Tag: health
Health economist: Opioids cost community $3.3B in damages
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Harvard health economist has testified that prescription opioids have caused an estimated $3.3 billion in damages in a West Virginia...
Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren't just annoying, they're deadly.
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Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment,...
Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France’s cheeky embrace
PARIS — The double-cheeked embrace that was a customary greeting in France before the coronavirus pandemic saw it largely abandoned as a potential kiss...
MLB COVID vaccinations slow, no additional teams reach 85%
NEW YORK — The pace of coronavirus vaccinations in Major League Baseball has slowed, with no additional teams in the past week joining the...
Germany hits vaccination milestone but wary of delta variant
BERLIN — Germany has now given at least one coronavirus vaccine shot to more than half its population but officials urged people Friday to...
Canadiens coach Ducharme isolating after COVID testing
MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens interim coach Dominique Ducharme has been sent home and is isolating following irregularities in COVID-19 testing.
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Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Germany’s Lufthansa aims to pay back government aid quickly
BERLIN — Lufthansa's chief executive said Friday that the company aims to pay back billions of euros in aid provided to help the airline...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
