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COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says

COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says

The summer surge of COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be slowing down — instead, a key indicator for tracking the spread of the virus has increased, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an update shared Friday, official data showed wastewater activity for COVID-19 is now at a “moderate” level nationwide, up from “low” …

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Cancer Rates Are Rising in Young Women. Here’s What You Can Do

Cancer Rates Are Rising in Young Women. Here’s What You Can Do

When Krystle Harris was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2019, life as she knew it went on hold. She was in a graduate program, was working full-time, and had just been the maid of honor at her childhood best friend’s wedding. She was also only 28 years old. “It felt like absolutely everything about me was stripped away …

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Why deaths from flesh-eating bacteria are rising in Florida and Louisiana

Why deaths from flesh-eating bacteria are rising in Florida and Louisiana

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in Florida, four in Louisiana and one in the Outer Banks have died this year from infections that can cause necrotizing wounds. The culprit, the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater. Florida has seen 16 cases this year, according to …

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Still no sign of rising layoffs in jobless claims. U.S. has a low-hire, low-fire labor market. – MarketWatch

Still no sign of rising layoffs in jobless claims. U.S. has a low-hire, low-fire labor market.  MarketWatch US Continuing Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Since End of 2021  Bloomberg.com US applications for jobless benefits rise modestly, but remain in a range considered healthy  AP News US jobless claims tick up in latest week; productivity improves in second quarter  Yahoo Finance Treasuries Selloff After Jobless …

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Fed policymakers signal rising angst about cooling economy – Reuters

Fed policymakers signal rising angst about cooling economy  Reuters Three Fed Officials Voice Fresh Concerns Over US Labor Market  Bloomberg.com Fed’s Daly: Fed will likely need to lower rates in coming months as job market has slowed  Yahoo Finance Kashkari leans toward rate cut as concerns about an economic slowdown grow at the Fed  MarketWatch Fed’s Kashkari Says Two Rate Cuts in 2025 Are …

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SonicWall urges admins to disable SSLVPN amid rising attacks

SonicWall urges admins to disable SSLVPN amid rising attacks

SonicWall has warned customers to disable SSLVPN services due to ransomware gangs potentially exploiting an unknown security vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 firewalls to breach networks over the past few weeks. The warning comes after Arctic Wolf Labs reported on Friday that it had observed multiple Akira ransomware attacks, likely using a SonicWall zero-day vulnerability, since July 15th. “The initial access methods have not …

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Rising anti-vaccine sentiment in U.S. will exact heavy toll overseas

Rising anti-vaccine sentiment in U.S. will exact heavy toll overseas

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates expressed concern Monday about growing vaccine skepticism in the United States, suggesting that the exporting of claims by the anti-vaccine movement will likely extract a bigger death toll internationally than domestically and could also put the possibility of ridding the world of measles permanently out of reach. “Vaccine skepticism in the U.S. kills more children outside …

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