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Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as FedEx slumps

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are pulling back Friday from the records they set the day before during a worldwide rally. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in midday trading but still on track for its fifth winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 103 points, or 0.2%, ...

High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers

(AP) — The federal government is suing some big pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for diabetic patients. Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States — Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — have engaged in anticompetitive practices that spur price increases, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, run prescription drug coverage for insurers, large employers and other clients. They set up formularies, or lists of ...

UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A high-powered U.N. advisory body said Thursday that global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and urged the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report, the group said AI “is transforming our world,” offering tremendous potential for good from opening new areas of science and accelerating economic growth to improving public health, agriculture and optimizing energy grids. But left ungoverned, it said, AI’s benefits could be limited ...

Welcome to the NeighborGOOD: Marietta Makery launches new project

Greta Guimond, the owner of the Marietta Makery, began a project she calls “Welcome to the NeighborGOOD.” The Welcome to the NeighborGOOD project focuses on intentional acts of community service to create camaraderie in the community. According to Guidmond, the project was born out of ...

DG Market opens in Belpre

BELPRE — Dollar General has opened its new DG Market at 2604 Washington Blvd. in Belpre. The new DG Market store features an expanded selection of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, as well as the same categories, brands and products that Dollar General carries. To celebrate, the ...