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$35 | The price cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs for Medicare members, which took effect Jan. 1. The limit, established under the Inflation Reduction Act, is meant to provide relief for diabetes patients after two decades of drug companies sharply increasing list prices. |
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1.4 million+ | The estimated number of copies of Prince Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” sold in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. on its first day. Penguin Random House said it was the largest first-day sales total for any nonfiction book it has published. |
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| Commuters struggled to get around a major railway station in Los Angeles. PHOTO: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES |
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At least 16 people died in California’s latest series of storms. |
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Forecasters said that so-called atmospheric rivers—ribbons of moisture that generated extreme weather after moving across the Pacific Ocean—would continue to pummel the state through Jan. 19. |
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“Our people serve in the military at the highest rate of all Americans, 25%. Not only did we sacrifice our lands, we have given the highest measure of service to this country—our very lives. Today’s decision honors that service.” | —Stacy Bohlen of the tribal-advocacy group National Indian Health Board, applauding the Department of Veterans Affairs’s plan to waive health-insurance copays for eligible American Indian and Alaska Native vets. It’s an effort to boost use of primary-care medicine among traditionally underserved populations. |
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“When I get these emails now, I’m so worried that it is a scam, that I’m probably missing out on talking to potential recruiters.” | —Graphic designer Michael Reilly, who received suspicious messages after applying to online job listings. Laid-off workers are flooded with fake employment offers as virtual hiring and remote work make it easier to swindle job seekers. |
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| Automated glass partions in Michael and Savanna Mothner's home in Manhattan Beach, Calif. PHOTO: NATASHA LEE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Do you want indoor or outdoor dining? Yes. |
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Homeowners are ditching elaborate dining rooms and separate outside setups for a more blended eating environment. Create a hybrid space by installing automated glass doors and screens, laying similar flooring and using a wheeled dining table. |
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Yesterday, we asked whether the House should investigate alleged collusion between the White House and tech giants. Here’s what you had to say: While I don’t want the House to get completely bogged down with investigations, this is an issue that necessitates a full examination. The issue of speech is a key element of our Constitution and fundamental to our government and society. If the government can dictate what is “acceptable” speech, we are doomed. —Susan Wilson, California It is a political witch hunt. They love to investigate free speech when it is not their free speech. —Donald Carlton, Oregon We don’t need investigations into what may or may not have already happened. What I would like for our representatives to do is their job—namely, to legislate. Which, in a bicameral system, means to compromise. Which means to make concessions that will serve the greater good. Some things to work on (in no particular order) are debt maintenance, immigration, national defense and infrastructure. —Marcus Barwick, South Carolina Responses have been condensed and edited. |
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What impact do you expect the new oil sanctions to have on Russia? Let us know at whatsnewsletter@wsj.com or reply to this newsletter. Include your full name and location, and we may publish your response in an upcoming issue. |
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Workers foil their bosses’ surveillance attempts with mouse jigglers, fake PowerPoints and other inventive workarounds. |
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