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Lisa Ferguson is an award-winning writer and editor who is passionate about politics, health, business, and finance. In her free time, Lisa loves to read nonfiction books and watch documentaries about current affairs. Her favorite subjects are health care policy, climate change, and social justice issues like immigration reform.

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Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu

The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza was the cause of Teal, a Chilean Flamingo, and Slater, a Harbor Seal’s death. “This is sad news for wildlife and for […]

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Help Unites Los Angeles in the Wake of the Fires

Scientology Volunteer Ministers join first responders, nonprofits, and churches across Los Angeles in a massive and indiscriminate outpouring of help.  Some 2,500 Scientology Volunteer Ministers are serving in shelters, churches, and on the streets of Los Angeles County, along with many thousands of first responders and members of charitable and religious organizations, to help those

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Norovirus cases skyrocket across US, here's how to avoid the stomach bug

Cases of norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, have picked up steam across the U.S. The number of suspected or confirmed outbreaks skyrocketed at the end of 2024, with more than 91 norovirus outbreaks reported by state health departments by the first week of December, according to data from the Centers

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Blue states will have green light to raise taxes if SALT cap is lifted, former GOP tax chief says

The architect of Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law pushed back Wednesday on calls to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions, arguing that doing so would only lead to local Democrats in blue states raising taxes, reducing the economic benefits of a lower federal tax regime. Source link

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Trump’s Treasury nominee Scott Bessent faces his Senate confirmation hearing. Here are 5 things to watch.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation hearing at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday. Source link

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Yellen says U.S. could’ve kept inflation stable — if it threw up to 15 million people out of work

Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen defended the Biden administration’s economic performance in her last official policy speech, arguing the U.S. has outperformed rivals as she outlined the trade-offs that would’ve been required to keep inflation stable. Source link

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Dementia risk for people 55 and older has doubled, new study finds

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University and other institutions. Researchers found that Americans’ risk of developing dementia after age 55 is 42%, double the risk that has been identified in prior

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