Category: United States
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What We Learned About Alzheimer’s Disease in 2023
2023 was a landmark year for research on Alzheimer’s disease, including advances in treatment, risk factors, and diagnosis. Here are five significant discoveries made this year: There are three new treatments approved for Alzheimer’s disease, with a fourth on the way. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval to Leqembi…
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Immigration and Naturalization Process Fees Will Increase Starting April 1st
On Tuesday (31), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the final rule to adjust certain application fees for immigration and naturalization benefits for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a larger share of its operational costs and support a more efficient processing of new applications. The…
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Tickets for the 2024 Copa América Will Be On Sale Until The End of February
Tickets for this summer’s Copa América, which will take place in the United States, are expected to be available to the public by the end of February, a CONMEBOL spokesperson said on Tuesday, the 31st. The exact date when tickets for the tournament will go on sale has not yet been determined. The CONMEBOL is…
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Crisis at the Border Could Bring Down Secretary Appointed by Biden
House Republicans are initiating impeachment proceedings against Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, appointed by President Biden. Lawmakers will argue that Mayorkas has committed serious crimes and misdemeanors in the way he has been handling the southern border of the country. The controversial measure could make Mayorkas the first cabinet secretary to…
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Car Insurance Increased 36% Since 2020. Here’s Why
The price of car insurance has risen 36% since January 2020, according to an analysis by ABC News of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just last year, the price of car insurance increased by more than 20%, BLS data shows. The increase is directly related to the rise in vehicle prices, analysts…
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Donald Trump’s Influence Divides Republicans on Immigration
As senators approached a bipartisan agreement that, according to Republican negotiators, would constitute the most conservative border security bill in decades, Donald Trump was winning significant margins in the early Republican primaries, bringing the party’s nomination ever closer. More powerful than ever, the former president opposed the agreement that would also send tens of billions…
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Alabama Executes First Nitrogen Gas Execution
Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was executed by nitrogen asphyxiation on Thursday night (25), marking the first execution of its kind ever carried out in the country. Smith, 58, was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 contract murder and had previously survived a botched lethal injection attempt in 2022. At that time, executioners…
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Rent Overwhelms the Budgets of Half of Renters in the U.S.
At least half of all renters in the United States spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utility bills, more than at any other time in history, according to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard. The analysis of 2022 census data by the study’s authors revealed…
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US Economy Continues to Surprise with Faster Than Expected Growth
The world’s largest economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023, the Commerce Department reported. This was a decline from the 4.9% of the previous quarter, but much faster than the 2% that many analysts expected. In 2023, the American economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5%,…
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These Are The 5 Top Destinations To Visit In The U.S. This Year, According To A New Survey
You have to agree: it is very rewarding to take an amazing trip without worrying about whether your passport is up to date or how to pay for expensive international flights. Why not consider traveling through this continental-sized country, which offers wonderful destinations and attractions? Perhaps there is an American destination you have always wanted…