The decline in COVID-19 deaths drove 84% of the increase in life expectancy, CDC researchers said.
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Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?
Here are the basics about the delegate selection process that you should know as the primary campaign gets underway.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Sports
Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
The online magazine stands accused of being less than forthcoming about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age.
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Elevator plummets at a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 workers and injuring 75
A mine operator says an elevator suddenly dropped approximately 656 feet while carrying workers to the surface.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons
There’s still a dispute over how to handle Aretha Franklin’s music assets, though the will appears to indicate that the sons would share any income.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why
Experts point to a recent decline in oil prices and a seasonal dip in demand, as well as easing inflation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump suggests he’d expand military deployment within the U.S. if he returns to office
A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts say.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in 2nd action against conservative American prelates
The cardinal has become one of the most outspoken critics of the pope, his outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics and his reform project to make the church more responsive to the needs of ordinary faithful.
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UK’s snub is latest drama as Greece tries to get back its ancient Parthenon sculptures
Britain has held the works, 17 pedimental figures, 15 panels and 247 feet of a frieze, for 200 years.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
The shooting has rocked the local community and comes amid an increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities across the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas war began.