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Texas hospitals say they’re losing $27 million a day in Medicaid funding

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration is withholding about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

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Dolly Parton was a rare singer who proved herself to be an electric movie star

Dolly Parton was a rare singer who proved herself to be an electric movie star

From 9 to 5 to Steel Magnolias to Joyful Noise, the late star had real big screen presence that was impossible to imitate

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Hotels push for subsidy to be based on revenue

Hotels push for subsidy to be based on revenue

The Thai Hotels Association (THA) says the Tourism and Sports Ministry should select participating hotels for its "Thai Teaw Thai Plus" subsidy scheme based on their revenue and should allow them to adopt dynamic pricing to lift the sector and help small businesses.

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Hotels warn 3% tax could hurt tourism recovery

As the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to introduce a 3% hotel tax to increase revenue, the Thai Hotels Association (THA) has urged the authority to begin with a lower rate of 0.5-1% and provide additional support to help tourism operators affected by the Middle East conflict.

Flat domestic tourism projected

Tourism operators expect the domestic market will be flat or contract from last year unless the government launches an effective stimulus scheme to increase low-season trips, as Thai household income generation weakened last year.

Tourism revival plans take shape

The government is considering a 15-day visa exemption for Indian travellers and a 30-day exemption for all European Union (EU) countries, while assessing that easing geopolitical tensions could lift tourism revenue this year back to 2025 levels.

The Hashgraph Group and Merck Introduce EU Digital Product Passport on Hedera for Regulated Supply Chains

ZURICH, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hashgraph Group (THG) today announced a strategic collaboration with science and technology company Merck, that extends its TrackTraceDigital Product Passport (DPP) platform. Built on Hedera and designed to support compliance requirements for the global supply chain industry, the collaboration aims to meet the…

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Why it’s OK to ditch your friends at the beginning of a new relationship

Why it’s OK to ditch your friends at the beginning of a new relationship

COMMENT: The accepted ‘truism’ that boys come and go but your mates are forever may hold up in your teenage years, but midlife love is allowed to be all-consuming, argues Helen Coffey

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Hayden Panettiere: ‘My mother wasn’t interested in having a normal relationship with me’

Hayden Panettiere: ‘My mother wasn’t interested in having a normal relationship with me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville’ star has died aged 36. In May 2026, she spoke to The Independent’s Adam White about domestic violence, her estrangement from her mother, and being fired from the movie that could have changed her life

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90 Years Ago, A Forgotten Horror Icon Sneakily Made Hollywood History

90 Years Ago, A Forgotten Horror Icon Sneakily Made Hollywood History

'Dracula’s Daughter' is your reminder that Hollywood’s first reluctant vampire was a queer woman.

Finally, men are getting the blame for female ‘unplanned’ childlessness

Finally, men are getting the blame for female ‘unplanned’ childlessness

FIRST PERSON : A new report reveals that men’s immaturity is partly to blame for the crash in the birth rate, because many don’t feel ready for children. Finally, people can see what women are up against, says Charlotte Cripps

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More than just McSteamy: Eric Dane was masterful in Grey’s Anatomy – the real man of everyone’s dreams

More than just McSteamy: Eric Dane was masterful in Grey’s Anatomy – the real man of everyone’s dreams

Dane was initially only contracted to appear in one episode of series. He starred in a further 138, revolutionising the show along the way

The Guardian - AU

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: Unruly, boneheaded, and still a classic

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: Unruly, boneheaded, and still a classic

INSIDE FILM: Rejected by most major studios at the time and certainly not expected to win multiple Oscars and place second only to ‘Jaws’ in the biggest films of 1975, Milos Forman’s barbed mental hospital tale remains an underdog story for the ages in more ways than one, writes Xan…

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Shrekking – or deliberately dating ‘ugly’ men – is a new low for modern love

Shrekking – or deliberately dating ‘ugly’ men – is a new low for modern love

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As a social media trend advises single people to date someone they aren’t attracted to in the hope they’ll be treated better, Olivia Petter asks whether this is just another dismal trauma response to today’s dire dating landscape

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Texas hospitals, clinics spared the worst of GOP Medicaid cuts. An expected rise in the uninsured rate could change that.

Texas clinics, in particular, are worried about their ability to meet patient needs once people begin losing insurance under changes from Republicans’ recent megabill.

One of the most spine-chilling movies of 2025 (so far) just landed on streaming — and fans of 'Hereditary' need to watch now

The directors behind "Talk to Me" return in "Back Her Back," another twisted nightmare that horror fans need to stream as soon as possible.

This new dark comedy with Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd is so funny it almost got me kicked out of my local movie theater — you have to stream it now

"Friendship" is one of the funniest movies of the year, and it had me laughing so loudly in public that I completely embarrassed myself.

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Mission: Impossible ranked – All eight Tom Cruise blockbusters, from worst to best

THE COUNTDOWN: As the perpetually building-climbing Ethan Hunt faces ‘The Final Reckoning’, Adam White and Louis Chilton rank all eight of the Mission movies (so far?) – from the one with Philip Seymour Hoffman to the one with all the slow-motion doves

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61 Years Later, A 'Star Trek' Visionary Is Rebooting 3 Forgotten Sci-Fi Shows

How much 1960s sci-fi nostalgia can we handle? Akiva Goldsman is remaking three Irwin Allen TV series: 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,' 'Land of the Giants,' and 'The Time Tunnel.'

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Claes Bang: ‘The director said no intimacy co-ordinators... I said, “I can’t do this”’

INTERVIEW : The Danish actor was 50 when he became an international star thanks to the success of the hit art satire ‘The Square’. Since then his career has rocketed with roles in projects such as ‘Dracula’ and ‘Bad Sisters’. He talks to Louis Chilton about learning to shoot a…

Texas Hospitals to Begin Immigration Status Checks After Controversial Order from Governor Abbott

The new mandate raises concerns about healthcare access for undocumented residents, as advocacy groups warn it may deter individuals from seeking necessary medical care.

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Texas’ order to ask hospital patients’ citizenship status renews focus on the state’s large uninsured population

On Nov. 1, hospitals will begin asking patients their citizenship status. But data suggests uninsured citizens, not immigrants, cost Texas hospitals more.

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Tasmanians have lost more than $1bn on poker machines since 2018 election, data reveals

Anti-gambling advocates say pre-commitment card offers best chance to reduce ‘overwhelming’ harm caused by losses of half a million dollars a day

Hotels worry as another German firm goes bust

Another tour firm in Germany has filed for bankruptcy, but the impact should be less than the recent FTI insolvency, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).

Thai hotels hit by collapse of German firm

The collapse of the third-largest tour operator in Europe has started to affect thousands of tourists and hundreds of hotels in Thailand, leading to losses of 111 million baht.

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