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New research from investment bank Goldman Sachs affirms, as progressive advocates and economists warned, that US consumers are bearing the brunt of President Donald Trump’s trade wars. As reported by Bloomberg on Monday, economists at Goldman released an analysis this week estimating that US consumers are shouldering up to 55% of the costs stemming from Trump’s tariffs, even though the …

We recently wrote a post where medical professionals revealed the health “lies” people should stop believing. In the comments, more doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals revealed the misconceptions you need to know. Here’s what they had to say: 1. “If you think you might be having a heart attack, DO NOT DRIVE YOURSELF TO THE ER. If you pass …

3. “Antidepressants aren’t cures for mental illnesses! They help, but you still need to do therapy in order to help with your mental health. It’s like when you break a leg, and you need a cast for a period of time. Once it comes off, you need physiotherapy to help the leg regain strength and go back to working. The …

Svante Pääbo, father of paleogenetics: ‘The reason for the Neanderthals’ extinction lies in how numerous we’ve become’  EL PAÍS English Source link

There was jubilation in The Bronx last Thursday, excitement about the Yankees sending the Red Sox home in the wild-card round. Somewhat lost amid the rave reviews of rookie Cam Schlittler’s memorable outing was the underwhelming offensive performance in that three-game series. The Yankees moved on in spite of their lineup’s shortcomings. It hasn’t gotten better in the ALDS, a …

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock has recovered well from the weakness seen earlier this year and is up 36% year-to-date, driven by renewed hopes about the company capturing demand in the artificial intelligence (AI) chips market through its new graphics processing units (GPUs) while continuing to gain market share in the CPU server market. Most analysts covering AMD stock remain …

House Speaker Mike Johnson continued to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, using misleading Republican talking points that insist that Democratic leadership is pushing to fund health care for undocumented immigrants. Johnson said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation that Democrats “want to spend $1.5 trillion, and they want to return hard-working taxpayer dollars to fund health care for illegal …

Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week. At the White House on Wednesday, the vice-president JD Vance said the Democrats’ spending …

For decades, people have been fed health “truths” that turned out to be myths: friends offering well-meaning but wrong advice, viral posts on social media and even outdated government guidelines. No wonder so many people feel confused about how to actually get healthy. Enter Joel Bikman, a long-time nutrition executive who is attempting to bring real science back into the …

Earth’s oceans are home to a mind-boggling treasure. According to various studies, the seas are hiding gold worth trillions of dollars. Scientists have studied ways to extract this gold, but it is not exactly a simple task. The gold is dissolved into the water, with one gram of gold found in every 100 million metric tons of seawater. The question …