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Kris Woodard is a writer and editor at News Tempus, where she writes for lifestyle, books, sports, education, and technology. She's also an avid reader who loves to travel and explore the outdoors.

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He went in for a colonoscopy. The hospital charged $19,000 for two.

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Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy, […]

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Big Lots is planning "going out of business" sales at all of its stores

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Big Lots is preparing to close all of its stores, the bankrupt discount retailer said Thursday.  The company had previously planned to sell its assets to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management, but that deal is no longer expected to proceed, according to Big Lots. Although the company continues to negotiate with Nexus as well

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Frito-Lay recalls some Lay's chips over "life-threatening" allergy risk

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Frito-Lay is recalling a limited number of 13 oz. bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration citing the risk that some consumers could experience a “life-theatening allergic reaction” due to an undeclared allergen. The FDA said it had been alerted by a consumer that the product might contain undeclared

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How a U.S. government shutdown could impact your benefits and services

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With a federal spending bill now scrapped, the U.S. faces a possible government shutdown that could begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, when current funding is set to lapse. That raises questions about what types of services and payments could be impacted just days before the holidays.  A looming shutdown stems from controversy over

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Liquid-burning firepits behind 2 deaths, dozens of injuries, fed agency warn

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Americans are being urged not to buy or use liquid-burning portable firepits sold for tabletops and other uses following the deaths of two people and dozens of injuries.  Sold as tabletop firepits, firepots, miniature fireplaces or portable fires for indoor use, “these firepits are extremely dangerous and have been associated with two deaths and at

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Stocks rise, a day after disappointing forecast from Fed triggers sell-off

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U.S. stocks are stabilizing Thursday following one of their worst days of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in morning trading, a day after tumbling 2.9% when the Federal Reserve said it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than earlier thought. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 194 points, or

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FDA says Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage

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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage, a decision that will eventually bar compounding pharmacies from making cheaper, unbranded versions of the injection. “FDA has determined that the shortage of tirzepatide injection products, which first began in December 2022,

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