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☆ Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though some shouldn’t be, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The latest research on the prevalence of aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease suggests that in 2021, nearly a third of adults 60 or older without cardiovascular disease were still using aspirin. Among adults 60 or older, nearly 30% reported taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, and around 5% of all adults 60 or older reported using aspirin without medical advice. Among those regularly taking aspirin, 89% reported taking a low-dose aspirin, according to the survey, while 11% indicated they take regular strength aspirin, which makes their risk of excessive bleeding even higher. The other alarming aspect is that many individuals are taking aspirin without the guidance of a healthcare provider,” Montgomery said. Regardless, any patient taking aspirin regularly should discuss that behavior with their physician, Weintraub said.

Persons: It’s, it’s, “, ”, Mohak Gupta, who’ve, Aspirin, ” Gupta, Donald Lloyd, Jones, ” Lloyd, Lloyd, “ I’ve, Dave Montgomery, ” Montgomery, Dr, Howard Weintraub, Sanjay Gupta, Weintraub, ” Weintraub Organizations: CNN, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, US Preventive Services, Internal, US Centers for Disease Control, Cleveland Clinic, University of Michigan, Healthy, Northwestern University, “, Piedmont Healthcare, NYU Langone Health, CNN Health Locations: United States, Atlanta, New York

☆ 6 types of depression identified in Stanford study
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Some 30% to 40% of people with depression do not experience symptom improvement after trying one treatment, according to the study. And about 30% of people diagnosed with depression go on to experience treatment-resistant depression when the disorder doesn’t improve after multiple treatment attempts. Mapping depression in the brainThe authors used data from 801 adult participants who were previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety, and 137 healthy control group participants. The grant supports a five-year project involving 4,500 participants, which is centered on the development of a better diagnosis and treatment tool for depression biotypes. This method isn’t intended to replace or be the primary choice for assessments of individual cases of depression, Williams said.

Persons: biotypes, ”, Leanne Williams, Vincent V.C, Woo, Williams, Anhedonia, Jun Ma, Ma, Beth, George Vitoux, “, Richard Keefe, wasn’t, Keefe, Jonathan Alpert, Dorothy, Marty Silverman, Alpert, ” Keefe, you’re Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, Nature Medicine, Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Center, Precision Mental Health, Wellness, Medicine, University of Illinois, Duke University Medical Center, Montefiore Medical, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Psychiatric Association’s Council, Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes, Health’s, Mental Health Initiative Locations: California, United States, University of Illinois Chicago, North Carolina, New York City, Stanford

☆ Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of US sports. Are leagues doing enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But matters affecting the integrity of the game have a chilling effect across the board and governing bodies know this is their Achilles heel,” he warned. Fast forward to 2024 and the gambling industry is engrained in US sports culture with leagues, franchises, players and networks now partnering with betting organizations. “We need legislation to do things like prevent sports betting advertising, and to prevent prop betting. However, it can be often in leagues’ financial interest for betting to increase in popularity. “The sports leagues have turned to sports betting because it increases fan avidity.

Persons: Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani, Tucupita Marcano, Jontay Porter, ” David Carter, ”, Paul Sancya, – it’s, Andrew Zimbalist, Zimbalist, ’ ”, “, William Hill, Mike Segar, Porter, Long Phi Pham, Pham, Breon Peace, Victor Matheson, Matheson, Adam Silver, Robert D, Manfred , Jr, Wayne Gretzky, Bruce Bennett, ’ Zimbalist, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Connor McDavid’s, ” Matheson, ” Carter, ” Zimbalist, CNN’s Thomas Schlachter Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, National Basketball Association, Toronto Raptors, NBA, USC Marshall School of Business, MGM Grand Detroit, DC, Super, American Gaming, Smith College, Monmouth, Reuters, Authorities, Supreme, College of, NFL, MLB, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Madison, Garden, “, NCAA, National Council Locations: Brooklyn, Michigan, Detroit, Washington, Oceanport , New Jersey, U.S, Porter , Brooklyn, New York City

☆ Chinese trade group seeks drone jammers for Russian buyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —A Chinese government trade body has sought drone detectors and jammers for apparent Russian buyers, adding to concerns that Beijing may be supplying dual-use technology to Moscow. They are known for being used by the Russian army during its 2022 invasion of Ukraine to identify drone activity. He told CNN by phone that it was removed because it was “improper.” CNN has also reached out to the Yunfu trade association for comment. Mastro said she is “not particularly surprised” that local Chinese governments would help Russian companies seek drone equipment. Last week, the US warned it could act against Chinese firms and financial institutions in response to Beijing’s alleged backing of Russian war efforts.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ”, Oriana Skylar Mastro, Stanford University’s Freeman, Mastro, doesn’t, Antony Blinken, Washington Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Guangdong Provincial Association, Promotion of, province’s Commerce Department, Assel Labs, 3MX, City’s Association, Promotion of International Trade, United, CNN, US, Stanford, Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Moscow, Guangdong, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, United States, Singapore, “ Beijing

☆ YOLO is dying. That could be bad news for the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —YOLO economy, meet the “yo, no” economy. In what was dubbed the YOLO economy (short for “you only live once”), or revenge spending, consumers shelled out for the experiences and goods they had missed. And that may be bad news for the economy. “We are monitoring the issue and engaging with market participants,” a spokesperson for the Securities and Exchange Commission told CNN. Joe Saluzzi, co-founder of Themis Trading, told CNN that the NYSE’s explanation is hard to square with the bizarre trades that hit the tape.

Persons: “ Covid, doesn’t, ” Sameer Samana, “, There’s, ”, that’s, Taylor Swift, It’s, Dow, Jerome Powell, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Joe Saluzzi, Themis Trading, I’m, Saluzzi, ” Read, Matt Egan, Keith Gill —, ” —, Read, Anna Cooban Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Wells, Investment Institute, Walmart, Target, Employers, TSA, Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange, The New York Stock Exchange, ” Intercontinental Exchange, NYSE, ICE, CNN, NYSE Group, Consolidated, CTA, Berkshire Hathaway’s, Berkshire, Securities and Exchange Commission, Themis, GameStop, AMC Entertainment Locations: New York, YOLO, Samana, “, Berkshire

☆ Summer heat will likely bring higher electric bills amid rising temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Many Americans may get hot under the collar when they open their electric bills this summer, but for some, the consequences of rising utility costs can be a lot more serious. He pointed to the National Weather Service’s prediction that much of the country will probably have above-normal temperatures this summer. The difference in projections stems from the association assuming higher rates of usage because of hotter temperatures, Wolfe said. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, has $4.1 billion to help consumers with heating and cooling costs, down from $6.1 billion in the prior fiscal year. “Because of the lack of a coherent policy to address summer cooling, people will die this summer from heatstroke,” Wolfe said.

Persons: Mark Wolfe, ”, Wolfe, Diana Hernandez, Hernandez, “, ” Hernandez, arrearages, ” Wolfe Organizations: CNN, National Energy Assistance, Association, Center for Energy, US Energy Information Administration, Department of Health, Human Services, Energy, Columbia University, Income, Energy Assistance, US Census Bureau, District, Columbia, National Weather Service Locations: Pacific, Chicago, heatstroke

☆ Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A majority of Disneyland cast members who perform as characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and dance in parades at the amusement park, in California, voted to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association on Saturday, the union said. The Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers, said it had exceeded the threshold it needed in a vote overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, winning a 79 percent majority with 953 yes votes and 258 no votes, according to a statement. Among the key issues that brought workers together to fight for representation in future negotiations with the company were securing improvements in safety and scheduling and demanding “a living wage,” as well as other workplace benefits, the union said. “They say that Disneyland is ‘the place where dreams come true,’ and for the Disney cast members who have worked to organize a union, their dream came true today,” Kate Shindle, the actor association’s president, said in a statement on Saturday.

Persons: Mickey, Minnie Mouse, “, ” Kate Shindle, association’s Organizations: ’ Equity Association, National Labor Relations Board, Disney Locations: California

☆ FIFA to take legal advice on calls to suspend Israel Football Association
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Zayn Nabbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) had called for a vote to ban Israel before Infantino made the announcement over accusations that the IFA had violated FIFA rules during the continued war in Gaza. “Due to the obvious sensitivity of these matters, FIFA will mandate, as of now, independent legal expertise to analyse and assess the three requests made by the Palestinian Football Association and ensure that the statutes and regulations of FIFA are applied in the correct way,” Infantino said. “As I speak to you today, the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian football family, are enduring an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesRajoub went on to call for FIFA “to temporarily suspend the IFA as a member of FIFA with immediate effect.”Jordan Football Association general secretary Samar Nassar backed Rajoub, saying: “We are not here to deliberate on the human tragedy. And like anyone else, I was extremely, extremely shocked, and am extremely shocked at what’s happening in Gaza.”“I pray for all those people who suffer the unimaginable … and I want, like all of you, just one thing: peace.”

Persons: Gianni Infantino, Infantino, ” Infantino, “, Jibril Rajoub, ” Rajoub, Shino Moshe Zuares, Manan Vatsyayana, Rajoub, ”, Samar Nassar, ” Nassar Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Israel Football Association, IFA, Palestinian Football Association, Israel, FIFA Council, PFA, Getty, FIFA “, ” Jordan Football Association, “, Palestinian Association, UEFA Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Gaza, AFP, Yugoslavia, Russia, Africa, Israel

☆ How the US became hooked on sports betting – and the cost it’s having on lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“I noticed all my memories were really gambling related,” Malek explains to CNN Sport. So right where the AGA and the National Council for Problem Gambling is located – the nation’s capital – they abolished all public funds for problem gambling,” adds Whyte. Ramon Zelaya, the moderator of Reddit’s problem gambling forum, concurs. “I think the pace of innovation right now, particularly as it relates to fan engagement and betting, and in play betting and live betting will continue to increase,” said Maloney. Reportedly there were two specific games in which DraftKings Sportsbook flagged prop bets involving Porter in its daily betting insights.

Persons: CNN —, Saul Malek, he’d, “, ” Malek, I’d, Malek, ”, Michael Reaves, Getty, Dominick Reuter, Joe Maloney, ” Maloney, ” Keith Whyte, Maloney, “ We’re, Al Bello, Whyte, “ We’ve, LeBron James ’, DraftKings, you’re, Greg Olsen, Jared C, Tilton, Adam Silver, Silver, Ramon Zelaya, ” Zelaya, “ I’ve, Sportradar, expained, Candice Ward, Reuters Maloney, Jontay Porter, Porter, “ It’s, Brian Sevald Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Gamblers Anonymous, Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby, Supreme, District of Columbia, Super, American Gaming, Monmouth, Getty, “, Republicans, National Council, Belmont Park, ESPN, NCAA, NFL, NASCAR Hall of Fame, NBA, Reuters, Sporting, Toronto Raptors Locations: Saturday’s, Churchill, Nevada, Monmouth, Oceanport , New Jersey, AFP, America, New York, Belmont, District, –, North Carolina

☆ Hawaii wildfires 2023: New report details problems and heroism from Maui’s disastrous infernos
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Among them: Chief officers and some Maui Fire Department staff used “WhatsApp” for situational awareness updates, but not everyone in the department used the app. Despite this, the collective actions by MFD and law enforcement saved many lives and property across the island,” the report says. “Battalion Chiefs initiated upstaffing for some resources on the morning of August 8” – the day the four major wildfires ignited. “MFD requested law enforcement to facilitate evacuations over the radio. “That is still under investigation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,” Maui Fire Department Chief Brad Ventura said Tuesday.

Persons: ” “, “, ”, Anne Lopez, –, upstaffing, Brad Ventura, ” Ventura, Ventura Organizations: CNN, Maui Fire Department, National Weather Service, Western Fire Chiefs Association, Staff, Hawaii’s, Fire Safety Research Institute, BCs, State, “ Battalion Chiefs, ICS, Incident Command, Hawaiian Electric Company, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Maui, “, Lahaina

☆ Transgender Veterans Sue V.A. Over Gender-Affirming Surgeries
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Aishvarya Kavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Why It MattersThe Department of Veterans Affairs offers the majority of medical procedures known as gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy, prosthetics and hair removal. But veterans must seek surgeries outside of V.A. The National Center for Transgender Equality estimates there are more than 134,000 transgender veterans. survey of transgender and gender-nonconforming veterans conducted in 2022 and 2023, 78 percent of 6,600 respondents said they wanted gender-affirming surgeries. An exception is made when revising or treating complications from surgeries that were done outside the V.A.

Persons: Josie Caballero, Ms, Caballero Organizations: Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Transgender Locations: V.A

☆ Salt substitution linked with lower risk for dying early, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Using a salt substitute when cooking was linked with a lower risk of dying early from any cause or from cardiovascular disease in a new study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. “Previous synthesis tended to focus on short-term outcomes, lasting only two weeks.”Using a salt substitute could lower your risk of dying early, according to new research. The trials compared the use of common salt — made of about 100% sodium chloride, occasionally with added iodine — with using a salt substitute comprised of 25% to 30% potassium chloride and 60% to 75% sodium chloride. “If it’s sodium chloride or potassium chloride or magnesium chloride, it’s all salt. “It’s also important to remember that reducing sodium intake is just one way to reduce cardiovascular risk without medication,” Albarqouni said.

Persons: ”, Loai, “, ” Albarqouni, Albarqouni, Andrew Freeman, ” Freeman, wasn’t, Freeman, It’s Organizations: CNN, Internal Medicine, Institute, Bond University, Jewish Health Locations: Australia, China, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Peru, Netherlands, Norway, North America, Denver

☆ These plane crash survivors and victims’ loved ones are becoming scared to fly again after years of travel. They’re not alone
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Others, however, said they are still confident in flight safety, pointing out that commercial air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation. Cara and Erin Ashcraft survived the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420, operated on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, during a landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999. “I’ve never had concerns (about air travel safety) before. This is the hole left behind when the plug door of an Alaska Airlines flight blew off midflight on January 5, 2024. Pierson is wary of attitudes around the apparent safety of American air travel, he said.

Persons: Barb Handley, –, ” Handley, Handley, ”, ‘, Mary Handley, Alice, Barb Handley Miller, Pat Gabrielse, Dan Handley, Beth Handley McMall, Kathleen Handley Salemi, Cara, Erin Ashcraft, “, I’m, ” Cara, ” Cara Ashcraft, ’, McDonnell Douglas, Andy Scott, “ I’m, ” Erin Ashcraft, ” ‘ I’ve, Trey Smith, “ I’ve, ” Smith, Smith, Scott Kirby, United, Boeing Aubrey, Max, Aubrey, they’re, ” Anthony Brickhouse, Florida’s Embry, Brickhouse, Ed Pierson, Pierson, That’s, ” CNN’s Chris Isidore, Jacopo Prisco Organizations: CNN, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines Boeing, Boeing, –, National Transportation, NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, American Airlines, McDonnell, Little Rock National Airport, Dallas Morning News, International Air Transport, United, Reuters United, Airbus, “ Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Florida’s, Riddle Aeronautical University, Alaska Airlines Max, US Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Foundation for Aviation Safety, Air Canada, San Francisco International Airport Locations: Alaska, Little Rock , Arkansas, United States, Virginia, Los Angeles, East, Southwest

☆ Why the Shohei Ohtani story is so concerning for baseball and sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —I can’t recall a recent baseball story that has captured the public imagination like the current one involving Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, his former translator Ippei Mizuhara and gambling. That said, assuming Ohtani has done nothing wrong, America’s pastime will emerge from this situation mostly unscathed. Ohtani stalls at second base after hitting a double during the first inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Yes, one team is favored to win, but we don’t know that team will win for sure. And if it occurs involving someone as beloved as Ohtani, it could be a disaster for not just baseball, but sports around the globe.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Ippei, –, Ohtani, Will Ireton, Kirby Lee, Reuters Ohtani, it’s, Mike Trout, didn’t, I’ll, won’t, Sean M, I’m, It’s, they’ve, We’ve, Brad Bohannon, Bohannon, Jontay Porter, bettors, Porter, ” Porter wasn’t, Stu Foster, Sandro Tonali, Phil Mickelson, Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson –, Rose, Jackson, Tyrese Haliburton, JB Bickerstaff, Charlie Baker, Ezra Shaw, Rob Manfred, David, Goliath Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League, Dodgers, USA, Sports, Reuters, League, Baseball, St, Louis Cardinals, American, NFL, Former University of Alabama, Alabama, Toronto Raptors, Italian Football Federation, England’s Football Association, Newcastle United, Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Black Sox, Chicago White Sox, Famers, Bettmann, Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, Getty Images, American Gaming Association, Census, MLB, MLB Network Locations: United States, Nevada, Bohannon, Italy, Tonaly, England

☆ How to check if your solar eclipse glasses are real
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Otherwise, experts say it’s absolutely necessary to wear certified eclipse glasses or use handheld solar viewers that meet a specific safety standard, known as ISO 12312-2, when watching all other phases of a total or partial solar eclipse. And sunglasses won’t work in place of eclipse glasses or solar viewers. Counterfeit eclipse glasses with black lenses that have straight left and right edges from China (top) are printed with text copied from real eclipse glasses, but the counterfeit glasses are missing the company address. Meanwhile, real eclipse glasses from American Paper Optics (bottom) have reflective lenses with curved left and right edges. Never look through an unfiltered optical device of any kind in this situation, even while wearing eclipse glasses.

Persons: ”, Rick Fienberg, “, ” Fienberg, Ronald Benner, doesn’t, ” Benner, Benner, ‘ I’m, ’ Organizations: CNN, American Astronomical Society, NASA, Planetary Society, American Optometric Association, Astronomical Society, ‘, Optics, APO, Eclipse, Force, “, AAS Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, China, U.S, Cangnan, Europe

☆ Chen Xuyuan: China sentences ex-soccer chief to life in prison in latest crackdown on sports corruption
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The ex-soccer chief, Chen Xuyuan, was jailed on Tuesday alongside multiple senior sporting executives, according to state media, following a months-long investigation. Five years later, the Chinese soccer association unveiled a plan to make the country a “world football superpower” by 2050. The Chinese men’s soccer team currently sits third in its FIFA World Cup qualify group, with four points, behind group leader South Korea, and second placed Thailand. Last Thursday, the team drew 2-2 with city-state Singapore, in a major blow to the country’s World Cup 2026 dream. The two sides face off again, on Tuesday, in what is being billed as a crunch match for underperforming China.

Persons: Chen Xuyuan, Xi, Chen, Yu Hongchen, Li Tie, “, ”, Chen Yongliang, Yu, Dong Zheng Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, league, Chinese Super League, Winter, men’s, soccer, FIFA World, South Locations: Hong Kong, Chinese, Hubei, Huangshi, China, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore

NEW YORK (AP) — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. To regain the sales momentum, garden centers must navigate a number of challenges as another spring season kicks in. At Flowercraft Garden Center, a San Francisco garden center that is in its 50th year of operation, houseplants, vegetable starter plants and citrus trees are selling well, said general manager Lydia Patubo. That was good for an area suffering from a yearslong drought, but bad for garden center business. Even though his sales have plateaued since the pandemic, he feels the 34-year-old garden center is in a good spot.

Persons: Danny Summers, Summers, That’s, ”, Lydia Patubo, Patubo, San Francisco, ” Patubo, Chris Cordrey, “, ” Cordray, hasn’t, Kat McGraw, ” McGraw Organizations: Survey, The Garden Center Group, Garden, ”, East Coast Garden, National, Administration, Co, Atlanta, “ Locations: U.S, San Francisco, San, California, Millsboro , Delaware, Chattanooga , Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee

☆ Shigeichi Negishi, Japanese inventor of first karaoke machine, dies aged 100
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Shigeichi Negishi, the entrepreneur who invented the world’s first karaoke machine, has died aged 100. Negishi, whose 1967 “Sparko Box” prototype is among several devices credited with ushering in Japan’s karaoke craze, died from natural causes in January. His death, which was made public last week, was confirmed to CNN by Shiro Kataoka, managing director of the All-Japan Karaoke Industrialist Association. “When I asked the factory engineer, he said, ‘It’s easy,’” Negishi recalled in an account published by the All-Japan Karaoke Industrialist Association, an industry body for Japan’s karaoke operators. Subsequent developments, including the introduction of video karaoke and networked karaoke systems, helped the phenomenon spread across Asia and the world in the following decades.

Persons: Shigeichi Negishi, Shiro Kataoka, Negishi, ‘, ” Negishi, Leon Harris, Matt Alt, Yoshio Kodama’s, ”, “, I’d, Association’s, ” Shigeichi Negishi, Hiroko Yoda, Daisuke Inoue, Inoue Organizations: CNN, Japan Karaoke, Association ., Association, “ Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Asia

☆ The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The NAR, which represents more than 1 million Realtors, also agreed to put in place a set of new rules. One prevents sellers’ brokers from setting buyers’ agents’ compensation, which critics say led brokers to push more expensive properties on customers. Another new rule will require buyers’ brokers to enter into written agreements with their buyers. Realtors could now compete on commissions, allowing for prospective buyers to shop around on rates before they commit to buying a home. The association also faces scrutiny from the US Department of Justice, and it’s unclear whether this settlement with sellers will impact the government’s scrutiny of the brokerage industry.

Persons: ”, Kevin Sears, Nykia Wright, Homesellers, HomeServices, Wright Organizations: CNN, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Realtors, realtors, US Department of Justice Locations: Missouri, America, litigate

☆ England’s health service to stop prescribing puberty blockers to transgender kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —England’s National Health Service (NHS) has stopped prescribing puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, saying there is “not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness” of puberty-suppressing hormones. Puberty blockers will now only be available to young people in clinical research trials and some private clinics, UK’s PA Media reported Tuesday. Fewer than 100 young people are currently on puberty blockers via the NHS and they will be able to continue the treatment, it added. Puberty blockers will also available through some private gender identity clinics. Gender-affirming care can include puberty blockers, which may not be a part of every association’s treatment.

Persons: CNN —, “, Victoria Atkins, Maria Caulfield, Stonewall, endocrinologists, Trevor Organizations: CNN, Health Service, Media, NHS, Social Care, ”, Republican, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child, Psychiatry Locations: England

☆ States Dig Into Homeowners Insurance and Why It’s Hard to Buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Emily Flitter | Christopher Flavelle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

State regulators around the country asked hundreds of insurance companies on Friday to provide the details of how they price and structure their homeowner policies, part of an attempt to dig into why many property owners are struggling to get and keep coverage. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the group representing the regulators, said that state agencies wrote to more than 400 companies asking them for detailed data on their homeowners’ insurance businesses. The association’s president, Andrew N. Mais, who is Connecticut’s insurance commissioner, said in a statement on the group’s website that the request was made to “address the critical challenge of the affordability and availability of homeowners’ insurance and the financial health of insurance companies.”Inflation and increasingly severe weather driven by climate change have recently upended many local markets for homeowners insurance. Some major insurers have pulled out of states including Florida and California. In those places, and in others hit hard by catastrophic events like windstorms and wildfires, some homeowners have slashed their coverage to deal with the rising costs of insurance.

Persons: Andrew N Organizations: National Association of Insurance Locations: Florida, California

☆ Kristoffer Olsson: Sweden soccer star placed on ventilator due to ‘acute disease related to the brain’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Swedish soccer star Kristoffer Olsson has been hospitalized and placed on a ventilator, seemingly due to an “acute disease related to the brain,” according to a statement from his team FC Midtjylland on Tuesday. FC Midtjylland also asked for privacy to allow the midfielder and his family to focus on recovery. FC Midtjylland said on Wednesday that training had been closed to media and fans as the club had been so affected by what had happened to Olsson. Olsson playing for FC Midtjylland in August 2023. After leaving Arsenal in 2014, Olsson joined FC Midtjylland on loan before completing a permanent move to the Danish side.

Persons: Kristoffer Olsson, Olsson, Kristoffer, Olsson’s, Mikolaj Barbanell, Kim Källström, ” Källström Organizations: CNN, FC Midtjylland, English Premier League club Arsenal, Arsenal, Twitter, Belgian, Anderlecht, Krasnodar, FIFA, Swedish Football Locations: Swedish, Aarhus, Denmark, Russian, Midtjylland

☆ American couple missing: Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry believed dead after yacht hijacked in Grenada
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Sharif Paget | Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The pair have been identified by their sailing club as Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry, a couple from Virginia who were spending the winter cruising the Eastern Caribbean after sailing their yacht, Simplicity, from Hampton, Virginia, to Antigua. “Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry are veteran cruisers and long-time members of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association from its earliest days. According to the Salty Dawg Sailing Association, the club’s executive director was contacted after a passing “good Samaritan” came across an abandoned yacht and found the club’s contact information. “The good Samaritan had boarded the boat and noted that the owners, Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, were not onboard and found evidence of apparent violence. Contact information for the SDSA was posted and the skipper contacted the Association.” The sailing association said the skipper also contacted the coast guard, who notified St. Vincent police.

Persons: Kathy Brandel, Ralph Hendry, “ Kathy Brandel, Kathy, Ralph, Nick Buro, Bryan Hendry, St, Vincent, “, Tatja Hopman, ”, Bob Osborn, ” Osborn, O, Simmons Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Sailing Association, Grenadines Police Force, Coast Guards, Association, US State Department, U.S Locations: Grenada, Virginia, Hampton , Virginia, Antigua, Brandel’s, Caribbean, St, Royal St

“And, I think, Camilla, Queen Camilla, has certainly earned the respect that she’s receiving. Prince William also took time off to support his wife, though he is now back at work. Camilla has helped pick up the slack, demonstrating the importance of her rehabilitation to Charles and the royal family. But the public mood has softened since Charles married the woman then known as Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. I mean, Camilla has taken the lead in all of this and has performed admirably.”___Full AP coverage of Britain's royal family at https://apnews.com/hub/royalty

Persons: Camilla, King Charles III’s, Princess Diana, Charles, Kate, Princess, Wales, “ It’s, ”, Michael Cole, “, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Diana, Princes William, Harry, Camilla Parker Bowles, ″, Sally Bedell Smith, “ Prince Charles, ’ ’, Prince Harry, Camilla burnished, ” Harry, Smith, “ William, Edward Organizations: BBC, Foreign Press, CBS, Kindred Studios Locations: Windsor, Britain, Paris, Shepherd’s, London

Hospitals in recent years have shifted their use of online technology to support everything from telehealth to medical devices to patient records. Brett Callow, an analyst for the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, counted 46 cyberattacks on hospitals last year, compared with 25 in 2022. The dramatic increase in these online raids has prompted the nation’s top health agency to develop new rules for hospitals to protect themselves from cyber threats. The attacks can put hospitals’ networks offline for weeks or months, forcing hospitals to turn away patients. In Chicago, Lurie hospital’s network has been offline for two weeks.

Persons: —, John Riggi, Association’s, “, ” Riggi, Ann, Robert H, Lurie, Brett Callow, Emsisoft, ” Callow, Callow, ”, Andrea Palm, Palm, Jason Castillo’s, Castillo, ” Castillo, it’s, Kathleen Foody Organizations: WASHINGTON, Midwestern children's, American, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, FBI, of Health, Human Services, Health, HHS, Associated Press Locations: Midwestern, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Chicago

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