US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 primarily due to increases in death due to the Covid-19…
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Inflation is here. The Delta variant could make it worse
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The biggest question facing the US economy is when skyrocketing consumer prices will come back to earth. The emergence of…
Continue ReadingJamie Dimon awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to stay at JPMorgan for the foreseeable future
By Rob McLean, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase really, really wants CEO Jamie Dimon to stick around. The investment bank awarded Dimon 1.5 million stock…
Continue ReadingWhy Netflix isn’t pressing the panic button
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Netflix lost 433,000 subscribers in the United States and Canada during the second quarter, according to financial…
Continue ReadingPfizer-BioNTech to start producing Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa in 2022
By David McKenzie and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech will start to manufacture their Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa, they announced…
Continue ReadingEconomist explains why there are so many job openings
Wages are going up as companies struggle to fill open jobs. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP Research Institute, explains why these increases…
Continue ReadingMore infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United…
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Video Blog: Blue Origin Launch
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shipped the most important package of his career Tuesday morning when he launched himself, and three others, into…
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CNN to launch their own streaming service CNN+
CNN is starting a subscription service called CNN Plus, serving both existing cable subscribers who want more programming and customers without…
Continue ReadingHospitals could face $2 million fine for not disclosing prices under proposed Biden rule
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is doubling down on a Trump-era rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they privately…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos is going to space on a Blue Origin rocket ship
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight…
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Is the grass greener on the other side?
Job reports are showing the present job market is a job seeker’s dream. And, that means employers are offering increase pay and incentives for those…
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El Centro Regional Medical Center hosts youth event focused on sanitation, nutrition
During these times of uncertainty, the El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) is partnering with the MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), in…
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White House to reverse Trump-era showerhead rule
The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a rollback of water efficiency standards that took place during former President Donald Trump’s final…
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Louisiana hometown hero gets car parade following Spelling Bee title
Scripps Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-Garde got a hero’s welcome in her hometown of Harvey, Louisiana Sunday.…
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Public health officials detect St. Louis Encephalitis in Imperial Valley mosquito pools
According to officials at the Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD), two local mosquito pools have tested positive for Saint Louis…
Continue ReadingDuring the pandemic, another devastating health crisis was growing
Opioid overdose deaths rose 30% last year, making 2020 the year with the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in the US, according to the…
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Local students going back to school amid COVID-19, Delta variant concerns
Local parents have been relying on virtual learning for their kids. Now students are coming back to the classroom, but COVID-19 is still an…
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Iranian hackers try to hack U.S. military through Facebook
Facebook says it has disrupted a group of hackers targeting the U.S. military after creating fake social media…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 ‘is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,’ CDC director says
By Dakin Andone and Madeline Holcombe, CNN With Covid-19 cases rising in all 50 states, health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated…
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