#Four issues to watch at the COP27 global climate summit

#Four issues to watch at the COP27 global climate summit

Four issues to watch at the COP27 global climate summit The world is gearing up for COP27, the United Nations climate summit that starts Sunday.  Held in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, the summit is expected to draw world leaders including President Biden, new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along…

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#Surging RSV hits children’s hospitals across the US

#Surging RSV hits children’s hospitals across the US

Surging RSV hits children’s hospitals across the US Children’s hospitals across the country are dealing with a surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), stressing health care services and millions of parents with ailing children.   RSV is a common and generally mild illness, but millions of children are being exposed later in life because…

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#Paul Pelosi released from hospital

#Paul Pelosi released from hospital

Paul Pelosi released from hospital Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), has been released from the hospital less than one week after police said a man broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and struck him over the head with a hammer, a source confirmed to The Hill. Paul Pelosi, 82,…

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#Optimistic Democrats insist the polls are wrong

#Optimistic Democrats insist the polls are wrong

Optimistic Democrats insist the polls are wrong Every election has its holdouts who predict polling and conventional wisdom leading up to the big vote is way off. This year, the optimism caucus has to work overtime for Democrats. With less than a week to go until Election Day, most Democrats are bracing for potentially huge…

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#Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates

#Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates

Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates The Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike Wednesday of 0.75 percentage points is expected to intensify pressure on the housing market while pushing up mortgage rates that already have reached nearly 20-year highs. The interest hike announced Wednesday is the latest effort by the Fed to slow…

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