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COVID Levels Are Surging in 11 States As Stratus Variant Spreads — Best Life

COVID Levels Are Surging in 11 States As Stratus Variant Spreads — Best Life

Flu season is right around the corner—but according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we need to be just as vigilant about reducing COVID-19 exposure. The CDC just reported a 10 percent increase in test positivity rates, and COVID-related emergency room visits are also up 15.2 percent from the week prior. Between increased travel …

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Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know – The New York Times

Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know  The New York Times Glacial Lake Outburst in Alaska and Discovery of a New Human Ancestor  Scientific American World Health Organization warns of epidemic threat as dangerous virus spreads: ‘We are seeing history repeating itself’  The Cool Down Chikungunya fever cases continue to drop in South China, no after-effects reported: experts  China Daily …

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Juneau flood: A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water surging toward Juneau

Juneau flood: A glacier outburst is underway in Alaska. It could send a wave of water surging toward Juneau

Facebook Tweet Email Link A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in Juneau for the third consecutive August. “A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Tuesday through Wednesday,” Juneau officials said in a Tuesday news release. …

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Surging Seattle Mariners barely move needle in MLB rankings

Surging Seattle Mariners barely move needle in MLB rankings

The Seattle Mariners are one of the hottest teams in baseball, and they’re not just making a strong push to make the playoffs but could soon find themselves in position to receive a bye past the Wild Card round. That’s apparently not enough to significantly move the needle with the national media. The stats behind Seattle Mariners’ post-trade deadline surge …

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Nitrous Oxide Deaths in America Are Surging

Nitrous Oxide Deaths in America Are Surging

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths caused by nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or whippits, have significantly spiked over the past decade and a half. Researchers at the University of Mississippi and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted the study, an analysis of …

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China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again

China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again

Facebook Tweet Email Link Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a resolution to avert tariffs from skyrocketing back to ultra-high levels that formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies. But President Donald Trump’s trade advisers and their Chinese counterparts sounded a hopeful note. Without an agreement, the United States …

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Ethereum ETFs Massively Outpace Bitcoin Funds—Why ETH Demand Is Surging

Ethereum ETFs Massively Outpace Bitcoin Funds—Why ETH Demand Is Surging

In brief Spot Ethereum ETFs generated over $1.8 billion in investments this week. The nine funds outpaced their Bitcoin counterparts, which added just $70 million. Interest in Ethereum has risen with the passage of a stablecoin bill and rise of Ethereum treasury companies. For a week, at least, spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds outpaced their Bitcoin counterparts. The nine ETFs tracking …

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