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Audits Spotlight Unusual Trends In Medicaid Spending For Autism Care
Audits Spotlight Unusual Trends In Medicaid Spending For Autism Care
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times,
One in 31 U.S. children has an autism diagnosis. Among Minnesota’s Somali community, that number jumps to one in 12.
That discrepancy made headlines last fall when the Department of Justice charged a Somali woman with netting millions in fraudulent autism services.
Now, state and federal investigators are putting autism spending in the spotlight.
The September 2025 federal indictment alleged that a therapy center—run by 28-year-old Asha Farhan Hassan—recruited Somali children for an autism services program...
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Aug 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Study Finds Daily Marijuana Use Surpasses Daily Alcohol Consumption Among US Adults
Study Finds Daily Marijuana Use Surpasses Daily Alcohol Consumption Among US Adults
Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,
Daily or near-daily marijuana use has surpassed daily alcohol consumption in the United States, reaching 20.9 million to 21.4 million daily users compared to roughly 17.2 million daily or frequent alcohol drinkers.
Fox News reports that new data from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), reveals that daily marijuana users outnumber the the 19.9 million people who smoke cigarettes and the 17.2...
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Jun 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Fed Holds Rates Unchanged (As Expected), 'Dots' Signal Hawkish Bias As Warsh Takes Over
Fed Holds Rates Unchanged (As Expected), 'Dots' Signal Hawkish Bias As Warsh Takes Over
Tl;dr: No rate change (as expected) but a dramatically hawkish shift in The Fed's bias (9 members seeing at least one hike this year). Statement smilled down dramatically, also biases towards hawkish focus on price stability (inflation) over employment: "The Committee will deliver price stability".
“The market is focused on the dot plot for now, with half the committee thinking there will be hikes. The bear flattening seems reasonable based on that. Those who looked for a...
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Sep 12, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump & Hegseth Try To Tie Iran To 9/11 At Pentagon Ceremony
Trump & Hegseth Try To Tie Iran To 9/11 At Pentagon Ceremony
The two main 9/11 ceremonies on Friday marking 25 years since the terror attacks were held at Ground Zero in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC. President Trump attended the latter while VP JD Vance was present at the former.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth also helped lead remembrance events at the Pentagon, but at the annual NYC commemoration, Vance appeared to keep a lower profile while listening from the audience to names being read out.
Trump and...
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