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Israel-Gaza War
Israeli-Gaza war has gone on for six months, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding region. Israel declared war on Hamas in response, launching a ground invasion that fueled the biggest displacement in the region since Israel’s creation in 1948. For months, Israel has resisted pressure from Western allies to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave.
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Read more at The Washington Post
The Uninsured Matter
In the 1980s, ’90s and early 2000s, the health care field labored, study by study, to make the case for covering the uninsured while naysayers insisted that people without coverage could get adequate care in emergency rooms and public hospitals. The research definitively demonstrated the importance of coverage for access to care, health outcomes, and income security, as well as the necessity for subsidies or public coverage to make coverage affordable.
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Read more at KFF
How Long Will You Live If You're Black?
The average person in the US will live to celebrate their 76th birthday. That’s according to the CDC. There’s a 30 percent chance you will see your 90th birthday. But there is a big difference when it comes to how long you will live if you’re black. But making it to 100 when black is even harder!
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Read more at KPLC
The National Academy of Inventors Receives the 2024 Science and Society Award
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) will be recognized for this achievement. The Science and Society Award, established in 1996, honors individuals and groups that have made substantial contributions to increasing public understanding and appreciation of science and engineering in the United States. NAI is being recognized for the impact the Academy has made in engaging and inclusive initiatives.
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Read more at PR Newswire
The Affordable Connectivity Program is Going Away in California
The federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to keep home internet access or give it up and deepen the digital divide. Four out of five households enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program cite affordability as the reason why they had inconsistent or no internet access, according to a Federal Communications Commission survey released two months ago. The average cost of home internet is $83 a month.
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Read more at CalMatters
The Limits of Human Writing
I’m using my fingers to type this now, but every letter is perfectly legible and well spaced. At present, it “hallucinates” and gets basic facts wrong, but it may soon be able to generate text that can seamlessly imitate people. In the Middle Ages, monks in the scriptoria wrote: “Two fingers hold the pen, but the whole body toils.” I’d forgotten the truth that I am inseparable from my imperfect body, with its aff
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Read more at The Atlantic
Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopolization Case - What Is the Fix?
The Department of Justice is rumored to be planning to sue Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing markets for live events. Diana L. Moss explores what potential remedies the government might pursue to address competitive harms in markets such as ticketing for concert venues and sports arenas, and ticket resale.
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The Shadowboxing Nation Rewatched Rocky II
the shadowboxing nation confirmed this week that they had just rewatched 1979’s Rocky II. "Man, young Sly always hits just right," said Joey Rennstadt, one of 340 million Americans.
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Read more at The Onion
Russia-Ukraine War - A 'Principal Danger'
Ukraine came under attack from Russian aerial strikes overnight, local officials said. In the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian drone strikes killed two civilians. The visit comes a day after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a massive Ukraine aid bill into law.
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Read more at CNBC
WVU Health Sciences Expo
Complementary health services and health and wellness-related information will be available from 1-5 p.m. Sunday (April 28) outside the Student Recreation Center. The two-mile Community Health Walk will begin at 2:30 p, and the run will start at 3:30 p.
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Read more at WVU ENews