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More Black and Hispanic people in the U.S. feel confident performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). A 2023 American Heart Association survey found that 44% of Black Americans now feel confident in performing conventional CPR, up from 30% polled just three years ago. Hispanic survey participants also reported gains with a 7% increase from 37% in 2021 […]
US-China chip war graphic Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images The U.S. has passed a series of export controls starting in October 2022 aimed at restricting China’s access to advanced chip technology, particularly those used in AI applications. “China remains an important market for U.S. chipmakers, and the U.S. restrictions on selling advanced AI chips […]
In his State of the Union address this month, President Joe Biden boasted that the nation reported a historically low murder rate in 2023 and violent crime had plummeted to one of the lowest levels in 50 years. For some Americans, however, the perception of crime is clashing with the statistics. “I don’t believe it, […]
A potentially deadly virus that was once eradicated, appears to be making somewhat of a comeback and we’ve already seen at least one case in San Diego. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory Monday, after seeing an increase in measles cases. They’re urging public health officials to make sure kids […]
A potentially deadly virus that was once eradicated, appears to be making somewhat of a comeback and we’ve already seen at least one case in San Diego. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory Monday, after seeing an increase in measles cases. They’re urging public health officials to make sure kids […]
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia’s weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said. Short-covering added momentum. Commodity funds hold large net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, corn and soybean futures, leaving […]
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia’s weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said. Short-covering added momentum. Commodity funds hold large net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, corn and soybean futures, leaving […]
The nation’s health agency on Monday warned doctors about an increase in measles cases that in a little more than three months has equalled all of the U.S. cases from last year. There were 58 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year as of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, […]
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia’s weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said. Short-covering added momentum. Commodity funds hold large net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, corn and soybean futures, leaving […]
A new study has found that high and rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States are due to flawed data. The maternal mortality crisis in the U.S. has shown high rates of maternal deaths compared to other countries – but the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found […]