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The number of private equity-involved healthcare deals has declined since last year, and the value of those deals in the first half of 2026 is lower than it was for the same time in 2025, according to [\u2026]", "published": "2026-08-25T21:05:34+00:00", "fetched_at": "2026-08-26T05:00:26.624507+00:00", "title_fp": "57e2e82d364cab54", "used_in": null, "score": 3.2473, "age_h": 8.2, "interest": 7, "segment": "deep_dive", "angle": "New state laws are slowing private equity's acquisition of hospitals and healthcare companies, reshaping the market that Mark works in.", "duplicate_of": [] }, { "id": "36258917beaa9e7cf98d", "source_id": "stateline", "cluster": "policy", "tier": "interest", "weight": 1.6, "title": "Pennsylvania reports nation\u2019s first confirmed measles-related deaths in 2026", "url": "https://stateline.org/2026/08/25/repub/pennsylvania-reports-nations-first-confirmed-measles-related-deaths-in-2026/", "url_norm": "https://stateline.org/2026/08/25/repub/pennsylvania-reports-nations-first-confirmed-measles-related-deaths-in-2026", "summary": "This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2026 to include a statement from the Centers for Disease Control. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two measles-related deaths in Lancaster County. Both people, who lived in the county, were unvaccinated. No other personal details were provided in order to protect their families\u2019 privacy. 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I could FIRE anyway without the business, but the business is just gravy. NW= $12M-$15M, family of 4, I'm the oldest at 50. Anyway, I'm looking at health insurance costs. I have always hated health insurance. It costs me over $32k/year to provide me and my family with health insurance. this is especially stupid to me, because we spend nothing even close to this in a year. like maybe a few thousand at most. 10 years of investing th", "published": "2026-08-25T21:39:13+00:00", "fetched_at": "2026-08-26T05:09:32.818038+00:00", "title_fp": "2f9308d2b3206115", "used_in": null, "score": 2.6077, "age_h": 7.6, "interest": 6, "segment": "rotating", "angle": "A business owner and semi-FIRE'er with $12M-15M net worth walks through healthcare insurance strategy\u2014a real problem for people leaving traditional employment.", "duplicate_of": [] }, { "id": "118621838195ab25bda3", "source_id": "scdailygazette", "cluster": "sc_politics", "tier": "local", "weight": 2.0, "title": "31 charged with drug smuggling after SC nightclub investigations", "url": "https://scdailygazette.com/2026/08/24/31-charged-with-drug-smuggling-after-sc-nightclub-investigations/", "url_norm": "https://scdailygazette.com/2026/08/24/31-charged-with-drug-smuggling-after-sc-nightclub-investigations", "summary": "Law enforcement officers seized large quantities of narcotics and guns from nightclubs operating without permits, the state's top prosecutor said.", "published": "2026-08-24T20:47:26+00:00", "fetched_at": "2026-08-25T15:13:40.131875+00:00", "title_fp": "e4b7824ae1230fe5", "used_in": null, "score": 2.944, "age_h": 32.5, "interest": 5, "segment": "quick_hits", "angle": "More than 31 people charged in a drug-smuggling ring after South Carolina nightclub raids.", "duplicate_of": [] }, { "id": "cce7a97f7ff8818e83b8", "source_id": "hackaday", "cluster": "maker", "tier": "interest", "weight": 1.5, "title": "Native SMB3 Client Brings Modern NAS Access To 20-Year-Old PowerPC Macs", "url": "https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/native-smb3-client-brings-modern-nas-access-to-20-year-old-powerpc-macs/", "url_norm": "https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/native-smb3-client-brings-modern-nas-access-to-20-year-old-powerpc-macs", "summary": "As software updates cease for operating systems, they eventually begin to lose access to parts of the LAN and internet due to out of date encryption features, as well as \u2026read more", "published": "2026-08-25T20:00:54+00:00", "fetched_at": "2026-08-26T05:14:45.362491+00:00", "title_fp": "49c6926e8ac27d67", "used_in": null, "score": 2.7072, "age_h": 9.2, "interest": 5, "segment": "quick_hits", "angle": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut a military civilian protection program despite top commanders' warnings.", "duplicate_of": [] }, { "id": "c431e755083eb3a56c54", "source_id": "ofdollarsanddata", "cluster": "finance", "tier": "interest", "weight": 1.4, "title": "Why I Was Wrong to Be Bearish on U.S. Stocks", "url": "https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-i-was-wrong-to-be-bearish-on-us-stocks/", "url_norm": "https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-i-was-wrong-to-be-bearish-on-us-stocks", "summary": "A year ago I wrote the blog post Why I'm Bearish on U.S. Stocks (for the Second Time Since 2017) . Since then U.S. stocks are up 16% (total return) and my bearish prediction turned out to be misguided. So where did I go wrong? And how can you prevent yourself from making the same kind of error in the future? 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