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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A doctor-turned-House Republican is arguing that there is a direct link between the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as Obamacare, and the increasing cost of healthcare putting a strain on Americans’ wallets.”They removed choice by patients by limiting and prohibiting association health plans, so small businesses were disadvantaged,” said Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa. “They had mandates for how the rating for insurance companies can go — they had mandated essential benefits, so people that are young and healthy and may not want a lot of healthcare, they just want it for catastrophic,…

Kyrgyzstan’s newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday for the first time since a snap election last month cemented the grip of President Sadyr Zhaparov, who has sought to suppress dissent in what was once Central Asia’s most democratic country.Results announced last week showed that no opposition candidate won a seat in the Nov. 30 vote, in which hundreds of candidates vied for the 90 seats in the one-chamber parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh.A total of 87 lawmakers were chosen in a new electoral system in which 30 constituencies elect three lawmakers each. In one constituency, results were nullified because of violations,…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela on Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage to an annual military policy bill Wednesday that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it moved through Congress, and the White House…

In a testy and often heated hearing Wednesday, FCC Chair Brendan Carr did not take responsibility for his statements about Jimmy Kimmel ahead of his late night show being pulled from the air.  “You look at the evidence, the express statements by every single company involved, from Nexstar to Sinclair to Disney, as recently as last week, is that they made these business decisions on their own,” Carr said. After comments Kimmel made on his late night show about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Carr appeared to threaten the licenses of ABC affiliates that broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live!…

Sporting Club Jacksonville announced its 2026 USL Championship schedule for the inaugural season of its men’s professional soccer team.The men’s team will make its regular-season debut against Hartford Athletic on March 7 at Hodges Stadium.Advertisement“This schedule really captures what our inaugural season is all about,” said Sporting JAX Men’s Head Coach Liam Fox. “We’ll test ourselves right away, we’ll welcome some of the league’s most accomplished clubs to Jacksonville, and we’ll build fierce rivalries from day one. Playing every home match at Hodges Stadium gives us a true home-field advantage, and we can’t wait to represent this city and our…

Back in late 2020, Greenland was a surprise pandemic-era hit; it turns out people sick of being trapped in their houses were very eager to watch Gerard Butler use his action-movie chops to outrun a comet on a collision course with Earth. Spoiler alert: while most of the planet got thoroughly rocked, Butler’s character survived, along with his family, and Greenland 2: Migration is here to check in on them five years later. As you might imagine, the world is still in turmoil; the human population has been severely reduced, but those who remain must battle the atmospheric and environmental…

Published: Dec. 17, 2025 at 12:46 p.m. ETThe U.S. jobs market isn’t so hot, investors learned this week, but inflation is hotter than anyone would like. Just how much? We’ll find out Thursday.The consumer-price index for November will give Wall Street and the Federal Reserve a glimpse into the latest trends in inflation toward the end of the year.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The tides move so quickly on the island of Chiloé that they are part of the local lore. This is an island just north of Patagonia, known for its changing weather and tales of witches. I noticed many stores sold images of witches, so I asked a friend, Chilean anthropologist Alejandra Leighton, to explain why. The story she told reminded me of this picture showing low tide outside our hotel in the town of Castro. A Spanish cartographer, José…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate sent a colossal defense package to President Donald Trump’s desk on Wednesday, checking off one of the last remaining items of the year in the process.Lawmakers banded together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a roughly $901 billion package crammed to the brim with defense policy that unlocks funding for several of the Trump administration’s national defense priorities.The measure passed through the upper chamber on a xx to xx bipartisan vote. It’s a perennial legislative exercise lawmakers undertake, and one that normally comes and goes with little fuss,…

Netflix has gone into business with Dave Portnoy, with a deal that will bring the “unfiltered commentary” of Barstool Sports‘ podcast personalities to viewers worldwide. Under its multiyear pact with Barstool, Netflix has exclusive rights to video versions of a trio of the digital media company’s popular podcasts: “Pardon My Take,” “The Ryen Russillo Podcast” and Spittin’ Chiclets.” . The video versions of the three Barstool sports shows will be available Netflix starting in early 2026. That means full video episodes of the podcasts will no longer be available on YouTube as of next year. Netflix will launch them initially…