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Atrium Health Executive Pay Rose an Average of 21 Percent as a Proposed WakeMed Deal Raises Price Questions

Atrium Health raised executive pay by 21% on average in 2025 while seeking a WakeMed deal. What the price gap could mean for patients.

Medical Daily · Sep 12

Press freedom advocates alarmed by $300,000 defamation verdict against Louisiana newspaper

Experts say ruling could undermine the ‘actual malice’ standard and make publishers more wary of critical reporting

The Guardian - US · Sep 1

Louisiana supreme court justice wins rare $300,000 defamation trial against newspaper

Then Advocate editor-in-chief and writer testified editorial was not part of agenda against Jefferson Davis Hughes III

The Guardian - US · Aug 25

Republican Lawmakers Launch Official Demand to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll…

Latin Times · Jan 9, 2025

Large US non-profit hospital system will spend $1bn in Chicago’s South Side

Advocate Health plans to replace 115-year-old hospital in area with one of the largest life expectancy gaps in the US

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024

Nancy Mace Called Out for Claiming to 'Protect Women' While Employing Man Who Broke Into Woman's Home and Traumatized Her

A LGBTQ+ news outlet called out Republican Nancy Mace after discovering that she employs a man who allegedly previously broke into a D.C. woman's home.

Latin Times · Nov 26, 2024

Billboard Showing Kamala Harris Engaging in Sex Act Erected by Pro-Trump Company in Ohio

Kennedy Outdoor Advertising said it initially thought the ad was referring to Harris as a "crybaby" and did not pick up on the sexual message.

Latin Times · Oct 28, 2024

US hospital chain vows to cancel medical debt for thousands of patients

North Carolina-based Advocate Health takes action amid scrutiny of its debt collection methods

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2024

Three officers placed on leave after Louisiana police abuse allegations

The FBI is investigating alleged civil rights violations at Baton Rouge’s unmarked ‘Brave Cave’ torture warehouse

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023

Gunmen kill journalist in restive northwest Cameroon, says union

Gunmen shot dead a journalist late on Sunday in Bamenda, a city in Cameroon's troubled northwest region, the local journalists' union said, in at least the third killing of a media worker in the country this year.

Reuters · May 8, 2023