Extreme heat will drive up health care costs by $1 billion each summer, study finds
Extreme heat will generate about $1 billion in health care costs every summer as more people get rushed to the emergency room or admitted to the hospital to treat temperature-related conditions, a recent study found.
2023-07-21 06:49
Chinese automakers sold 75% of EVs in Southeast Asia in Q1 - study
By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK Chinese automakers dominated Southeast Asia's fast-growing electric vehicle market, selling three out of every
2023-07-20 18:48
US Stops Funding for Chinese Lab at Center of Covid Controversy
The Biden administration formally halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to US funding, citing unanswered safety and
2023-07-20 11:22
Stanford University President Quits After Problems Discovered in His Research
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne is resigning after months of scrutiny over flaws in his scientific research, sparked
2023-07-20 07:22
Twitter’s Surge in Harmful Content a Barrier to Advertiser Return
Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, and the series of content policy changes that ensued, has led to a dramatic
2023-07-20 05:21
Record heat: Stocks winners and losers
As Americans desperately seek to cool off, some stocks are rising with the temperature.
2023-07-20 03:21
Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions flare
Global inflation is finally coming down, but heightened geopolitical tensions could mean that food is about to get a lot more expensive.
2023-07-20 02:28
Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.
2023-07-20 02:17
Juul seeks U.S. authorization for new e-cigarette product
Juul Labs said on Wednesday it was seeking U.S. authorization for a new, high-tech e-cigarette that has age-verification
2023-07-20 01:21
WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the
2023-07-19 23:52
Oversight Committee to hear from 2 IRS whistleblowers Wednesday
The House Oversight Committee is expected to publicly hear Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose closed-door testimony alleging that the Hunter Biden criminal probe was mishandled has ignited a firestorm among House Republicans and led to calls to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland.
2023-07-19 23:28
Merger Rules Get Tougher in Crackdown by Antitrust Enforcers
US antitrust agencies stepped up the Biden administration’s crackdown on mergers and acquisitions with a sweeping overhaul of
2023-07-19 21:50