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Where Indiana hospitals stand on Affordable Care Act INDIANAPOLIS — If the Affordable Care Act is overturned, the Indiana Hospital Association is pushing for the United States Supreme Court to create a pathway to replace it. IHA President Brian Tabor said protections for the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0, preventative care and coverage for pre-existing conditions are first priority. “I think what we need to have is a healthy debate around the best way to cover more people,” said Tabor. “And we need to make sure that is not a Republican or Democrat issue.” Tabor said he is open to look at plans to replace the Affordable Care Act. “As far as a full, comprehensive plan, I don’t think that exists today,” said Tabor. Because of that, IHA doesn’t support dismantling the ACA, but it would like to build upon it. “There have been some proposals out there that I think are of merit to look at how we might, for example, improve that healthcare exchanges in Indiana. We do need to have that market ki...

Red Velvet’s Irene Apologizes For ‘Foolish Attitude, Careless Words’ After Verbal Attack On Editor KEY POINTS Irene of Red Velvet issued an apology following an alleged incident with an editor Irene said she was sorry for her "foolish attitude and careless words and actions" The apology came after the editor shared on social media how an unnamed star verbally attacked her  K-pop star Irene, member of all-girl group Red Velvet, has come forward to apologize to a fashion editor, who recently shared a harrowing story of an unnamed celebrity who hurled insults at her. Irene’s admission on Instagram meant that she was the one being pertained to by the journalist in her rant. Editor Kang Kook Hwa revealed her allegations in a social media post on Oct. 20, describing the incident as “hell for 20 minutes,"  E! News  reported.  “This is Irene. I sincerely apologize for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words and actions. I received a lot...

The diabolical ironclad beetle can survive getting run over by a car. Scientists now know how. The diabolical ironclad beetle, a desert bug native to California, can withstand nearly 40,000 times its body weight. That means it can be run over by a car — and live to tell the tale.  A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature has pinpointed the factor that makes it so durable: Its exoskeleton, and in particular, its elytra, or the forewings that cover the beetle's wings. "The ironclad is a terrestrial beetle, so it's not lightweight and fast but built more like a little tank," David Kisailus, the principal investigator and a materials science and engineering professor at the University of California, Irvine, said in a statement. "It can't fly away, so it just stays put and lets its specially designed armor take the abuse until the predator gives up." Cicadas and Palo Verde beetles? Harmless.  But these Arizona bugs and reptiles can hurt you. In beetl...

Jeffrey Epstein Update: Read The Deposition That Ghislaine Maxwell Fought To Hide Enlarge this image Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, shown here in 2005, allegedly ran a sex-trafficking operation together. in a 2016 deposition, Maxwell repeatedly denied "recruiting" girls for Epstein or taking part in orgies and other activities.  Patrick McMullan via Getty Images  hide caption toggle caption Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, shown here in 2005, allegedly ran a sex-trafficking operation together. in a 2016 deposition, Maxwell repeatedly denied "recruiting" girls for Epstein or taking part in orgies and other activities. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Updated at 4:27 p.m. ET Ghislaine Maxwell's answers to questions about the sex-trafficking operation she allegedly ran with the late Jeffrey Epstein were made public Thursday as a federal court released Maxwell's 2016 deposition. The transcript is more than   400 p...

After Fauci said he's not surprised Trump got COVID-19, president calls top disease expert a 'disaster' President Donald Trump blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, as a "disaster" on Monday, a day after Fauci said in an interview that it came as no shock to him when the president tested positive for COVID-19 because Trump regularly eschewed the use of masks "as a statement of strength."  During a conference call with his campaign staff on Monday, Trump said Fauci drops a "bomb" every time he goes on television, but it would be "a bigger bomb if you fire him. This guy's a disaster."  Trump added that people don't want to hear about the pandemic and are saying "just leave us alone" to public health experts like Fauci, who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.  "People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idi...