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Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital
1 week, 3 days ago

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital

NPR  

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital More milk products come from Tulare County, California than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard against bird flu infecting humans. KLEIN: It's one way the county and state are working together trying to contain avian influenza, along with testing dairy …

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America’s political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

America’s political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers

Politico  

“The only intellectually honest answer is to say: I don’t know,” said Douglas Heye, a veteran GOP strategist and former communications director for the Republican National Committee. “Let’s be clear that in a very divided country, a small little break of one to two points in either candidate’s wave could equate to a massive Electoral College political tsunami,” said Matthew …

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GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths

CNN  

CNN — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. At issue is Cuomo’s truthfulness regarding his role in the writing and review of a state health department report from June 2020 that underestimated the …

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Harris and Trump Target Latino Voters in Crucial Georgia Election
2 months ago

Harris and Trump Target Latino Voters in Crucial Georgia Election

Al Jazeera  

The article focuses on the upcoming US presidential election and the current political landscape. It highlights the tight race between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump, with both candidates maintaining a close lead in national polls. The article also provides a detailed overview of the key campaign activities and events taking place in key battleground states, such …

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"The map looks easier for her": Ipsos pollsters find "Harris is more effective" on voters' top issue
2 months, 3 weeks ago

"The map looks easier for her": Ipsos pollsters find "Harris is more effective" on voters' top issue

Salon  

The stakes of the 2024 election are existential for the future of American democracy. Instead, public opinion polls show an election that is basically tied and one of the closest in modern American history. In an attempt to make better sense of the 2024 election and what the public opinion polls currently indicate about the state of the race for …

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Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pothole problem can’t be fixed in 15 days, say civic activists as BBMP starts to fill them

The Hindu  

Following a 15-day deadline set by Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar to fill potholes on city roads, senior civic officials, including special commissioners, are overseeing the exercise on the streets, even inviting the media and making it an event. In the last three days since Mr. Shivakumar asked senior officials to go to the streets and …

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As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature
3 months, 4 weeks ago

As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature

LA Times  

Heat-related mortality is on the rise in the United States, where high temperatures have caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 21,500 people since 1999, new research has found. “There’s probably a little bit of both going on,” he said, adding that “the numbers are probably undercounted.” Still, the findings underscore heat’s role as the deadliest of all …

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United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to care for vulnerable people
4 months, 4 weeks ago

United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to care for vulnerable people

The Hindu  

After three of Earth's hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it's that we're all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said …

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UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
5 months ago

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records

Associated Press  

After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday …

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Suspected Phoenix area heat deaths soar amid a record-breaking summer
5 months ago

Suspected Phoenix area heat deaths soar amid a record-breaking summer

CNN  

CNN — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. It typically takes two-to-three months to complete a heat death investigation and 75% of deaths under investigation last year were confirmed as heat related, Jeff Johnston, Maricopa County’s chief medical examiner, told CNN. About 100 of the suspected heat …

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India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

The Hindu  

Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees C in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds dead or ill. Public health experts say the true number of heat-related deaths is likely in the thousands but because heat is often not listed as a reason on a death certificate many …

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India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds dead or ill. Public health experts say the true number of heat-related deaths is likely in the thousands but because heat is often not listed as a reason on a …

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New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
10 months, 2 weeks ago

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization said it looks to her that the rate of human-caused climate change is accelerating and that warming has triggered more Arctic cold outbreaks in North America and Europe, weighing in on two issues that divide climate scientists. In her first sit-down interview since taking office last month, WMO Secretary-General Celeste …

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New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
10 months, 2 weeks ago

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her first sit-down interview since taking office last …

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Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
11 months, 1 week ago

Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased

Associated Press  

Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location, after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. New York City also appears to have gotten an additional 1,090 people added to its population total recently after asking the Census …

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Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on October 10 claimed that the caste based survey released by Bihar government is the final attempt of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a political survival by dividing society along caste lines. Of the caste survey report, Mr. Kishor said, “Nitish Kumar’s political career is nearing its end, and this is his final attempt to divide …

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JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey

The Hindu  

Bihar member of Parliament Sunil Kumar Pintu has raised question over the recently released caste-based survey claiming that the study was done improperly. I am not against the caste survey; I am just demanding it be conducted again so that the real figure could be published,“ Mr. Pintu told The Hindu. When asked why he was raising questions on his …

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Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says

Associated Press  

The U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, but new privacy protocols meant to protect the confidentiality of participants degraded the resulting data, according to a report released Tuesday. Key innovations such as encouraging most participants to fill out the census questionnaire online and permitting the use of administrative records …

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Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers
1 year, 7 months ago

Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. Ride-hailing and delivery driving are among the deadliest occupations in the country, according to occupational fatalities and injury data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which includes delivery workers for companies like Instacart and DoorDash in its …

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US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding
2 years, 1 month ago

US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding

Associated Press  

In California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill detainees to chairs for days at a time. “It’s hard to believe, but it seems jails are even more wretched than usual these last few months,” said David Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project. “Our jail facilities are at capacity,” …

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Census undercounted Memphis by 16,000 residents, mayor says
2 years, 3 months ago

Census undercounted Memphis by 16,000 residents, mayor says

Associated Press  

The mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, says the 2020 census undercounted his city by almost 16,000 residents, leading him to join other big cities in challenging the results of the once-a-decade head count in the U.S. Mayor Jim Strickland says the census missed 15,895 residents, and that Memphis actually grew for the first time in 50 years between 2010 and 2020. …

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How dangerous is extreme heat in your neighborhood? This map tells you
2 years, 5 months ago

How dangerous is extreme heat in your neighborhood? This map tells you

LA Times  

Felisa Benitez, 86, uses a fan to cool off at San Fernando Gardens Public Housing in Pacoima last August. Extreme heat is fueling more than 1,500 excess emergency room visits per “heat day” in Los Angeles County, with some neighborhoods facing far more danger than others, according to a new UCLA mapping tool. “But the difference really comes down at …

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Democracy Is Asking Too Much of Its Data
2 years, 5 months ago

Democracy Is Asking Too Much of Its Data

Wired  

Abraham Lincoln once expressed the desire, in a time of civil war, to preserve a government that was “of the people, by the people, for the people.” What he did not say was that such government has also always been of the data, by the data, and sometimes for the data. Representation in the US depends on a constitutional requirement, …

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Austin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers
2 years, 6 months ago

Austin is largest US city to challenge 2020 census numbers

Associated Press  

One of the most booming cities in the U.S. over the past decade thinks that it grew even bigger than the U.S. Census Bureau says it did. Austin, Texas, became the largest U.S. city to challenge its 2020 census figures when it filed an appeal with the Census Bureau last week, saying it has more than the 961,855 residents tallied …

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