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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly will push again this year to expand Medicaid in Kansas even though top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature are less receptive to the idea than they were last year. “I will never stop fighting for Medicaid expansion,” she said during a recent…

A while back we had reported that Sanjay Leela Bhansali was re-starting his ambitious project Heera Mandi. In fact, we had also reported that the project would be for an OTT platform and that it would be directed by SLB’s assistant Vibhu Puri. Now we hear that the project will…

Premium Lucas Jackson/Reuters This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The medical technology sector has performed well during 2020, benefitting from broader healthcare tailwinds. The sector has many high-quality growth names that are well-placed to gain 2021 that Bank of America…

At the close of 2020, it’s hard to think of another year in living memory that has forced such a radical rethinking of our politics and social life. The Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered as a dire time in American life, but its disruption may yet open us up to…

US basketball legend Michael Jordan won a lawsuit in Shanghai yesterday, with a Chinese company ordered to make a formal apology and compensate for the unauthorized use of his name. Qiaodan Sports Co Ltd, a Chinese sportswear and shoe manufacturer, should compensate the plaintiff 300,000 yuan (US$46,000) for emotional distress…

Public relations heavyweight Howard Rubenstein died Tuesday at the age of 88. His cause of death was not immediately known. The publicity manager worked for the likes of Donald Trump, George Steinbrenner and the Yankees, Columbia University and the Metropolitan Opera. He founded Rubenstein Associates in 1954, leading it as…

Dec. 29 (UPI) -- North Korean authorities may have banned the use of foreign currency in informal markets, where ordinary North Koreans generate most of their income, according to a Japanese press report. Citing South Korean government sources, the Asahi Shimbun reported Tuesday North Korea's ban on currencies like the…

EAFor a while, EA had a bad rap for expensive games filled with endless microtransactions. Then along came Star Wars: Squadrons, an inexpensive space fighter game with zero microtransactions. If you buy the PC version, you’d even get VR included; no extra purchase necessary. What could be better? A 40% off…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas defensive lineman Loyd Philips, an Outland Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, has died from complications of a stroke, the school announced.The school said Phillips died Sunday. He was 75.A three-time All-Southwest Conference selection from 1964-66, Phillips was a key member…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A newly created Kansas House committee will focus on water issues, and the chamber’s Republican leaders have taken their first step toward redrawing the state’s political boundaries.House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., an Olathe Republican, said in a recent statement that one goal of the chamber’s Republican…