Insulin break. Under widespread criticism, Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins and expand a cap on insured patients’ prescription costs …
■ Stephen Colbert: Murdoch “admitted under oath that election lies were knowingly endorsed by Fox hosts Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo—collectively known as dumb, dumber, dumbest and Sean Hannity.”
‘I would like to formally apologize for forcing Dilbert creator Scott Adams to be racist.’ Columnist Rex Huppke issues a modest concession: “I am actually racist against white people, even though I am, last I checked, white people.”
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