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☆ Top US generals warned the 'golden hour' for saving injured soldiers could disappear. That future has come.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Sinéad Baker | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The US military has warned that lifesaving "golden hour" care may not exist in future wars. American generals predicted years ago that the intensity of future wars could upend lifesaving evacuations and medical care for injured troops. Ukrainian soldiers taking part in medical training on the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. AdvertisementGraves at the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, of Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Jackie thought the injury would have been an "easy fix" if the friend had received care in the golden hour.

Persons: didn't, Ignacio Marin, Mark Milley, We'll, Anthony McQueen, Jackie, Graves, Mykola Tys, Tango, Oleg Petrasiuk, Matthew Fandre, Fandre, George Barros Organizations: Business, Chosen, Anadolu, Getty, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Research, Development Command, US Army, AP, West, Mechanised Brigade, AP US Army, Mission, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Locations: Ukraine, Pervomaiske, Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian, Russia, Lviv, Bakhmut, West Ukrainian, Iraq, Afghanistan, China, Chasiv Yar, Ukraine's Donetsk, America, Russian

☆ Trump will test the extent of his power over congressional Republicans after failing to raise the debt ceiling
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump offered his full support for House Speaker Mike Johnson. President-elect Donald Trump has set up another quasi-loyalty test for House Republicans before he formally reenters the White House. AdvertisementOn Monday, Trump endorsed Speaker Mike Johnson to remain as speaker when the House votes on its next leader on Friday. "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man," Trump wrote on Truth Social. AdvertisementUnlike the Senate, the House speaker vote is public.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Trump, Mike, MAGA, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, Elon Musk, Thomas Massie of, Ron DeSantis, Paul Ryan, Massie, We've, Allison Robbert, Mike Johnson Johnson, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, doesn't, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy's Organizations: House Republicans, WIN, Trump, GOP, House Democrats, Florida Gov, Getty, Congress, Senate, Trump loyalists Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ukraine, AFP, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Washington

☆ 11 Data Points and Discoveries That Surprised Us in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

11 Data Points and Discoveries That Surprised Us in 2024One of our most important jobs at The Upshot is to give readers a kind of journalism that wouldn’t otherwise exist at The New York Times — in conception, execution or both. Early this year, researchers shared with us the first school-district-level data comparing students’ test scores before and after pandemic school closures. We expected that students in poor districts would remain further behind students in rich districts, and that was generally true. Some of our research confirmed patterns that have been observed before: On average, voters appeared to select new neighborhoods based, at least indirectly, on those neighborhoods’ partisanship. But our extraordinarily detailed data also let us dig into the dynamics of the years between the 2020 and 2024 elections.

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☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Citi Research's Drew Pettit
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Citi Research's Drew PettitDrew Pettit, U.S. equity strategist at Citi Research, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss macro themes he sees in the markets for 2025, why AI could be a primary growth driver next year, and more.

Persons: Citi Research's Drew Pettit Drew Pettit Organizations: Citi Research's, Citi Research

Reagan would present himself as the sunny alternative to Carter’s scolding demeanor to win the 1980 election in a landslide. A college student watches a televised speech from President Jimmy Carter at a service station in Los Angeles in 1979. Eventually, Carter would become a senior officer of the USS Seawolf, the United States’ second nuclear submarine. “I can win this election without a single Black vote,” Carter told The Atlanta Constitution in July 1970. In his 2014 biography, “Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter,” the Dartmouth College religion historian Randall Balmer wrote that Carter regretted the 1970 campaign for the rest of his life.

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Aaron Schwartz / NurPhoto via Getty Images fileSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced in February 2024 that he was stepping down from his position leading Republicans in the Senate. However, the Supreme Court determined that the Colorado Supreme Court wrongly assumed that states can determine whether or not a candidate is eligible to run for office. Brown / AFP via Getty Images fileIn a historic move, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban is enforceable. Supreme Court hears Trump immunity caseDemonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images fileAt the beginning of the month, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov.

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☆ Charles Dolan, HBO and Cablevision founder, dies at 98
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A statement issued Saturday by his family said Dolan died of natural causes, Newsday reported late Saturday. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles Dolan, the visionary founder of HBO and Cablevision,” the statement said. Patrick Dolan, another son of Charles Dolan, led a group that repurchased 75% of Newsday Media Group in July 2016. At the time of his death, Charles Dolan and his family had a net worth of $5.4 billion, Forbes reported. His wife, Helen Ann Dolan, died in 2023, Newsday reported.

Persons: Charles F, Dolan, Charles Dolan, John, James L, Patrick Dolan, Helen Ann Dolan Organizations: Cablevision Systems Corp, Newsday, HBO, Cablevision, Office, Movie Classics, Cleveland, John Carroll University, Garden, Radio City Music Hall, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, Garden Sports Corp, Knicks, Rangers, MSG, Newsday Media, Forbes, The, Foundation Locations: New York City, Cleveland, European, Neck, Long, New York, Madison, Uniondale , New York

☆ Inside China's paramilitary force that could be key in an invasion of Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

China is preparing its militarized police for kinds of combat that would play a key role in any invasion of Taiwan. Urban trainingSince its founding in 1982, China's PAP has been firmly placed under the country's military. China's People's Armed Police could be used in the later stages of an amphibious assault on Taiwan. AdvertisementChina's People's Armed Police could play a key role in any invasion of Taiwan. The more PAP forces can take over the "public order" task, the more it frees up combat troops, he added.

Persons: Lyle Goldstein, Goldstein, China's, Thomas Peter Alessio Patalano, Patalano, Joel Wuthnow, Wuthnow, Philip Shetler, Jones, Phil Davidson, Xi Jinping Organizations: People's Armed Police, China Central Television, People's Armed Police Force, Defense, Washington , DC, PAP, China's People's, Police, REUTERS, King's College London, Beijing, PLA, Center, Chinese Military Affairs, National Defense University, DC, People's Liberation Army, Getty, Forces, Guard, Taiwan, International Security, Royal United Services Institute, Senate Armed Services Committee Locations: China, Taiwan, Asia, Washington ,, Beijing, East Asia, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, China's Xinjiang, Taipei, PRC, People's Republic of China

Here are the key state and local races to watch during the early part of 2025. If Democrats lose the special election, control of the chamber would go to the Republicans, because GOP Lt. Gov. Another key difference from the last Supreme Court race is Republicans are far more emboldened this time around after Trump’s victory in Wisconsin over Harris. There will also be a special election for the seat held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Kathy Hochul must set the date for the special election within 90 days of her departure under state law.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Suhas Subramanyam, Democratic Del, Kannan Srinivasan, Republican Tumay Harding, JJ Singh, Republican Ram Venkatachalam, Kamala Harris, Republican Glenn Youngkin, Joe Biden, Youngkin, ”, Tim Storey, “, Virginia Democrats …, Winsome Earle, Sears, Ann Walsh Bradley, Susan Crawford, Brad Schimel, Janet Protasiewicz, they’re, “ It’s, Brian Schimming, Scott Walker, Crawford, Schimel, Joe Oslund, Trump, Schimming, Mike Waltz, Elise Stafanik, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Cord Byrd, Stefanik, hasn’t, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Republicans, Cabinet, GOP, Democratic Party, Democratic, Republican, Trump, National Conference of State, Virginia Democrats, Gov, Wisconsin Supreme, ” Wisconsin Republican, Democrats, ” Wisconsin Democratic Party, United Nations, Florida, New York Gov Locations: Virginia, Wisconsin, Virginia’s Loudoun County, “ Virginia, Virginia’s, Dane County, Waukesha County, It’s, Harris, U.S

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders Friday that the federal government will hit its debt limit as early as Jan. 14 unless Congress takes action or her department implements “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. “Treasury currently expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and January 23, at which time it will be necessary for Treasury to start taking extraordinary measures,” Yellen wrote in her letter, addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The federal government can often operate for months under the “extraordinary measures” or accounting maneuvers Yellen referenced in her letter. The federal debt stands at roughly $36 trillion. Ultimately, 170 Republicans defied him and added the debt ceiling fight to the incoming administration’s growing to-do list.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Donald Trump, ” Yellen, Mike Johnson, “, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Trump Organizations: “ Treasury, Treasury, Republicans, NBC News Locations: United States, U.S

☆ Janet Yellen says Treasury Department will need to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt ceiling next month
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-28 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders Friday that the federal government will hit its debt limit as early as Jan. 14 unless Congress takes action or her department implements "extraordinary measures" to avoid default. The federal government can often operate for months under the "extraordinary measures" or accounting maneuvers Yellen referenced in her letter. As the government faced an ultimately averted shutdown last week, one of the issues Congress debated was increasing or even eliminating the debt ceiling. However, Trump seemed to take up the Democratic argument for the first time this month, telling NBC News that he thought the debt ceiling should be abolished. Ultimately, 170 Republicans defied him and added the debt ceiling fight to the incoming administration's growing to-do list.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Donald Trump, Yellen, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: CNBC, New York Federal Reserve, Treasury, Republicans, NBC News Locations: United States, U.S

Two big races in 2025Just weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump, Democrats are already looking ahead to two gubernatorial races that could help the party regain momentum. In New Jersey, the primary fields are already crowded for both parties in the race to replace Democratic Gov. Her victory in New Jersey was the narrowest win in a presidential race by a Democrat in the state in 32 years. The fifth is Kansas, a reliably red state where Democratic Gov. Open 2026 racesIn addition to Georgia, Michigan and Kansas, another 13 states’ gubernatorial races will be open, with the incumbents facing term limits.

Persons: Virginia —, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris ’, Trump, Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Earle, Sears, Merle Rutledge, Earle, Abigail Spanberger, Phil Murphy, Josh Gottheimer, Mikie Sherrill, Steve Sweeney, Ras, Steven Fulop, Sean Spiller, Gottheimer, Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli, Murphy, Sen, Jon Bramnick, Edward Durr, Bill Spadea, haven’t, Andy Kim, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Sam Newton, “, ” Newton, Donald Trump, ”, Courtney Alexander, Katie Hobbs, Brian Kemp, Chris Carr, Gretchen Whitmer, Mike Duggan, Duggan, Garlin Gilchrist, Jocelyn Benson, Pete Buttigieg, Mallory McMorrow, Joe Lombardo, Tony Evers, Josh Shapiro, Laura Kelly, — Kelly, Gavin Newsom —, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, Tony Thurmond, Toni Atkins, Betty Yee, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Xavier Becerra, Ron DeSantis, Matt Gaetz, Byron Donalds Organizations: Trump, Republican Gov, Republican, Gov, GOP, Rep, Democratic Gov, Reps, Ras Baraka , Jersey City, Science, Navy, Republicans, Senate, Democrats, Virginia, Democrat, ” Democratic Governors Association, Washington , D.C, Democratic, White, “ Voters, Republican Governors, Detroit, Transportation, California Gov, Los Angeles Mayor, Human Services Locations: New Jersey, Virginia, Jersey, Newark, Ras Baraka , Jersey, Bill Spadea ., “, Washington ,, North Carolina, Kentucky, In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, U.S, Traverse City, Nevada, Wisconsin, In Pennsylvania, Arizona , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Georgia , Michigan, California , Colorado , Maine, New Mexico, Alabama , Alaska , Florida , Ohio , Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota , Tennessee, Wyoming, Florida

☆ These M&A deals show the hot areas of the creator economy and where the industry could be heading
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Startups in influencer marketing, talent management, and podcasting became acquisition targets. It signaled that one of the world's largest ad holding companies viewed influencer marketing as a must-have offering. Meanwhile, M&A deals in the category focused on podcasting tech and IP in 2024. said in March it had acquired podcasting ad tech firm to boost its targeting and brand safety tech. Creator startups with unique offerings in artificial intelligence, newsletter tech, influencer marketing, and e-commerce all drew in investor dollars in the past year.

Persons: Chris Erwin, Remi Kent Goldman Sachs, Stagwell, Publicis, Ollie Forsyth, Ykone, Boksi, James Creech, Jobs, Theo Von, Wasserman, Long, Whalar, Erwin, Creech, Maxx Organizations: Companies, Insurance, Dulcedo Group, Spotify, Quartermast Advisors, Triton, Hershey Locations: PitchBook, Canadian, India, Japan, Australia, Finnish, Central Europe

☆ Tight hip flexors? This simple move restores mobility in minutes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Dana Santas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

You can lengthen and relieve tight hip flexors in minutes with a simple stretch that targets the tension from all angles. What are hip flexors? Your hip flexors are a group of muscles primarily responsible for lifting your knees and bending at the waist. When tight hip flexors accompany tight hamstrings, releasing your hip flexors to restore a neutral pelvis is the only way to release your hamstrings as well. Keeping your hips healthyWith your hip flexors affecting so many aspects of your ability to move free of pain, it’s important to give them the attention they deserve.

Persons: Dana Santas, quadratus, Laura Oliverio Organizations: Pain, CNN, CNN’s

☆ Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Osamu Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, May 10, 2010. Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94. Born Osamu Matsuda, Suzuki took his wife's family name through adoption in a practice common among Japanese families lacking a male heir. The former banker joined the company founded by her grandfather in 1958 and worked upwards through the ranks to become president two decades later. In the 1970s, he saved the company from the brink of collapse by convincing Toyota Motor to supply engines that met new emissions regulations, but which Suzuki Motor had yet to develop.

Persons: Osamu Suzuki, Japan's Suzuki, thriftiness, Osamu Matsuda, Suzuki Organizations: Toyota, General Motors Locations: Tokyo, Japan, India, ambitiously, minivehicles

☆ 5 tips for getting the most out of your employee benefits, from an assistant VP of benefits at AT&T
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Matt Phillips, 45, the assistant vice president of benefits, health operations at AT&T, from Dallas. For example, do you want to pay more or less now for your health plan? My family has also benefited from an elder care planning service under my benefits plan. Our dependant care and mental health benefits are given to all employees without a need for enrollment, for example. Plus, your employer might offer to contribute to or match your HSA contributions as part of a benefits plan.

Persons: Matt Phillips, I've, Max, That's, it's, Cheong Organizations: Dallas . Business Locations: Dallas

☆ She moved to Hong Kong in her 20s, had kids, and launched 5 companies. Now, at 43, she's learning how to disconnect.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Lindsay Jang moved to Hong Kong 15 years ago and has launched five businesses. Lindsay Jang moved to Hong Kong 15 years ago and has kept herself busy, very busy. In 2009, at 27, she relocated to Hong Kong with her then-romantic partner, Matt Abergel, who had accepted a job offer as an executive chef. Yardbird, in Hong Kong, earned a Michelin star in 2021. "While Hong Kong will always be home, I plan to spend more time in a more relaxed environment once my kids are in university," she said.

Persons: Lindsay Jang, she's, Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, Jang, Matt Abergel, Ronin, Matt, Yardbird, skewers, Abergel, I've, I'm, it's, It's, Goop, Jang hasn't Organizations: Nobu, Michelin, —, Swire, Google, Business Locations: Hong Kong, Alberta, Canada, Sherwood Park, NYC, New York City, New York, Masa, Hongkong, HigherDOSE, COVID, Shanghai, China, Manila

☆ China hit-and-run: Man who plowed car into crowd, killing 35, sentenced to death
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Chris Lau | Joyce Jiang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into a crowd at a sports center in southern China has been sentenced to death, state media reported on Friday. Fan was sentenced at the Zhuhai Intermediate People’s Court on Friday after pleading guilty earlier in the day, state broadcaster CCTV reported. After the attack, officers found Fan in the car trying to injure himself with a knife and took him to hospital, police said in their previous statement. The attack had the highest such death toll has seen since 2014, when a string of attacks rocked the far western region of Xinjiang. The hit-and-run prompted Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who described the attack as “extremely vicious,” to call for severe punishment, CCTV previously reported.

Persons: Fan Weiqiu, –, Fan, “, Xi Jinping Organizations: CNN, CCTV, Zhuhai Sports Center Locations: China, Zhuhai, unnerving, Xinjiang, Hunan

☆ Goldman Sachs’ top software and hardware picks for 2025 include an array of AI infrastructure builders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs remains selectively positive on artificial intelligence infrastructure builders heading into the new year. In a note published earlier in December, the Wall Street investment bank cited continued momentum in underlying AI infrastructure demand as a catalyst in 2025. The bank's 12-month price target of $165 is roughly 38% above where shares closed on Thursday. Goldman also cited Penguin Solutions as an attractive stock among AI infrastructure builders. Among information technology distributors, Goldman recommended Ingram Micro and TD Synnex .

Persons: Goldman Sachs, PENG, Michael Ng, Goldman, Ingram, Synnex, — Goldman Organizations: Wall, DELL, PC, Dell Technologies, Arista Networks, Solutions, Ingram Micro, Ingram

☆ 36% of Americans took on holiday debt this year — averaging $1,181 — survey finds. These tips can help
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Many Americans are capping off the holidays with new debt balances. This season, 36% of American consumers took on holiday debt, according to a new survey from LendingTree. Those who racked up balances this season took on an average of $1,181 in debt, up from $1,028 in 2023. Higher prices caused by inflation remain an issue for many individuals and families this holiday season, he said. Consumers who went into debt over the holidays run the risk of still carrying those balances when next year’s holiday season comes around.

Persons: LendingTree, Matt Schulz, ” Schulz, WalletHub, Schulz, Laura Mattia, ” Mattia, “ There’s, Mattia, Jesse Sell, “ It’s, ” Sell, Sell, “ Organizations: LendingTree, Consumers, Wealth Locations: LendingTree, Sarasota , Florida, —, Stillwater , Minnesota

☆ Leaders in 'uncommitted' and 'abandon Harris' movements reflect on Trump's victory and early moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jillian-Frankel.Jpg | Jillian Frankel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

But leaders from the Uncommitted National Movement and the “abandon Harris” campaign say they felt Harris didn’t do enough to distance herself from Biden or outline how she’d handle the war differently. About a month before the election, Harris met with Muslim and Arab American community leaders in Flint, Michigan ahead of a rally there. Bryarr Misner, who grew up Christian, converted to Judaism, and later to Islam, worked as a campaign manager for the Abandon Harris campaign in Pittsburgh. The former Harris campaign official said groups like the Abandon Harris movement demanded that Harris call for an immediate arms embargo and her campaign wasn’t willing to do so. Farah Khan, a co-chair of the Abandon Harris campaign in Michigan, said she’s been a lifelong Democrat, but not anymore.

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☆ Marianne Williamson announces run for DNC chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Andrew Millman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced Thursday she’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee. “I’m proud to announce I’m running for Chair of the DNC. Williamson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and 2024. She joins a growing field to replace outgoing chair Jaime Harrison that includes former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who ran for president in 2016; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin; Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler; and New York state Sen. James Skoufis.

Persons: Marianne Williamson, “, ”, Williamson, Joe Biden, Dean Phillips, Jaime Harrison, Martin O’Malley, Ken Martin, Ben Wikler, Sen, James Skoufis Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party, Democratic, Maryland Gov, Minnesota Democratic, Farmer, Labor, Wisconsin Democratic Party Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York

☆ Heat wave in Alaska killed a record 4 million seabirds
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Julianna Bragg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Northeast Pacific heat wave, known as “the Blob,” spanned the ocean ecosystem from California to the Gulf of Alaska in late 2014 to 2016. However, the magnitude and speed of the die-off during this heat wave was particularly alarming to Drummond and her team. Brie Drummond/USFWS Before the 2014–2016 Northeast Pacific marine heat wave, a common murre census plot at the Semidi Islands, Alaska, had 1,890 birds (left). Before the start of the 2014 heat wave, Alaska’s murre population made up 25% of the world’s population of the seabird species. Half of the data collected from organisms such as phytoplankton and even homeothermic top predators presented “neutral” responses to the heat wave.

Persons: Brie Drummond, murres, Drummond, ”, we’ll, ” Nora Rojek, ” Drummond, Falk Huettmann, Huettmann, ” Huettmann Organizations: CNN, Northern, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife, University of Alaska Locations: California, Gulf, Alaska, Bering, Islands, Pacific, New York City, Fairbanks, Japan, Russia, King

☆ Scrambling to spend your FSA money? Don't make these 3 mistakes, experts warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Judy Lagrou | In Judylagrou | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Generally speaking, you have until the end of the year to spend the money in your account or you lose it. If you're strategic, you still have time to spend your FSA money in a timely manner and on things that you'll be happy to buy. You haven't spent your FSA dollars on health tech yetWith advances in wearable technology that can help you treat or prevent illness, the number of items you can spend your FSA money on is expanding. The site connects users with licensed practitioners in TrueMed's network who can write letters of medical necessity for items such as exercise bikes, supplements and cold plunge pools. You may also request a letter of medical necessity from your primary care physician, if you have one.

Persons: Rachel Rouleau, Rouleau, haven't, Nery Solano

☆ Spain Has Some of the Oldest Moms, With 11% of Babies Born to Women 40+
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Spain has some of the oldest moms, with 11% of women having kids post-40, compared to 4% in the US. AdvertisementWhile pregnancies after 35 are considered "advanced maternal age," Cruz-Lemini's experience is far from unusual in Spain, where more than 10% of all births involve mothers 40 or older. Spain also ranked second for the share of births to women aged 40 or older; 11% of live births in the country were to mothers in their fifth decade or beyond. García-Velasco said this may be why it may feel less risky for some women in Spain to leave trying for kids until later in life. In Spain, García-Velasco said that many single mothers pursuing fertility treatment cite a "lack of adequate partner" as their primary motivation for going solo.

Persons: Monica Cruz, Cruz, —, Lemini, Juan García, Velasco, Sarah Richards, Richards, Pauline Bronkurst, Bronkurst, Bronkhurst, Stephanie Galavodas Organizations: Business, US National Center for Health Statistics, Dimes, IVIRMA, EU, Fertility, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Cruz Locations: Spain, Europe, Barcelona, García

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