Consumer groups, independent pharmacies, and drugmakers rightly complained for years that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have used their position as supply chain middlemen to benefit themselves at the expense of patients and payers.
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Neeraj Sood,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
When these middlemen resisted British pressure, Britain protected its commercial interests mercilessly and violently.
Three senior Iranian sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Qalibaf could be the nation’s representative in hypothetical negotiations, but that only preliminary communications have occurred via intermediaries in Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
As a first step, the new intermediaries recommended that Jane stop communicating directly with her lenders and block her auto-payments to them.
Other managers, including Blue Owl Capital and Cliffwater, have also scrambled to halt or restrict withdrawals in recent weeks, as rising default fears spark an investor retreat from the sector.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
Across industries, there’s palpable angst about the impending AI onslaught and how best to prepare workers, managers, and—above all—themselves for the new reality that lies ahead.
Washington has compiled a list of a dozen demands — alongside three points Iran would get in return — that have been delivered to Tehran by mediators in Pakistan, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.
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Dan Williams,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
Gulf nations are increasingly supporting US attacks on Iran, hoping to prevent Tehran from gaining long-term leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and don’t want to act as mediators.
Indiana will provide technical assistance and access to community liaisons to help track key performance indicators, which would measure visitor traffic and economic growth, according to a news release.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
This month, along with the 16 teachers, the 99 other district employees living in the Chisholm Village included two counselors, family liaisons, security aides and attendance clerks.
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Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Mar. 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
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