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Synopsis In the US, by contrast, total public healthcare expenditure accounts for up to 16% its GDP spanning Medicare, Medicaid, children’s health insurance and insurance covering the disabled, low income, native American Indians, military, etc. However, this excludes the cost of out-of-pocket expenditure incurred by patients.Need for oxygen, ventilators, ICU…

The year after a presidential election is generally the sleepiest time in election land — no midterms, no national election and no invisible presidential primary. It’s during this relatively sleepy period that a particularly interesting — and perhaps telling — political contest is playing out: the race for mayor of…

New York City’s municipal government is the biggest and most complicated one in the country, and the mayor has more unilateral power and a higher profile than nearly anyone else who doesn’t have access to nuclear codes. The race has been a special brew of post-Trump celebrity campaigning, racial politics,…

Google’s upcoming retail store in New York City will mark the first time Stadia and its hardware are sold in an in-person store. One of the benefits of Stadia is that you don’t need to buy anything to try it out, as the Stadia Controller is fully optional, and the…

“Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction” was the title of the initial statement the Minneapolis Police Department released after Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd a year ago. It explained: “He was ordered to step from his car. After he got out, he physically resisted officers. Officers were…

The white woman who was recorded on video calling police to claim that a Black bird-watcher was threatening her in New York City's Central Park last year filed suit against her former employer, alleging that the company did not properly consider her fear for personal safety prior to firing her.…

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On Tuesday, the National Fraternal Order of Police posted a graphic on Twitter. It bore the title “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES” on a red banner and listed year-to-date increases in murder rates in seven major U.S. cities. The organization, which represents hundreds of thousands of police and police unions, wrote, “Any…

Google has swapped its homepage logo out with an addictive swing dancing game in honor of New York City’s Savoy Ballroom. When the Savoy Ballroom opened on March 12, 1926, there were two things that set the venue apart from much of New York’s dance scene. Firstly, the venue was…

Elections are an exercise in the power of the people to choose a government that is representative of their communities and responsive to their needs and interests. We used that power in 2020 to drive state and national change, and this year, our local elections give us another opportunity to…