Topline The shift from daylight saving time to standard time in November is tied to an uptick in car crashes that kill more than 30 people and nearly 37,000 deer each year, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology , adding to growing evidence that the biannual changing of the clocks…
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Topline Soaring cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, among young children are threatening to overwhelm already struggling pediatric hospitals, as experts warn the common infection—largely benign but potentially lethal to infants and the elderly—could collide with expected spikes in flu and Covid to devastating effect. Here’s what parent’s need to know about RSV: Key…
Updated Oct 25, 2022, 08:11am EDT Topline Sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday announced it has cut ties with rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, over a series of offensive and anti-Semitic remarks, the latest company to distance itself from the star as his increasingly controversial behavior courts outrage and criticism. Key Facts The German…
Topline A Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard”, who conned the U.S. military out of tens of millions of dollars and sat at the center of a sprawling corruption scheme, has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing house arrest earlier this month, officials announced, the latest chapter in one of the biggest scandals of its…
Updated Sep 16, 2022, 01:14pm EDT Topline The U.S. will send an additional $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, Biden Administration officials announced on Thursday, a move welcomed by Kyiv as it pushes to build on the successes of recent counteroffensives but which draws renewed attention to unfulfilled promises of support from European governments…
Topline The United States has joined the World Health Organization’s list of countries where polio is circulating owing to the spread of vaccine-derived virus in New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday, marking a new low for the country’s public health efforts and highlighting the dangerous consequences of the growing anti-vaccine…
Topline Apple has warned of serious security flaws for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could allow hackers to take complete control of devices and may have been “actively exploited,” urging customers to update their devices as soon as possible in a rare admission from the tech giant that takes pride in its security measures. Key…
Topline A full-scale nuclear war between Russia and the U.S. could trigger a global famine and kill more than 5 billion people, according to peer reviewed research published in Nature Food on Monday, while a smaller regional nuclear conflict could also lead to the starvation of billions, sober findings that show the wide-reaching implications of…
Topline Pope Francis dismissed speculation about his poor health and plans to resign in the near future, according to an interview with Reuters published Monday, hinting at possible trips to Moscow and Kyiv amid criticism the Vatican has not done enough to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key Facts Pope Francis said he has no…
Topline A man in Colorado has tested positive for an H5 bird flu virus, state officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, marking the first recorded human infection in the U.S. of the highly contagious virus that is ripping through commercial flocks and wild birds, but that experts say poses…