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Nebraska's ACA market faces prospect of zero insurers

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Nebraskans face the dire prospect of having no individual health insurance options in the Affordable Care Act market, the Omaha World Herald reports. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska already had pulled out of most of its ACA plans, and the last insurer, Medica, is wavering and hasn't made a final decision yet.

Why it matters: Nebraska's ACA marketplace is starting to resemble its neighbor Iowa's, which poses problems for tens of thousands of people buying health coverage on their own.

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Scoop: Red Sox strike out on deal to go public

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The parent company of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C. has ended talks to sell a minority ownership stake to RedBall Acquisition, a SPAC formed by longtime baseball executive Billy Beane and investor Gerry Cardinale, Axios has learned from multiple sources. An alternative investment, structured more like private equity, remains possible.

Why it matters: Red Sox fans won't be able to buy stock in the team any time soon.

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  3. Politics: Deborah Birx went "on the road" for local COVID efforts to avoid White House censorship — Sanders says Democrats will push coronavirus relief package through with simple majority.
  4. Business: Budweiser skips Super Bowl ads in favor of vaccine education campaign.
  5. World: Mexican President López Obrador tests positive for coronavirus.
  6. 🎧 Podcast: Google's chief health officer Karen DeSalvo on vaccinating America.
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Trump political team disavows "Patriot Party" groups

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Donald Trump's still-active presidential campaign committee officially disavowed political groups affiliated with the nascent "Patriot Party" on Monday.

Why it matters: Trump briefly floated the possibility of creating a new political party to compete with the GOP — with him at the helm. But others have formed their own "Patriot Party" entities during the past week, and Trump's team wants to make clear it has nothing to do with them.

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