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#HousingCrisis #PersonalFinance #GenZChallenges
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Desperate homeowners and renters say they're giving up food and even their pets to afford housing. What you can do if you're squeezed
A recent survey from Redfin (1) shows that 49% of U. S. residents struggle to afford their monthly rent or mortgage.
And for Gen Z, it's a full-blown crunch with more than two-thirds (67%) saying they have difficulty keeping up with housing payments.
#VaticanTrial #PopeFrancis #FinancialTransparency
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Twist in Vatican 'trial of the century' as appeals court declares mistrial
A Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See's high-profile "trial of the century," delivering a blow to Pope Francis's legacy and the prosecutors investigating alleged financial crimes.
#HeartHealth #Cholesterol #ScreeningGuidelines
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30 or older? Major heart orgs now recommend you get this screening test
Doctors should begin screening for heart disease and treating people for high cholesterol levels even younger than before, according to new recommendations from major medical organizations.
#WeatherForecast #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
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Record-breaking temps, wind and rain follow bizarre weather across US
A deep freeze across the South, a spreading heat wave in the West and a trail of high winds and downpours leaving the East are in the forecast on March 17 after a weekend of bizarre weather across the country.
#Counterterrorism #Iran #TrumpAdministration
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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war.
#RepublicanParty #MarcoRubio #2024Elections
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Vance-Rubio rivalry put into sharp contrast by Iran war
News that Republican bigwigs were preparing to "stand up a potential 'draft Rubio' effort following the midterms," according to ABC News, was only surprising in the sense that it somehow suggests there isn't one already.
#USNavy #MilitaryDeployment #MaritimeSecurity
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US warship believed to be carrying Marine ground troops to Middle East tracked off Singapore
A US Navy warship believed to be carrying thousands of Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday.
#MidtermElections #RepublicanParty #Election2024
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Fox News Hosts Make Rare Admission About GOP: 'We Have To Be Frank About That'
Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany on Monday argued that the GOP could "end up winning" the upcoming midterm elections, but only after acknowledging that Republicans are "absolutely" in danger and might lose untold seats to their Democratic challengers.
#BreastCancer #Pfizer #CancerResearch
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Pfizer says experimental breast cancer drug cuts risk of disease worsening in mid-stage trial
March 17 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday its experimental combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 40% in patients with breast cancer.
#SleepHealth #DiabetesRisk #MetabolicHealth
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Specific amount of nightly sleep may lower diabetes risk, researchers find
Getting a certain amount of sleep could help ward off diabetes, a new study suggests.
A team of Chinese researchers studied how sleep duration on weekdays is associated with insulin resistance, a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
#Vaccines #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth
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Bernie Sanders demands Bill Cassidy hold a hearing to debunk RFK Jr.'s vaccine claims
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders is demanding that Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy hold a hearing to set the record straight that there is no link between vaccines and autism.
#TaxScams #FraudPrevention #TaxSeason
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Almost 1 in 4 Americans affected by tax scams as new rules, AI deepfakes confuse filers -- here are 5 traps to watch for
Fraudsters love tax season, and this year could be especially risky.
According to a recent McAfee survey, 23% of respondents revealed that they or someone they knew had lost money to a tax scam.
#RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels #ClimateChange
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Could a global economy dependent on renewable energy see less war? Experts explain
A widespread transition to renewable energy could mitigate a major cause of international conflict in a future that moves away from fossil fuels, energy and climate change experts told ABC News.
#NovoNordisk #GLP1Drugs #DrugSafety
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FDA: Novo Nordisk failed to report deaths of weight-loss drug patients
The manufacturer of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk, is taking heat from the federal government for regularly failing to report potential side effects of its GLP-1 medications, including deaths.
#VoterID #Elections #VotingRights
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Most Americans support requiring photo ID to vote. Democrats in Congress reject it.
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are aggressively touting a popular provision in their sweeping SAVE America Act to overhaul elections nationwide: requiring photo identification to vote.
#Iran #Terrorism #InternationalRelations
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Rubio orders US diplomats to push countries to act against Iran amid 'risk of attack'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed U. S. diplomats around the world to urge foreign governments to "move expeditiously to diminish the capabilities of Iran and Iran-aligned terrorist groups from attacking our respective nations and citizens" amid an "elevated risk of attack" from the country and its proxies, according to a private cable obtained by ABC News.
#Exoneration #Innocence #CriminalJustice
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New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn't commit
NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn't commit the crime.
#Nvidia #ArtificialIntelligence #TechIndustry
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Nvidia CEO heralds 'inference inflection' as next phase of AI boom, backed by $1 trillion in orders
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday elaborated on his vision for keeping his company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom that he predicted will produce a $1 trillion backlog in orders within the next year.
#EyeContact #ChildDevelopment #ParentingAdvice
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My baby avoids eye contact: Could it be autism?
If your baby avoids eye contact, turns away when you look at them, seems to gaze past you, or doesn't hold your eyes during feeding or play, you're not imagining it, and you're not overreacting.
#HumanRights #Deportation #ElSalvador
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El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says
MIAMI (AP) -- Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.
#NativeAmericanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #MiningImpact
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Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining
The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.
#Layoffs #CorporateGreed #JobMarket
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Elizabeth Warren asks Meta, Amazon, and others why they're laying workers off despite tax perks
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is grilling several major employers, including Amazon (AMZN), Target (TGT), and UPS (UPS), about their recent spate of layoffs.
#Ecuador #CrimePrevention #DrugViolence
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Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers to crime-ridden provinces under nightly curfew
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuadorian officials said Monday that they have deployed 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four crime-ridden provinces where the government is implementing a nightly curfew banning people from leaving their homes from 11 p.
#Weather #ClimateChange #TemperatureSwings
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Blizzards. Tornados. Near-record warmth. Why the weather whiplash?
The wild swings of weather the central and eastern United States has endured recently - from blizzards and bitter cold to severe thunderstorms and near-record warmth - are typical for March as the seasons transition from winter to spring, forecasters said.
#IranWar #Congress #NationalSecurity
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Senate prepares for SAVE America Act debate, Mullin's confirmation hearing
It's set to be a critical week in Congress as lawmakers continue to scrutinize the Iran war -- with opportunities to press the Trump administration as members of the president's Cabinet and senior military commanders are set to make appearances.
#Immigration #AsylumSeekers #HumanRights
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Afghan who died in ICE custody worked with US forces in Afghanistan, group says
An Afghan immigrant who died after being in immigration custody for one day worked alongside U. S. forces during the war in Afghanistan, according to an immigrant advocacy group.
#USPS #FinancialCrisis #PostalService
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US Postal Service to ask Congress for urgent reforms to survive 'beyond next year'
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The U. S. Postal Service will tell Congress on Tuesday it faces a serious financial crisis and will run out of cash in less than a year in the absence of significant reforms.
#LongCOVID #VitaminD #HealthResearch
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Vitamin D may help keep long COVID at bay, study suggests
There is currently no cure for long COVID. Symptoms are managed through medications and treatments for specific symptoms, such as physical therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, and mental health interventions.
#RawMilk #EcoliOutbreak #FoodSafety
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FDA investigating illnesses linked to raw cheddar cheese from California farm
A raw cheese producer has declined to issue a recall of two of its products after the Food and Drug Administration linked the cheeses to a multistate outbreak of a dangerous strain of E.
#Hollywood #JeffreyEpstein #PeggySiegal
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A-list publicist reveals Epstein's 'baby mama' search, $100K gift: 5 bombshells from Peggy Siegal's tell-all
Hollywood power broker Peggy Siegal saw her career unravel after her ties to Jeffrey Epstein came under scrutiny following the financier's 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges.
#VotingRights #Democracy #VoterSuppression
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Schumer says SAVE America Act among 'most despicable' bills he's ever seen
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N. Y. ) is calling the SAVE America Act, the voting reform legislation that Senate Republicans will bring to the floor this week, "one of the most despicable pieces of legislation I've come across in the many years I've been a legislator.
#ScamAwareness #IdentityTheft #ConsumerProtection
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Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission.
#Immigration #Deportation #USPolitics
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Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump's immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history.
