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Mark Cruz to Lead Indian Health Service Amid Staffing and Infrastructure Challenges

Mark Cruz to Lead Indian Health Service Amid Staffing and Infrastructure Challenges

Published by Sam Flores

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate voted Friday to confirm Mark Cruz, a citizen of the Klamath Tribes, to lead the federal agency that provides healthcare for some 2.8 million Native American and Alaska Native patients. Cruz was confirmed to serve a four-year term as director of the Indian Health Service, a position that has sat vacant since late 2025. At his July confirmation hearing, Cruz said he would advocate “ferociously” to improve health outcomes in Indian Country and bring lived experience to the role. “My family, my friends and my tribal community will live with the consequences of the work I do for decades to come,” Cruz told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Cruz was confirmed by a 51-47 vote along with more than 70 other nominees of President Donald Trump — one of the Senate’s last actions before taking an August recess. Cruz is a senior adviser on tribal health to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and will retain that newly created role while leading the IHS. In Trump’s first administration, …

Former Senator Dodd challenges CFTC prediction markets proposal citing congressional intent

Former Senator Dodd challenges CFTC prediction markets proposal citing congressional intent

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Former U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd is pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to abandon a proposed rule on prediction markets, saying it would depart from what Congress intended when it approved the Dodd-Frank Act after the 2008 financial crisis.  His July 26 letter to CFTC Secretary Christopher Kirkpatrick argues the proposal could encourage gambling through regulated derivatives markets instead of preserving the law’s original purpose. Here's former US Sen. Chris Dodd (of the Dodd-Frank Act) on the CFTC's proposed prediction market rules. He's not a fan: "We did not amend the Commodity Exchange Act to override the established system for states to develop their own policies and laws regulating gaming." pic.twitter.com/W0JoHTznZ2 — Geoff Zochodne (@GeoffZochodne) July 27, 2026 “In the past year, additional speculators have emerged promoting event contracts that are merely a substitute for gambling,” Dodd wrote. “The CFTC is now engaged in work to amend its regulations to facilitate gambling on derivatives exchanges.” The former Connecticut senator said the proposed changes “contradict the language and intent of the Dodd-Frank Act” and “could …

New study challenges a common belief about vegetarian diets and eating disorders

New study challenges a common belief about vegetarian diets and eating disorders

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more “No thanks, I don’t eat meat.” This simple sentence can prompt very different reactions, but the question that often follows is: “Why?” The answer may reflect concern for animals, the environment, religion or personal health. Families and healthcare professionals may also wonder whether giving up meat offers a socially acceptable way to restrict food. Yet our new systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear overall difference in eating disorder symptoms between people following strict vegetarian or vegan diets and people who ate meat. Yet our new systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear overall difference in eating disorder symptoms between people following strict vegetarian or vegan diets and people who ate meat (Getty Images) A systematic review uses a structured process to identify and …

New study challenges existing knowledge for why galaxies stop forming stars

New study challenges existing knowledge for why galaxies stop forming stars

Published by Jenni Sidey

Most galaxy collisions do not cause galaxies to stop making new stars. A galaxy’s central black hole and its slow, long-term growth appear more important than sudden cosmic crashes. The findings suggest galaxies usually fade gradually because they lose access to fresh gas, rather than shutting down after one violent event. Galaxy mergers have carried a dramatic reputation for decades. Two enormous systems collide, gas rushes inward, a central black hole erupts and star formation ends. A sweeping simulation analysis now challenges nearly every step of that familiar story. Researchers at Florida International University examined 11,724 simulated galaxies and found that mergers were neither necessary nor sufficient to stop star formation. The shutdown process, known as quenching, appeared far more closely tied to gradual internal evolution. Only about 3 percent of major mergers were associated with quenching within a window beginning one billion years before the shutdown process. Extending that window to two billion years raised the figure to about 5 percent. When the team included mergers of every size, the proportions rose to about …

Taylor Sheridan’s absence on Dutton Ranch created ‘challenges,’ star says

Taylor Sheridan’s absence on Dutton Ranch created ‘challenges,’ star says

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Cole Hauser is speaking up about what went on behind the scenes of Dutton Ranch. The actor, 51, said that reprising his role as Rip Wheeler for the Yellowstone spin-off was an entirely different experience than filming Taylor Sheridan’s original hit Western series — in part due to the fact that Sheridan, the franchise’s creator, did not join the Dutton Ranch’s writers’ room. “There were challenges, you know?” Hauser said in an interview with Film Inside NYC. “Not having Taylor [Sheridan] there, for us to really kind of be able to work with these new writers, these new directors, these people… Everything had changed.” Dutton Ranch was the first series in the Yellowstone universe not to be written by Sheridan, although he stayed involved in the show as an executive producer, according to Fox News. Hauser said that the only “normality” …

Polymarket challenges France block, Kalshi launches Midterms Hub, today in Prediction Market News LIVE

Polymarket challenges France block, Kalshi launches Midterms Hub, today in Prediction Market News LIVE

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Today in prediction market news, we’re following the biggest developments shaping the industry, including Polymarket’s decision to challenge France’s website block, Kalshi’s launch of its Midterms Hub ahead of the 2026 elections, and fresh debate over prediction markets as former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and CME Group CEO Terry Duffy weigh in on the sector. We’ll also cover new questions surrounding a Polymarket-linked crypto wallet, the platform’s expansion of its restricted countries list, and breaking developments across prediction markets, election forecasting, crypto, regulation, and sports event trading throughout the day. The post Polymarket challenges France block, Kalshi launches Midterms Hub, today in Prediction Market News LIVE appeared first on ReadWrite. Source link

Ng Chee Meng’s Cabinet return ‘timely’ amid jobs, workplace transformation challenges: PM Wong

Ng Chee Meng’s Cabinet return ‘timely’ amid jobs, workplace transformation challenges: PM Wong

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: The return of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) chief Ng Chee Meng to Cabinet is “timely” given the growing priority placed on jobs and workplace transformation, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (Jul 22). Responding to a question from CNA at his press conference, Mr Wong said he had accepted Mr Ng’s request in May last year to focus solely on the labour movement and his Jalan Kayu ward. A year on, Mr Ng has settled into the ward and worked hard on the ground there, he said. “And now as we look at the situation, we know that jobs and workplace transformation has become a much higher priority for the government,” Mr Wong said. He noted that these topics had featured heavily in parliamentary debates, including a motion on artificial intelligence and jobs that Mr Ng had put forward. “Given the concerns of the economic and workforce challenges we face, it was timely for him to return to the government, to return to the Cabinet, and contribute not just as secretary-general of …

Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

Published by Sam Flores

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, laid out a radical agenda in his short speech upon taking office. He called for a long-term strategy to reverse 40 years of Thatcherism, and the privatisation and centralisation that resulted. Wisely, he put a ten-year horizon on these objectives and it is now up to his new chancellor, John Healey, to realise his ambitions. Sensibly, Burnham has also announced less costly but limited measures to deal with the cost of living and the housing crisis – intended to convince the public that he understands their concerns. So far these include a pledge to cap single bus fares in England at £2, cut VAT on electricity bills from October, and end rough sleeping (with no time frame specified). The government said that the cut in energy bills is fully funded by scrapping plans for digital IDs. But spending watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has pointed out that the funding for this was set to be covered by further, albeit modest, cuts to other government departments. Read …

Six Challenges Later in Addiction Recovery

Six Challenges Later in Addiction Recovery

Published by Jenni Sidey

There will always be challenges in recovery because challenges are unavoidable facts of life. It doesn’t matter how long someone has been in recovery; there will always be challenges along the way. The challenges later in recovery may differ from those early in recovery. In the world of addiction treatment, there tends to be more focus on challenges early in recovery. Everything is new, different, and disorienting. It makes a good deal of sense to attend to these challenges because many people early in recovery don’t have their feet under them yet. Relapsing or slipping may be much closer at hand for them. Later in recovery when people have more experience addressing cravings, navigating tricky social situations, and facing challenges without addictive substances and behaviors, relapsing or having a slip may seem a more distant option. While a slip or relapse may be more distant and less likely, it isn’t impossible. Here are six challenges that people in long term recovery may experience. Six Common Challenges in Long-Term Recovery Complacency: We take our recovery for …

Keir Starmer plunged into new crisis as Olly Robbins challenges huge decision | Politics | News

Keir Starmer plunged into new crisis as Olly Robbins challenges huge decision | Politics | News

Published by Sam Flores

The former top civil servant sacked by Sir Keir Starmer over Lord Peter Mandelson’s security vetting has submitted a legal challenge over his dismissal. Sir Olly Robbins has requested a judicial review after he was removed as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office. The FDA Union said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should “admit that sacking Olly was a mistake, based on a grievous misunderstanding of how the National Security Vetting (NSV) system worked and a rash response to a media story”. Sir Olly said: “I bring this action reluctantly. It would have been unnecessary if the Prime Minister had simply apologised for his mistake and made amends for the distress and cost it has caused me and my family. “Instead, I now have to ask the courts to determine that the Prime Minister’s decisions were unlawful, unreasonable and to quash them.” In April it emerged that Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment had gone ahead even though he failed the normal security vetting leading to accusations the Prime Minister had misled Parliament. A furious …