Economy
Feb 18
U.S. jobless claims jump to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Category: Uncategorized
twitter_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 2J1P|||Another 861, 000 workers filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to seasonally adjusted data. That’s nearly 100, 000 more claims than economists had predicted.||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagetwitter for twitter
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World
Feb 18
In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 2J1P|||American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.
Patrice Howard writes on white flags before planting them to remember her recently deceased father and close friends in November at “IN AMERICA How Could This Happen…,” a public art installation in Washington, D.C. Led by artist Suzanne Firstenberg, volunteers planted white flags in a field to symbolize each life lost to COVID-19 in the U.S.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020
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Nation
Feb 17
Snowstorm brings ‘most dangerous conditions’ seen by Oregon utility
By Sara Cline, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
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twitter_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 2J1P|||US life expectancy dropped a full year in the first half of 2020, but even more for Black and Hispanic Americans, preliminary CDC data shows||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagetwitter for twitter
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Health
Feb 18
COVID-19 has already cut U.S. life expectancy by a year. For Black Americans, it’s worse
By Laura Santhanam
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nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 2J1P|||Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and some cities say tap water must be boiled. One utility says its repair crews have been harassed by angry residents.
A man walks his dog downtown after a snow storm this week in Fort Worth, Texas. The winter storm has brought historic cold weather and power outages in more than two dozen states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation.
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Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021
Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water
Advocates Want Texas To Plan For Climate Change: ‘It Is Happening Right Now’
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