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☆ Top Republican donors fund group doxxing pro-Palestinian college students
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The contributors listed on the tax return include billionaire Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, who Accuracy in Media said gave it $1 million. The family foundation of shipping supply magnate Richard Uihlein is also identified on the tax return, which says the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation gave $10,000. According to its tax return, Accuracy in Media said it received $15,000 from the Coors brewing family's charitable foundation. But AIM president Adam Guillette told CNBC Yass had been misidentified, and he did not give to the organization. Nonprofit groups are not required to release their donors' names publicly, but they are required to report to the IRS the names of donors who gave $5,000 or more.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Pat Greenhouse, Jeff Yass, Richard Uihlein, Ed Uihlein, Milstein, Adam Milstein, Adolph Coors, Peter H, Janine, John Harvard, Joseph Prezioso, Adam Guillette, Guillette, Phil Headley, Uihlein, Israel, Ben Curtis Organizations: Harvard, Harvard University, Boston Globe, CNBC, Media, Foundation, Milstein Family Foundation, Internal Revenue, Coors, Adolph Coors Foundation, Molson Coors, Susquehanna International Group, Pro, Harvard University in, Afp, Getty, IRS, CNBC Yass, JBS, Company, AIM, Nonprofit, Independent Women's, South, IWF, Amazon, Project Veritas, Harvard College Locations: Yass, Uihlein, Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Israel, Gaza, Harvard University in Cambridge

☆ A man charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn't afford her medical bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man said he killed his wife because he couldn't pay her medical bills, per a police statement. AdvertisementA man charged with strangling and killing his wife at the hospital said he did it because he couldn't pay her medical bills, according to a detective's probable cause statement. AdvertisementHe admitted to killing his wife by choking her and covering her mouth and nose to keep her from screaming, before leaving the hospital, according to the statement. Medical debt has surged over the last decade, becoming the largest source of debt in collections, per the National Institutes of Health. AdvertisementAs Business Insider previously reported, about a quarter of Gen Z and millennials are skipping rent and mortgage bills to pay off medical debt.

Persons: Ronnie Wiggs, —, Todd Winborn, Winborn, Wiggs, Miranda, he'd, Jean Peters Baker, Gen Organizations: Service, Centerpoint Medical Center, NPR, Family Foundation, National Institutes of Health Locations: Missouri, Independence , Missouri, Jackson County

☆ Coming Soon to Little Island: An Arts Festival With Powerful Backers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Little Island, the $260 million park on the Hudson River that opened in 2021, was imagined as a haven for innovation in the performing arts. But the park’s cultural offerings — mostly sporadic, one-off works — have so far fallen short of those ambitions. Now Barry Diller, the billionaire media mogul who paid for the park, is setting out to deliver on the original vision, financing a robust, four-month annual performing arts festival on Little Island, the park announced on Monday. The festival, one of the most ambitious artistic undertakings in New York City in recent years, will promote new work in music, dance, theater and opera. “I want people to enjoy the originality and adventure of Little Island,” Diller said.

Persons: Barry Diller, Scott Rudin, Diller, Twyla Tharp, Mozart’s, Figaro, Anthony Roth Costanzo, “, ” Diller Locations: Little, New York City

☆ The US didn't feel safe enough to raise a kid, so we moved to Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Trevor D. Houchen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He and his wife felt it would be unsafe to raise their child there and decided to move to Japan. He finds Japan more affordable, safe, and is happy to be living near his wife's family — but he's scared of bullying. AdvertisementMy wife was already six months pregnant when we agreed she would leave the US and have our baby in Japan. I want him to learn to speak Japanese fluently and feel safe enough to enjoy his childhood to its fullest. As a professor myself and after a 20-year long career in education, I have read studies that note the lack of critical thinking taught in Japanese high schools.

Persons: Trevor D, Houchen, —, We'd, — we're, she'd, we'd, we've, Care.com, I'm, I'd Organizations: Service, Georgia Technical College, Georgia Gwinnett College —, of Health, Ministry of Health, Labor, Welfare, Kaiser Family Foundation, Japan Times, New York City —, US Naval Locations: Atlanta, Japan, LA, Yokosuka —, Tokyo, Houkien, New York City, Yokosuka

☆ Climate change could cost Americans born in 2024 nearly $500,000 in their lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The October report found that around 13% of Americans reported economic hardship over the prior year due to climate change. Climate change could cost Americans born in 2024 nearly $500,000, due to higher taxes and pricier housing and food, among many other factors, ICF, a consulting firm, recently found in a report commissioned by Consumer Reports. Stan Honda | AFP | Getty ImagesOther health effects of climate change reflect more widespread shifts in global conditions. "There are clear interactions between heat waves and health conditions," said Charles Driscoll, a professor at Syracuse University who studies climate change. Climate change leads to droughts, which lead to crop failures, which cause food price spikes.

Persons: Chandan Khanna, Andrew Rumbach, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Wagner, Rumbach, Stan Honda, Charles Driscoll, Driscoll, Ringo H.W, Chiu, Mark Kantrowitz, Gernot Wagner Organizations: AFP, Getty, U.S . Department of, Treasury, Consumer Reports, Urban Institute, Bloomberg, U.S . Census, Insurance, Swiss Re Institute, Health, Natural Resources Defense, Syracuse University, International Labour Organization, Kaiser Family Foundation, of Labor Statistics, Columbia Business Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida, U.S, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Florida , Louisiana, California, Hurricane, Queens, New York, Malibu, Malibu , Calif

☆ Hospital wait times will still be bad this year, even with labor gains
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Small businesses are seeing labor growth this year, but hospitals still have staffing shortages. Healthcare worker numbers are steadily growing but remain below pre-pandemic trends, according to a Bank of America report published in April. Outpatient care centers are 9.4% behind on growth, while the hospital labor force has seen small gains at 0.3%. In fact, healthcare workers made up a significant portion of the people leaving their jobs during the Great Resignation. Patients will still see labor shortages in ERs and care facilitiesDespite labor gains, patients could still experience the impacts of the physician shortage.

Persons: —, Per, KFF Organizations: Service, Bank of America, The Bank of America Institute, of Labor Statistics, Centers, Medicare, Services, Kaiser Family Foundation, American Hospital Association, of America, Peterson Center, Healthcare, of Health, Bank of

☆ The Adderall shortage highlights a key issue for voters in 2024. Here's what the Biden Administration is doing about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Adderall supply issues, which began in October 2022, are making the medication more expensive. The Biden Administration said it's focused on strengthening manufacturing supply chains for Adderall. AdvertisementIt's been 18 months since the US Food and Drug Administration announced an Adderall shortage. The prescription fill rate for ADHD medications fell from 44.5% in December 2022 to 40.7% in February 2023, the study found. Have you been impacted by the Adderall shortage or high prescription drug costs?

Persons: it's, —, It's, Biden, Biden's, Joe Biden's, Adderall —, aren't, Dr, David Goodman Organizations: Biden Administration, Service, Food and Drug Administration, KFF, Kaiser Family Foundation, Business, Drug, Biden's Administration, Department of Health, Human Services, Defense, FDA, CNN, USA, DEA, USA Today, Johns Hopkins University, Medscape Medical, Government

☆ Gen Z is less happy than previous generations, and it may be because they value this one thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementHappiness may be hard to define, but Gen Z knows at least one thing that helps them achieve it. But while nearly two-thirds of Gen Z identify as happy, that percentage drops significantly as people in the age group right as they reach adulthood (ages 18 to 26). The Gallup study isn't a direct comparison but did use previous surveys to assess differing happiness levels between Gen Z and prior generations, Hrynowski told the outlet. Adequate amounts of sleep and relaxation ranked second among factors contributing to Gen Z happiness. Advertisement"There's this perception that Gen Z is really connected, but are those connections of a high quality in there?

Persons: —, Gen Z, Zach Hrynowski, Hrynowski Organizations: Gallup, Service, Walton Family Foundation, CNN, Business, CNBC

☆ This is the No. 1 thing that influences Gen Z's happiness, a new survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But a recent survey may provide some insight about what drives Gen Z's happiness. 73% of Gen Zers consider themselves to be very happy or somewhat happy, the survey found. 1 thing that influences Gen Z's happiness is having a purposeOne of the most significant findings of the survey is that what influences the happiness of Gen Zers the most is "their sense of purpose at work or school." Yet, "between 43% and 49% of Gen Zers do not feel what they do each day is interesting, important or motivating," the report states. 4 major influences on the happiness of Gen Zers

Persons: Arthur C, Brooks, Gen Zers, Zach Hrynowski, Gen Z, Gen, Zers, David Spicer, Spicer, Taylor Swift Organizations: Gallup, Walton Family Foundation, Harvard University, CNBC

☆ Gen Z is less happy than the rest of us. Here is what would make the difference
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Gen Z is having a harder time than previous generations did at their age, according to new research. It is one of a series of four surveys about Gen Z, said survey author Zach Hrynowski, a senior researcher at Gallup. Gen Z people who are 18- to 26-years-old are less likely to rate their lives positively than older generations when they were in that age range, Hrynowski said, noting this analysis didn’t do a direct comparison but used previous surveys to assess happiness levels of Gen Z and its predecessors. Two factors were heavily correlated with Gen Z happiness: how much time they got for weekend sleep and relaxation, and even more important was their sense of purpose, he said. Gen Z puts a lot of effort into skin care and mental health, but bad sleep means looking tired and feeling badly, Salas said.

Persons: Z, Zach Hrynowski, Gen, Hrynowski, ‘, Chloe Carmichael, It’s, Dr, Broderick Sawyer, ” Sawyer, Carmichael, Rachel Salas, “, ” Salas, Gen Z, Salas, ” Organizations: CNN, Gallup, Walton Family Foundation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Locations: New York, Louisville , Kentucky, Baltimore

☆ Music Teacher Is Charged With Taking Teenagers on Trips to Abuse Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Michael Wilson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The music teacher’s classes at the strict, no-nonsense reform school in the woods of upstate New York would seem to be a teenager’s respite amid all the rules, a place for expression and discovery. But a criminal indictment unsealed Thursday portrayed that teacher as a domineering and abusive tyrant who, during one-on-one trips away from school and outside the state, raped his teenage students or forced them into sexual activity. The indictment follows years of lawsuits that have portrayed the Family Foundation School, a small boarding academy in rural Delaware County, as something closer to an unsupervised, violent prison. The teacher, Paul Geer, 56, was arrested Wednesday evening in Hancock, N.Y., where he lives a short distance from the site of the school, which closed in 2014. He was charged with six counts related to bringing three different children across state lines to engage in unlawful sexual activity.

Persons: Paul Geer Organizations: Family Foundation Locations: New York, Delaware County, Hancock, N.Y

☆ Biden highlighted Medicare and Medicaid expansion, lower drug prices, and abortion access in his State of the Union. Here's a look at his healthcare record.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden touted his healthcare policy wins in his State of the Union address. He also mentioned Medicare expansion, lower drug prices, and reproductive healthcare access. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden is hoping to win voters with his healthcare record and promises for future change should he be reelected.

Persons: Joe Biden, — Organizations: Service, KFF, Kaiser Family Foundation

☆ You'll soon be able to get birth control without a prescription. Here's what you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It is the first hormonal birth control available for retail and will expand access. Prescription-free birth control will expand accessThe introduction of Opill to family planning aisles will lower barriers to birth control. Since Opill is available without a prescription, people will no longer have to pay a doctor or pharmacist to access hormonal birth control. She urged policymakers to make sure non-prescription birth control is covered by insurance and assistance programs. AdvertisementProgestin-only birth control also carries a risk of ectopic pregnancy and can increase a person's risk for breast cancer, regardless of medical history.

Persons: —, Opill, Victoria Nichols, Nichols, Dr, Tania Serna Organizations: Amazon, Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Service, US Food and Drug Administration, Guttmacher, Guttmacher Institute, Affordable Care, Kaiser Family Foundation, The American College of Obstetricians, OB, University of California Locations: San Francisco

☆ Abortions now cost over $450, more than double the price before Roe was overturned, per a reproductive care nonprofit director
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Abortion funds provide information and help offset costsThe demand for funds like CAF has risen significantly since June 2022, Jeyifo said. It also received funding from the city of Chicago and is one of the few abortion funds to receive local government funding. AdvertisementSo far this year, Hidalgo-Cuellar said 84% of Cobalt's clients requiring travel support have come from Texas. She said it's difficult to keep the work of abortion funds in the public eye — and she worries about donations drying up. Imminent rulings from the Florida Supreme Court will also decide the fate of the state's abortion bans, and whether voters will have a say in abortion laws this November.

Persons: —, Roe, Wade, Megan Jeyifo, Jeyifo, Dobbs, they'll, Melisa Hidalgo, Cuellar, Sumeyye, you's Organizations: Service, Chicago Abortion Fund, CAF, Business, Jackson, Health Organization, Guttmacher, Kaiser Family Foundation, Guttmacher Institute, The, Abortion, ARC Locations: Chicago, Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado, Hidalgo, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arc, Florida

☆ Millions of veterans are about to get expanded healthcare access
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Specific military, naval, and air service veterans who served in active duty after October 1981 were eligible before recent expansions. AdvertisementBiden has also expressed support for expanding federal healthcare access for veterans. "We expanded resources to end veterans' homelessness, end veterans' poverty, end the silent scourge of suicide, which is taking more veterans than war is." Trump, the GOP frontrunner, has not announced any new plans for veteran healthcare access as part of his campaign. Are you a veteran who will be impacted by expanded healthcare access?

Persons: —, US Department of Veterans Affairs —, Orange, Shereef Elnahal, Elnahal, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Service, —, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Affordable, PACT, Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicare, Biden Administration, Arlington National Cemetery, KFF, Kaiser Family Foundation, Democratic, GOP Locations: Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A former US surgeon general just got a taste of what frustrates countless Americans: a massive medical bill. AdvertisementAdams said his experience highlighted the exorbitant cost of medical care in the US and the lack of price transparency. AdvertisementIt's unclear why Adams' bill was so high since he said he hadn't received a breakdown of the charges. High-deductible plans have become more common as employers have shifted the cost of medical care to their workers. AdvertisementThe ER visit isn't Adams' first brush with an unexpected bill, and he fears it won't be the last.

Persons: Jerome Adams, Adams, Mayo Clinic didn't, Joe doesn't, hadn't, isn't Adams, That's, I've Organizations: Service, Mayo Clinic, Business, Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson, Healthcare, Research, Mayo Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona

☆ Emergency medical bills worry Americans — and it could affect the presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementMost Americans worry they won't be able to pay expensive medical bills if they experience an emergency, and it's impacting their economic outlook. Voters also identified prescription drug prices, out-of-pocket medical costs, and The Affordable Care Act as priorities for how they will vote in the 2024 election. Over 70% of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents answered that general healthcare costs are their main financial stressor. AdvertisementTrump has been vocal about his plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act should he win reelection. Still, KFF found that seven in 10 Republican voters don't think Trump has an alternate affordable healthcare plan.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Biden, Trump, Roe, Wade, Barack Obama —, KFF, Nikki Haley, Haley Organizations: Service, KFF, Kaiser Family Foundation, Affordable, Republicans, Independents, Medicare, Services, Democratic, US Department of Health, Human Services, Trump, Republican, Biden

☆ Job posts for workers without degrees are booming. The actual hiring doesn't always follow
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

But as data emerges on degreeless hiring, there are signs that some of these efforts may be falling short. It's based on limited data and doesn't consider alternative pathways that people without degrees use to join organizations, such as through apprenticeships and internships. But it's still a snapshot look at how some of the top employers in the U.S. are doing in their efforts to hire more workers based on skills versus degree attainment. Rather, it implies managers may be reticent to hire people without degrees, absent specific policies to assess these workers' skills. Companies that have been successful with skill-based hiring also articulate clearly the skills they require for a job, even before posting it.

Persons: it's, Matt Sigelman, What's, Sigelman, Schultz, Joseph Fuller, Fuller, Tyson, Lockheed Martin, Kroger, Stellantis, Backsliders, Meijer, Delta Organizations: Burning Glass Institute, Harvard Business School, Glass Institute, Workers, American, Foundation, Walmart, Apple, GM, Koch Industries, General Motors, Target, Tyson Foods, ExxonMobil, Yelp, Bank of America, Oracle, Companies, Lockheed, Stellantis, CNBC, Amazon, Nike, Delta, Uber, HSBC, Novartis, Delta Air Lines, US Foods Locations: U.S, Meijer

☆ Over a million boomers on Medicare could save big on prescription drugs next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSome Medicare recipients could save thousands of dollars on out-of-pocket drug costs next year as even more boomers reach their spending threshold. In 2023, 50.5 million Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Part D plans. About 65 million people in total are enrolled in Medicare, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. If the national cost cap had been in place in 2021, KFF estimates that 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries would have seen relief. Are you a Medicare beneficiary who has seen relief from the out-of-pocket drug cost cap?

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, California Medicare enrollees Organizations: Service, Medicare, Business, Kaiser Family Foundation, Institute, Social Security, Centers, Medicaid Services, California Medicare, Services Locations: California, California , Florida , Texas , New York, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is expanding a program to help rural communities with serious sewage problems get technical help to plan improvements and apply for funding. “For the first time ever, these communities are going to get an assessment about ... what is the status of their wastewater infrastructure. Still, “the water infrastructure gap is is greater than the resources we have,” and the Biden administration will continue to advocate for more funding, she said. The tribe has received funding to pump septic tanks and develop educational materials, and is applying for funding for infrastructure improvements, Fox said. The town of White Hall, in Lowndes County, Alabama, has developed wastewater treatment and funding options to address sewage that sometimes ran into yards.

Persons: —, Radhika Fox, ” Fox, Biden, Fox, We’re, ”, Catherine Flowers Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, U.S . Environmental, San Carlos Apache, Center for Rural Enterprise, Environmental, Associated Press, Walton Family Foundation, AP Locations: South, Southwest, U.S, Arizona, White, Lowndes County , Alabama

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Sanders started his company, Silent Donor, based on his own experience giving money to charities. Christie Herrera, president and CEO of the conservative advocacy nonprofit Philanthropy Roundtable, has said the fight for donor privacy is the biggest challenge her organization currently faces, “I think it’s time for philanthropy to step up and start talking about these donor privacy issues,” she said. Silent Donor also sets a deadline of 30 days to move a donation through its system and into a charity. Sanders said nonprofits should listen more to donors who seek more privacy for their gifts. He said that recent decline in philanthropic donations may be related to donors not wanting others to know about their financial decisions.

Persons: — Tim Sanders, ”, ” Sanders, –, Malala Yousafzai, Christie Herrera, “, ” Chuck Collins, Collins, —, Donor's Sanders, Sanders, ” Collins Organizations: Internal Revenue Service, Peace, IRS, Republican, Institute for Policy Studies, DAF, U.S . House, U.S . Senate, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Ukrainian, United States

GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP) — A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast Utah is adding to an anxiety familiar in the arid American West: how the project could affect water from the Colorado River. The company has also acquired rights to freshwater from the Green River nearby, leading to questions about how groundwater and river water are connected, and how its plans to produce lithium could affect the environment. The Green River is a tributary of the Colorado River, the over-tapped powerhouse of the West upon which 40 million people rely. So far, Anson has acquired rights for 2,500 acre-feet of water from the Green River. “There’s a difficulty turning anything down in a community like Green River,” he said.

Persons: ”, Lauren Wood, Anson, “, ” Anson, Bruce Richardson, Michael McKibben, Ren Hatt, Gayna, Salinas Organizations: Anson Resources, University of California, Interior Department, Land Management, . Department, ExxonMobil, Associated Press, Walton Family Foundation, AP Locations: GREEN, , Utah, Utah, Colorado, An Australian, Utah , Colorado , New Mexico, Arizona, Green, Green River , Utah, Anson, U.S, Riverside, Argentina, Qinghai, China, Arkansas, Nevada, Amargosa, Las Vegas, , Nevada, Australia, Chile, Gayna Salinas, “, America

☆ The red-hot health-plan business for seniors is finally cooling off
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewHealth insurance giant Cigna is exiting the lucrative senior business that's been a boon to insurers' bottom lines for years. It's a sign that the glory days of Medicare Advantage might be coming to an end. Cigna's senior business isn't the biggest, but it's also nothing to sneeze at. In January, Humana, the second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer with 6 million members, slashed its profit projections because of these costs. AdvertisementIn late 2023, rumors swirled that Cigna was looking to sell its Medicare Advantage plans so it could pull off a merger with Humana—the second-largest Medicare Advantage insurer.

Persons: —, that's, Cigna, it's, It's, David Cordani, Cordani, Gary Taylor, Cowen, Taylor, Dean Ungar, Humana, Ungar Organizations: Service, Health Care Service Corp, Medicare, Business, Kaiser Family Foundation, Competition, Humana, Moody's Investors Service Locations: Illinois

Biden's support among Black voters has waned considerably since he assembled his winning coalition four years ago. Lackluster turnout among Black voters in South Carolina’s primary could signal a broader dip in enthusiasm. Biden will need to energize Black voters in the key swing states of Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. South Carolina school districts reported over 1,600 teacher vacancies at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, a 9% increase from the year before, according to a report from the South Carolina Education Association. Joshua Singleton, a 19-year-old sophomore at South Carolina State, shared the sentiment: “We should have, you know, younger presidents to represent us."

Persons: Democrats ’, Joe Biden, What’s, Biden, That’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Moore, “, Olivia Ratliff, ”, Ratliff, Kailyn Wrighten, Wrighten, —, we’ve, Sheridan Johnson, Johnson, Laverne Brown, there’s, — Biden, Charles Trower, Joshua Singleton, Seth Whipper, ” Biden, Harris, Tony Thomas, Saundra, Austin Nichols, ” Nichols, ” LaJoia Broughton, Broughton, don’t, Dr, Byron L, Benton, Joseph Biden, Emily Swanson, Jonathan Logan Organizations: —, Democrats, Democratic, Black, AP, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Republican, South Carolina State University, Supreme, South Carolina Education Association, Biden, South Carolina State, Trump, America, Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Mother Emanuel AME Church, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Locations: CHARLESTON, S.C, South Carolina, South, Georgia , Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Orangeburg, Charleston, Carolina, American, U.S, Blythewood , South Carolina, “, Blythewood, North Charleston

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are independently harmful to the human body, but together their impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems is more dangerous and affects some communities more than others. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances said climate change is increasing the frequency of both hazards, particularly in California. The authors found that the combined harm of extreme heat and inhalation of wildfire smoke increased hospitalizations and disproportionately impacted low-income communities and Latino, Black, Asian and other racially marginalized residents. Homes and work places with air conditioning and neighborhoods with tree canopy cover are better protected from extreme heat, and some buildings filter smoke from wildfires and insulate heat more efficiently. “For a variety of reason, they tend to feel climate change much worse than other non-underserved communities, and I think it's really important to highlight this social injustice aspect of climate change,” said the emergency physician and fellow at the Harvard T.H.

Persons: ”, Tarik Benmarhnia, Benmarhnia, Christopher T, Minson, it’s, Catharina Giudice Organizations: ANGELES, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, UC San Diego, University of Oregon, Environmental Protection Agency, University of Southern, Harvard, of Public Health, National Weather Service, Associated Press, Walton Family Foundation, AP Locations: California, San Diego, United States, Oregon, Washington, Canada, British Columbia, Central Valley, Central, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Chan

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