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Commentary: Declining literacy skills among younger adults has implications for Singapore’s workforceWhen he’s honest and humble with himself, Damar Hamlin admits that he never saw this coming. The Buffalo Bills safety always envisioned himself making an impact in his direct community, and he has. But now, he’s making a more widespread impact across the country. The Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, and Research, and AED Training in the Schools Act of 2024 (HEARTS Act) was signed into law by President Biden on Monday. Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin greets students as he arrives with Sen. Chuck Schumer to promote the HEARTS Act in Congress which would put more automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools during an event at Cheektowaga Central School on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. The HEARTS Act, backed by Hamlin, will provide direct grants to elementary and secondary schools to support CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training, to fund the purchase of AEDs and support the development of cardiac emergency response plans. Hamlin needed both CPR and an AED to save his life when he went into cardiac arrest on Jan. 2, 2023, during "Monday Night Football." Since then, he’s been working to make sure others will have access to the same life-saving care he received. Hamlin said this has been “super fulfilling,” as he finds yet another way to use his cardiac emergency to help future generations. Now, that will happen at the federal level. On Tuesday, the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools – HEARTS – Act was passed in the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent. The legislation will help put more AEDs into schools and help make CPR training more accessible across America. “It means completion,” Hamlin said Thursday. “It means just a process of a bunch of people coming together to make tomorrow better for people that come after us – all coming together, getting something done. So, it feels good to finally have that done.” The bill passed the House of Representatives in September, and it passed the Senate unanimously on Dec. 10. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) worked with Hamlin throughout the process. “This legislation goes beyond the field and its impacts will stretch thousands of miles outside Buffalo to help millions of kids,” Schumer said in a statement. For the 26-year-old Hamlin, his foray into the political world came with some trepidation. Though he recognized the greater good, it came with talking more and more about his traumatic event. “I was uncomfortable when I started the phase of speaking out on my situation and doing my part to get it passed,” Hamlin said. “But I knew that with time and with growth, it would all pay off. So, here’s the moment.” Teammates like veteran safety Micah Hyde have watched Hamlin evolve throughout his journey. “He’s amazing, it’s amazing,” Hyde said. “Just a resilient person to be able to go through what he went through and still be hacking away at the game of football, hacking away at life, just a positive role model for a lot of people. “And I said this way back when – I definitely look up to him and how he attacked this situation.” Hamlin said he was napping when the news broke that Biden signed the bill. He received phone from Bills safeties coach Joe Danna, his father, Mario, and from Nancy Brown, the CEO of the American Heart Association. All were reaching out to congratulate him. “Just a lot of people that are on my support team, supporting everything that I'm doing, engage with everything I'm doing, just reaching out, letting me know that we really made a legacy step there,” Hamlin said. The bill has had major support from the American Heart Association, as well as from the NFL's Smart Hearts Coalition, among other groups. “The bipartisan HEARTS Act is a monumental step in saving lives from cardiac arrest,” Brown posted Thursday on X. “Thank you to (Hamlin) for inspiring this lifesaving initiative and to the members of Congress and advocates nationwide who have worked for over two years to make our schools safer.” Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! Sports reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Last week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sent insurers' stock lower as markets wonder about the potential for the event to bring greater scrutiny to the industry and its business model. Shares of , the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, declined by as much as 10% since Wednesday's shooting, and other health insurance stocks are down as well. Shares of the next two biggest health insurance companies by market value, and have declined by about 4% and 7%, respectively, since the murder. The bullets used by had the words "delay," "deny," and "depose" etched into them, which is thought to refer to the denial of coverage to patients by health insurance companies. According to Mark Malek, CIO at Siebert, the sell-off in health insurance stocks in the last week is tied to investors' worry that the industry will see more scrutiny as a result of the killing. "When reports surfaced that the empty bullet casings were etched with the words 'delay,' 'deny,' and 'depose,' scrutiny of the industry grew sharper. This incident amplified debates over healthcare companies' business models, increasing the likelihood of more and potentially unknown regulations," Malek told Business Insider on Monday. Malek added that more regulation "rarely translates into higher profitability", which is creating "a clear risk-off setup" for the health insurance industry. The response to the shooting across the internet and on social media pointed to Americans' deep — but there could also be appetite from the government to see healthcare costs come down, Malek said, pointing to inflation. "Do you know what other services inflation consistently runs hot, well above the 2% guideline? HEALTHCARE!" Malek said in a note to clients on Monday. The healthcare-driven pressure on inflation is exacerbated by the fact that, unlike other goods and services, or even home prices, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy has little to no impact on reining in healthcare costs. "A strong belief persists that this subgroup of the healthcare sector is a major contributor to runaway healthcare costs, which remain stubbornly evident in the sticky components of services inflation," Malek said. UnitedHealth Group has grown its profits to record highs over the past 10 years, with its stock price rising 546%. The shares traded at $567.08 late in Tuesday's trading session. for an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. He is expected to be extradited to New York where he'll face a murder charge. Read the original article onURBN Reports Record Q3 Sales and EarningsThank you and good night - Steve Braunias
Rising Cybersecurity Insurance Demands Create New Opportunities for Technology Service Providers, Says Info-Tech Research GroupLast year, Donald Trump Jr.’s longtime fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle was his proud date to Donald Trump’s annual Christmas celebration at Mar-a-Lago. This year, Guilfoyle was replaced at the Mar-a-Lago holiday festivities by Trump Jr.’s new girlfriend, Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, the Daily Mail reported . Unfortunately for the new lovers, some Trump family allies and insiders are not happy about Anderson’s quick ascension into the family orbit, the Daily Mail also is reporting. The 37-year-old model and influencer was photographed seated next to Trump Jr. at the Christmas Eve dinner table, near the president-elect and his wife Melania Trump. Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and their three children also attended the Christmas Eve dinner, Page Six reported. Some of the allies and insiders have told the Daily Mail that Anderson “isn’t MAGA enough,” while two friends of Trump Jr. expressed concern that she’s essentially a shallow influencer and “social climber” who is using Trump’s oldest son to snag an even wealthier and more powerful romantic target — someone like billionaire Elon Musk. “It’s one thing to worry about Palm Beach shenanigans making a stop at Mar-a-Lago,” a source close to the Trump transition team told the Daily Mail. “But to let those problems penetrate the White House is a new level of trouble.” The source appears to be referring to what the Daily Mail said was an “open secret” simmering in Palm Beach circles in the late summer and fall — how 46-year-old Trump Jr. had begun “fooling around” with the younger, Anderson, even while he was still engaged to 55-year-old Guilfoyle, a MAGA firebrand and top Trump campaign fundraiser. Rumors about Trump Jr.’s dalliance with Anderson began in September when images emerged of the couple kissing and cuddling while dining at a restaurant near Mar-a-Lago. Earlier this month, Trump Jr.’s relationship with the 37-year-old Anderson gained public recognition, after Trump announced that he was nominating Guilfoyle to be his ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle’s nomination was seen by some political observers as a way that Trump could reward the former Fox News host for her political loyalty, while nudging her out of his “immediate sphere” and sending her off to Europe so that his son could openly pursue his new relationship with Anderson. At the time, sources close to Trump Jr. told People that he had became tired of his six-year relationship with Guilfoyle , the former first lady of San Francisco and ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom-turned Trump loyalist. For one thing, Trump Jr. didn’t like Guilfoyle’s “style,” including her “tight dresses.” He felt that Anderson, with her honey-blonde hair and “Waspy” model looks, would “impress” his father and perhaps make her a more ideal romantic partner. “Don Jr. has always wanted to look good in his father’s eyes,” the political source told People. Apparently, Anderson’s more natural, fun-loving style also was more to Trump Jr.’s taste these days, especially as he saw that she could become his “own Melania Trump equivalent,” a source told People. “She is a party girl, and outgoing, and Don is smitten with her,” a Palm Beach source told People. “Bettina is smart, sexy and savvy and knows it. She likes to have fun,” another source added. “Who knows what, if anything, will come from this.” Trump family members also got tired of Guilfoyle’s attention-seeking ways. Sources told People and the Daily Mail that they expected that Guilfoyle knew about Trump Jr.’s affair with Anderson, but chose “to look the other way because she loves the power and lifestyle.” Once Trump Jr. felt he could shed his public association with Guilfoyle, he began to “flaunt” his romance with Anderson, being photographed holding hands with her during a dinner date in with her in Palm Beach in December, the Daily Mail reported. After Trump announced that he wanted to send Guilfoyle to Greece, Trump Jr. and Anderson jetted off to Italy for a romantic getaway, the Daily Mail reported. Anderson also publicly posted photos of love letters and flowers sent to her from Trump Jr., and openly documented their European vacation. Someone described as a “close, personal friend” of Trump Jr. told the Daily Mail that he wasn’t concerned about Anderson. He said he expected there would “be gossip and trash talking, just because that’s kind of the world of Palm Beach and, you know, the universe they live in.” If Trump Jr. has heard any concerns about Anderson, he hasn’t let this friend know, according to the Daily Mail. Stacey Bendet, a fashion designer and close friend of Anderson’s, expressed dismay that her friend had become the target of social-climber rumors. “I have been friends with Bettina for a decade, she is the kindest soul, she has the biggest heart, she is witty and wise, hilariously funny, and an Ivy League grad — anyone who says a word otherwise is just another societal example of women fixating on competing verse empowering,” said Bendet, CEO of Alice + Olivia, in a text to the Daily Mail. Anderson has been seen at Alice + Olivia events over the years, the Daily Mail reported. Bendet added in her text: “Don adores her for good reasons!” However, some Trump family allies feel very differently about Anderson and are “doing everything they can” do to get Trump Jr. to end their relationship, the Daily Mail reported. Someone who worked for the Trump campaign the last five years told the Daily Mail that Trump Jr. is “slowly” starting to “wake up” to how Anderson is perceived in MAGA circles. Allies question her MAGA loyalty because of her previous support for the Black Lives Matters movement and her adherence to COVID-19 lockdown rules, the Daily Mail reported. But they also wonder about her “notorious party girl reputation in Palm Beach,” which they think somehow isn’t “highbrow enough” to be associated with the Trump family, the Daily Mail also said. Someone who works in the modeling business and who has known Anderson for years speculated to the Daily Mail that she’s using Trump Jr. as a stepping stone and would prefer to date someone like Musk. People who’ve known Anderson in Palm Beach also told the Daily Mail that she regularly dates wealthy older men. Even though Musk already is the world’s richest man, he stands to gain even more power in the incoming Trump administration, according to critics of both Musk and Trump. These critics note that the billionaire SpaceX founder donated at least a quarter of a billion dollars to support Trump’s campaign, and he’s been rewarded by becoming a regular presence at Trump’s side since his Nov. 5 victory. Musk now is on tap to lead the new DOGE agency, whose purported mission is to drastically reduce federal government spending and “waste.”
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