ...Read more

$JPM, $BAC, $C, $WFC, $USB, $COF, $PNC, $TD, $BMO, #occ, #banking, #debanking, #regulation

NICHE‑2 phase 2 follow‑up: short‑course neoadjuvant immunotherapy linked to 100% 3‑year disease‑free survival in dMMR colon cancer

NICHE‑2 reports 100% 3‑year disease‑free survival after brief neoadjuvant ipilimumab+nivolumab for dMMR colon cancer; single‑arm results need confirmation. ...Read more

#immunotherapy, #colon-cancer, #clinical-trial, #dmmr

Israeli Forces Detain Dozens, Including Americans and NY Candidate Brad Lander, During Olive Harvest Near Nahalin

Dozens — including about 33 U.S. citizens, rabbis and NY congressional nominee Brad Lander — were detained by Israeli forces during an olive harvest near Nahalin. ...Read more

#palestine, #israel, #oliveharvest, #westbank

Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani won't need surgery; expected to pitch in 2027 as two-way role is decided

Dodgers say Shohei Ohtani doesn't need surgery and is expected to pitch in 2027; team and player will decide how to balance his two-way workload. ...Read more

#sports, #mlb, #shoheiohtani, #dodgers

Burkina Faso Assembly Votes to Reintroduce Death Penalty, Drawing Rights Warnings

Transitional legislature restored capital punishment for terrorism and other crimes; rights groups warn it could enable repression and wrongful sentences. ...Read more

#burkinafaso, #deathpenalty, #humanrights, #sahel, #terrorism

South Africa’s debt begins to fall; finance minister trims growth forecast and announces temporary fuel‑levy relief

South Africa’s 2026 midyear budget update says gross debt has stabilised and is now falling, trims next-year growth and unveils temporary fuel‑levy relief. ...Read more

#southafrica, #fiscalpolicy, #budget, #economy

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Models and Codex Workflows Come to Google Cloud Marketplace

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 models and Codex agentic workflows are rolling into Google Cloud’s Model Garden and Marketplace, letting enterprises buy through existing Google Cloud contracts. ...Read more

$GOOGL, #openai, #googlecloud, #ai, #enterprise