Here’s where inflation is hitting the hardest
March’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday morning, and as expected, it wasn’t pretty. Total inflation increased by 8.5% on an annual….
Month: April 2022
A tamer Trump? McConnell confident GOP can retake Senate with ‘restrained’ former president
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — If Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is concerned about former President Donald Trump’s interference in the 2022 midterm elections, he hid it well under his notorious stoicism….
Health officials warn of ‘large’ outbreak of serious bacterial illness in Florida
Health officials are warning Florida residents about a “large” outbreak of a potentially fatal bacterial illness known as meningococcal disease that’s primarily affecting gay and bisexual men. So far this….
U.S. Warns That Hackers Are Trying to Disrupt Energy Sector Technology
The Biden administration is warning that hackers are attempting to access and disrupt industrial control systems, using custom-built malicious software to target organizations in the energy sector. A bulletin released….
Houston Astros’ stadium will be the first in MLB to use Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech
Amazon has brought its checkout-free “Just Walk Out” technology to airports, grocery stores and other shops, but now it’s coming to a particularly useful place for sports fans: the ballpark…..
CDC extends mask mandate for planes, trains until May 3 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided to extend the federal mask mandate for planes and trains until May 3, the agency announced on Wednesday. The current mandate….
Poll: 7% of U.S. adults say they’ve had ‘long COVID.’ That’s 18 million people.
According to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, 7% of American adults say they have experienced “long COVID,” which was defined as “a range of symptoms” associated with COVID-19 that “last….
What is perinatal depression? Experts explain
Pregnancy can stir up a host of emotions ranging from excitement to worry. But for some women, they may find themselves struggling with perinatal depression — a mood disorder that….
What to know about tinted sunscreens as summer approaches
In recent years, tinted sunscreens have been rising in popularity, in large part because of their ability to better match a person’s skin tone without leaving a visible white film….
Opioid overdose deaths among teens have skyrocketed due to fentanyl
Opioid overdose deaths in adolescents rose far more rapidly than the general population between 2019 and 2021, according to a new study of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data…..