Brea man who pretended to be a doctor arrested again in alleged plan to open new clinic – Orange County Register
Less than two weeks after being released from prison for impersonating a medical doctor and performing unlicensed medical procedures, a 63-year-old Brea man was arrested for the second time, after…
Read More » The plan to diagnose Alzheimer’s in people with no memory problems
In a darkened Amsterdam conference hall this summer, a panel of industry and academic scientists took the stage to announce a plan to radically expand the definition of Alzheimer’s disease…
Read More » FDA’s plan to ban hair relaxer chemical called, too little, too late
In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled to unveil a proposal to consider banning the chemical in hair-straightening products….
Read More » Q&A: There’s a new option for leftover funds from a 529 college savings plan — your kid’s retirement
Dear Liz: We put four kids through college using 529 college savings. All four are out of college with good jobs and we have about $50,000 left over. Would you suggest just letting…
Read More » Netflix wants to retire basic ad-free plan in some countries, shareholder letter says
Netflix users in some countries will soon have to pay more to watch TV and movies without advertisements. In a shareholder letter from Tuesday, the streaming service said it’s looking…
Read More » 350,000 Californians are on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? – Press Enterprise
By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters The fire-insurance premium for Bill King’s home has risen 145% since 2017 — from $399 to $979 — under the California FAIR Plan, the state’s…
Read More » Billionaires plan futuristic California city, collect signatures
The tech billionaires who for years secretly amassed land in the scrubby grasslands on the fringe of the San Francisco Bay have said they intend to begin gathering signatures for…
Read More » Merchant: The AI industry’s plan to nuke its copyright problem
This time in 2023, the world was in thrall to the rise of OpenAI’s dazzling chatbot. ChatGPT was metastasizing like a fungal infection, amassing tens of millions of users a…
Read More » Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception – Orange County Register
By SAMY MAGDY, NAJIB JOBAIN and JOSEF FEDERMAN CAIRO — Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the…
Read More » Here’s how much shoppers plan to spend between Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Despite mounting financial pressures, holiday shoppers say they are planning to shell out more money on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year than last. That’s according to a…
Read More » House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert government shutdown faces hurdles
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to keep the government open past Friday faces several hurdles this week as time runs out to avert a shutdown. Johnson unveiled his…
Read More » Column: Biden tries to plan for ‘the day after’ the Gaza war ends
WASHINGTON — Last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed for the Middle East to try to keep Israel’s war in Gaza from spinning out of control, and to begin…
Read More » How to plan for a potential inheritance
The amount of wealth millennials and Gen Xers stand to inherit from their parents and grandparents almost defies comprehension: According to Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based research and consulting firm, $84.4…
Read More » Q&A: How to tap an unused 529 college savings plan without getting taxed
Dear Liz: I opened a 529 college savings plan for our son and over the years it grew. My son was fortunate to receive a full-ride academic scholarship and therefore much of the…
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