The coronavirus most likely emerged in bats before spreading to humans through another animal, according to a report to be released by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, offering some clues on a question that has become politically fraught amid accusations of interference from Beijing. According to the report on …
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Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com At this point, higher taxes seem to be more a question of when than if. Tax increases for the wealthy and corporations were a central part of President Joe Biden’s campaign, and he confirmed in a recent interview with ABC News that such tax hikes remain …
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Photo by William Perugini / Shutterstock.com If you are looking for a bulletproof car that will last 200,000 miles or more, Toyota is the brand to buy. That is the obvious conclusion after the automaker’s models dominated this year’s iSeeCars ranking of the vehicles that most commonly reach 200,000 miles. …
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Photo by Dusan Petkovic / Shutterstock.com If you are looking for a car — and hoping it will last for a decade and a half — we’ve got one bit of advice for you: Buy Japanese. That was the takeaway of iSeeCars’ 2021 ranking of vehicles that people keep the …
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Female obstetricians are less likely than their male colleagues to perform cesarean sections, a review of studies has found. Researchers pooled data from 15 studies from around the world covering more than 1.2 million births supervised by female and male doctors, plus 11 studies that used hypothetical scenarios to assess …
Read More »Photo by shurkin_son / Shutterstock.com Welcome to our “Social Security Q&A” series. You ask a question about Social Security, and a guest expert answers it. You can learn how to ask a question of your own below. And if you would like a personalized report detailing your optimal Social Security …
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According to the latest data by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Singapore suffered its deepest economic slump on record in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. In Q2 2020, the economy declined by 13.2 per cent year on year (YoY), sharper than the estimated 12.6 per cent decrease …
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Black children are more than three times as likely to die within a month of surgery as white children, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday. Disparities in surgical outcomes between Black and white patients have been well established, with researchers attributing some of the difference …
Read More »Photo by Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com We would all like to know where we are most likely to catch the coronavirus. Armed with such knowledge, we could simply make sure we never go there. Now, doctors are describing the places and activities that leave you most vulnerable to catching …
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