Medicare told to reassess premium hike for Alzheimer’s drug By Ricardo Alonso Zaldivar January 14, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.
US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020 By David Sharp January 7, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.
$29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast By Tom Krisher January 5, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.
EXPLAINER: What next as high court wades into COVID mandate? By Alexandra Jaffe December 30, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Cereal was a winner in the pandemic, but sales show signs of wavering By Brooks Johnson December 30, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Purdue Pharma appeals judge strikes down opioid settlement By Jeremy Hill December 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
Biden toughens his own auto emissions proposal decried as weak By Jennifer A Dlouhy December 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
![NEW YORK (AP) — In just two weeks, the cost of pecans for the pies at Peggy Jean’s Pies in Columbia, Missouri, has surged nearly 40%, perplexing co-owner Rebecca Miller and adding to the cost of doing business. Miller will soon have to bump up the price of her Southern Pecan, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan, and […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-pandemicpain-1.jpg?w=132 "NEW YORK (AP) — In just two weeks, the cost of pecans for the pies at Peggy Jean’s Pies in Columbia, Missouri, has surged nearly 40%, perplexing co-owner Rebecca Miller and adding to the cost of doing business. Miller will soon have to bump up the price of her Southern Pecan, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan, and […]")
![BOSTON (AP) — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network, significantly shrinking the reach of the right-wing TV channel friendly to Donald Trump and widely criticized for spreading misinformation including the former president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election. The satellite television provider said Saturday that it has informed OAN’s owner, Herring […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/trumpms015.jpg?w=113 "BOSTON (AP) — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network, significantly shrinking the reach of the right-wing TV channel friendly to Donald Trump and widely criticized for spreading misinformation including the former president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election. The satellite television provider said Saturday that it has informed OAN’s owner, Herring […]")
![NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts and plans to eliminate entirely its fees for bounced checks. It’s the latest move by the nation’s biggest banks to roll back the overdraft fees they long charged customers, fees that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-boafees.jpg?w=132 "NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts and plans to eliminate entirely its fees for bounced checks. It’s the latest move by the nation’s biggest banks to roll back the overdraft fees they long charged customers, fees that […]")
![WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits. Becerra’s directive came days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to $28,200 a […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-biogen.jpg?w=132 "WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits. Becerra’s directive came days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to $28,200 a […]")
![PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and several other private shippers reported that holiday season deliveries went smoothly for the most part. ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping package data, reported that 96.9% of […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-postoffice.jpg?w=132 "PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked. The Postal Service and several other private shippers reported that holiday season deliveries went smoothly for the most part. ShipMatrix, which analyzes shipping package data, reported that 96.9% of […]")
![DETROIT (AP) — A couple of months ago, a woman paid a visit to Jeff Schrier’s used car lot in Omaha, Nebraska. She was on a tight budget, she said, and was desperate for a vehicle to commute to work. She was shown three cars priced at her limit, roughly $7,500. Schrier said the woman […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/low-l-usedcars-1.jpg?w=132 "DETROIT (AP) — A couple of months ago, a woman paid a visit to Jeff Schrier’s used car lot in Omaha, Nebraska. She was on a tight budget, she said, and was desperate for a vehicle to commute to work. She was shown three cars priced at her limit, roughly $7,500. Schrier said the woman […]")
![WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and health care employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of requirements depending on where they live. How did we get to this point? […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/low-l-mandates.jpg?w=132 "WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and health care employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of requirements depending on where they live. How did we get to this point? […]")
![Consumers had been lured away from cereal aisles in recent years by a fast-growing menu of other exciting breakfast options, at restaurants and home. The pandemic awoke the sleepy segment, pushing U.S. cereal sales back above $9 billion in 2020 — good news for the two Minnesota companies, General Mills and Post Consumer Brands, that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/low-l-cereal1231.jpg?w=59 "Consumers had been lured away from cereal aisles in recent years by a fast-growing menu of other exciting breakfast options, at restaurants and home. The pandemic awoke the sleepy segment, pushing U.S. cereal sales back above $9 billion in 2020 — good news for the two Minnesota companies, General Mills and Post Consumer Brands, that […]")
![Purdue Pharma LP’s multi-billion dollar opioid settlement was dealt a surprising blow on Thursday when a federal judge reversed a bankruptcy court’s earlier approval of the deal. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Dec. 16 struck down the OxyContin maker’s sweeping opioid settlement, putting the accord at risk of collapsing. Supporters of the deal have […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Opioid_Crisis_Purdue_79534-1.jpg?w=132 "Purdue Pharma LP’s multi-billion dollar opioid settlement was dealt a surprising blow on Thursday when a federal judge reversed a bankruptcy court’s earlier approval of the deal. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Dec. 16 struck down the OxyContin maker’s sweeping opioid settlement, putting the accord at risk of collapsing. Supporters of the deal have […]")
![The Biden administration is imposing limits on automobile greenhouse gas emissions that were toughened after environmentalists blasted its earlier proposal as too weak. The standards, which govern the release of carbon dioxide from the tailpipes of cars and light trucks, roughly translate into fleet-wide fuel economy values of 55 miles per gallon in model year […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/autoemissions.jpg?w=132 "The Biden administration is imposing limits on automobile greenhouse gas emissions that were toughened after environmentalists blasted its earlier proposal as too weak. The standards, which govern the release of carbon dioxide from the tailpipes of cars and light trucks, roughly translate into fleet-wide fuel economy values of 55 miles per gallon in model year […]")