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Phoenix Suns fans react to head coach Monty Williams being fired, speculated on replacement

Wow.

That’s the majority reaction upon the news of Monty Williams’ being fired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns, after turning a lackluster franchise into a contender over the past three years. Others began speculating on who might replace Williams.

The utter disappointment about the Suns’ home loss by 25 points in the Western Conference semifinals Game 6 to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday had many media members and fans on social media expecting immediate changes to the team.

more: Devin Booker, Kevin Durant are safe, but what about Monty Williams and everyone else on the Phoenix Suns?

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Can Your Practice Afford a Data Breach?

Probably not.

A recent study found that the total average cost of a healthcare breach is $10.10 million.

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Can your healthcare practice afford a breach? Most healthcare entities cannot.

Since 2020, healthcare breach costs have risen by 42%.

As we know healthcare breaches are incessant, it is important to understand trends.

The trends that have emerged over the past few years are:

  1. Repeat attacks. Many healthcare entities have
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WestJet closes deal to buy Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines – Business News

WestJet closes Sunwing deal

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The WestJet Group says it has closed its acquisition of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines that was first announced in March last year.

The company says that, initially, the airlines will continue independent operations.

However, WestJet says the two airlines will move from being competitors to collaborators.

Stephen Hunter, formerly the CEO of Sunwing Vacations, has been appointed CEO of the WestJet Group’s vacations business. Hunter will be responsible for all tour operating and vacation package businesses at both

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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder saw a need for ‘Pretty Good Pot,’ so he made it his business

As the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen knows what appeals to consumers’ taste buds. Now he has turned his business sense to another kind of bud: cannabis.

Cohen’s newest venture, Ben’s Best Blnz, should have its first wave of products available for sale in Vermont any day now (as soon as state licensing processes are totally wrapped up). One of the selling points of Ben’s Best Blnz is that it has a lower potency that some pots are selling.

“Our slogan is get there slower,” Cohen told USA TODAY in a recent interview.

He got the idea for

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HSBC expects later close of Canadian division sale to RBC – Business News

HSBC sale delayed

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HSBC Holdings plc says the sale of its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada is going to take longer than first expected, but that the deal remains a key priority.

London-based HSBC says it now expects to complete the $13.5-billion transaction in the first quarter of 2024, rather than late this year as it guided when it announced the deal last November.

The bank says the later close is to ensure a smooth transition, while several other recent bank

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GDP Growth Slowed, But It’s Not All Bad News

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Another quarter, another Rorschach test on the state of the American economy.

Surprisingly slow GDP growth stole all the headlines following Thursday’s release of new data from the US Commerce Department, but peel back a layer or two and there are plenty of signs of resilience. At this point, it may be worth asking: is this what a soft landing feels like?

Spend, Baby Spend

growth did slow down in the first three

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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts.

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Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices.

We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts.

Physician contracts are unique, as they have

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4 in 10 say next vehicle will be electric: survey – Business News

Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents.

About 4 in 10 US adults are at least somewhat likely to switch, but the history-making shift from the country’s century-plus love affair with gas-driven vehicles still has a way to travel.

The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago shows that the Biden administration’s plans to dramatically raise US EV sales could run into resistance

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