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ATHENS — Georgia football got about as satisfying of a win as possible at Auburn on Saturday night in terms of how it could pull the team even closer together. The No. 9-ranked Bulldogs shook off a slow start after a goal-line stand resulted in a turnover late in the second quarter and rode that momentum to a 20-10 victory. …

ATLANTA — Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast inequities remain, and there is an “emerging crisis” of rising death rates among adolescents and young adults. In 2023, life expectancy was 76.3 years for women …

In Eastern Europe, the largest increases in mortality were among those aged 15-19 year and 20-24 years, with rates increasing by 54 percent and 40 percent, respectively, between 2011 and 2023. The report also tracks leading causes of mortality worldwide. It found that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s total mortality and morbidity, led by …

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast inequities remain, and there is an “emerging crisis” of rising death rates among adolescents and young adults. In 2023, life expectancy was 76.3 years for women and 71.5 …

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases  The New York Times ‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC is facing another round of deep staff cuts  CNN Mass firings hit CDC  Politico Trump fires dozens of CDC officials in shutdown layoffs: Reports  The Hill Donald Trump’s War on Public Health Enters a New Phase  Mother Jones Source link

Measles isn’t the only growing threat to SC children. Cases of these diseases are rising too  The State 150 Spartanburg County students quarantined as measles continues to spread in SC  SC Daily Gazette Measles outbreak confirmed in two Spartanburg County schools  wspa.com Measles cases confirmed in child in Greenville County + timeline of Upstate cases  WYFF News 4 South Carolina officials report 11th case …

Two Democrats who entered 2025 as favorites in high-stakes statewide races are now watching their campaigns unravel—thanks not to their opponents, but to their own conduct. In California, Katie Porter’s bid for governor is reeling after two videos surfaced this week showing her berating a staffer and cutting short a tense interview with a local reporter. In Virginia, attorney general …

In the music, TV and film industries, streaming has completely upended the business model. Instead of buying albums and films, most of us pay for a few subscriptions depending on what we want to watch, and maybe supplement that with the odd vinyl or special-edition Blu-ray. This has been pretty terrible for musicians, who earn approximately $0.004 per play on …

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are getting back to rising on Wednesday, a day after breaking their seven-day winning streak, while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and is on track to top its all-time high set on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 79 points, or …

Dell Boosts Long-Term Guidance. The Stock Is Rising.  Barron’s Dell stock pops as company ups long-term revenue growth expectations  CNBC Dell raises growth targets for next four years on strong AI server demand  Reuters Dell Doubles Long Term Revenue Growth Forecast  The Information Dell Says It Can Finally Make Some Big Money On GenAI  The Next Platform Source link