Kent hospitals suffering worst-ever winter amid surge in flu cases and 12-hour trolley waits
A winter flu crisis is crippling overwhelmed hospitals across Kent as a record number of patients endure long waits for a bed. Trusts across the county are struggling to cope with a surge in the ...
Bond markets punish imprudent politicians as debt spiral looms
While equity markets have been ebullient, we are having the worst bankruptcy cycle in most developed nations since the global ...
Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles remain 0% contained. The blazes could become California's most costly ever.
LA wildfires, including massive Palisades and Eaton fires, continue to devastate the region with zero containment. Damage ...
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‘At a crisis point,’ Hundreds of animals overcrowd Oahu SPCA
We need our community’s help now more than ever to ensure we can continue providing a safe space for these pets until they can find their forever homes.” ...
How midlife became a crisis
The shifts associated with being in your 40s and 50s – gray hairs, career doldrums, a longing for something more – seem as ...
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Thousands of Texans Give Up Calling Understaffed Suicide Hotline
The state’s 988 service has a $7 million shortfall and the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls. The suicide rate in Texas has risen dramatically during this century.
Palisades Fire likely to be most expensive ever
The wildfires in and around Los Angeles may still be raging, but they’ve already racked up an enormous price tag. As of Wednesday afternoon, firefighters were battling the Palisades Fire in ...
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15 of the 20 Most Destructive Wildfires in CA Have Occurred in the Past Decade
Wildfires in the Pacific Palisades, Eaton and Hurst are threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people in the area. In ...
Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain ...