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The US says the warring parties have agreed to a humanitarian truce, The secretary-general of the United Nations has described the latest wave of atrocities reportedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s city of el-Fasher as “a nightmare of violence and a horrifying crisis”. Thousands of peopleContinue Reading

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On Oct. 21, Elevance Health (the rebrand of for-profit health insurer Anthem) announced its third-quarter financial results. Operating revenue went up 12% from the same three-month period last year, and profits as measured by normal accounting rules rose 17%. UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, went one better, raising its expectations for how muchContinue Reading