CNN — In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago with an infection the doctor hadn’t expected to see for another two months: RSV. Like her peers…
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CDC director tests positive for Covid-19
CNN — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Walensky is experiencing mild symptoms and is up to date…
Home prices are finally falling. But how low will they go?
The US housing market is in the midst of a major shift. After two years of stratospheric price appreciation, home prices have peaked and are on their way back down. But what…
5 things to know for October 21: Liz Truss, Ukraine, Covid-19, Student loans, Uvalde
CNN — If you’re flying American Airlines on an upcoming trip outside of the US, the front of the plane will look a bit different. The airline said it is eliminating its…
Charges dropped against Randy Cox, who was partially paralyzed in a Connecticut police van
CNN — A man partially paralyzed after sliding head-first into the back wall of a Connecticut police van has had all charges against him dropped, the deputy chief clerk for the New…
Video: Artist wears 27 hazmat suits to protest China’s policies
Artist wears 27 hazmat suits to protest China’s policies Zhisheng Wu, a Chinese artist, staged a street performance criticizing China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy. The Chinese government’s zero-tolerance approach relies on mass testing,…
Benjamin Cole: Oklahoma is set to execute inmate whose attorneys say he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia
CNN — Oklahoma is expected to continue its series of more than two dozen executions on Thursday, when it is scheduled to put to death Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted for…
Chinese stocks tumble to multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong amid party congress
Hong Kong CNN Business — Chinese stocks have hit multi-year lows in New York and Hong Kong amid growing concerns about China’s rising Covid cases and economic outlook. The plunge comes at…
How Covid prompted Singapore startups to use tech in revolutionizing mental health support
Singapore CNN Business — Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that has caused concerns about elevated levels of stress, anxiety and isolation. Now, a number…
Boy dies from rare brain-eating amoeba that may have been contracted at Lake Mead
CNN — A boy has died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, which officials believe he may have been exposed to at Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Health District announced…