CNN — Every year, thousands of babies die suddenly and unexpectedly, and more than 3,300 young lives were lost in 2020. Rates have remained stubbornly high in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as overall infant mortality has dropped to a record low. A study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics found that … Read more
washington d.c. CNN — Jim Stewart was about to sell his house in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then came the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and nearby water, and he fears that his home’s value will plummet. He and his wife were hoping to … Read more
CNN — Two weeks after a boat full of migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still no peace for the living or the dead, and the missing – mostly children – continue to s wash up on the beaches. The latest – a girl aged five or six – was discovered … Read more
CNN — Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the alleged poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across the country, according to state news agency IRNA. Citing a statement from Iran’s Interior Ministry, IRNA said the people had been “identified, arrested and investigated” in several cities, including the capital Tehran. “Initial investigations show … Read more
hong kong CNN — Behind the gleaming skyscrapers and multimillion-dollar homes that have made this city the world’s most expensive real estate market lies a far less appealing parallel reality: one of the world’s seemingly most intractable housing crises. . Welcome to Hong Kong, where the average house sells well north of a million dollars … Read more
Havana CNN — Marta Perdomo agonizes day and night for her two sons Jorge and Nadir, imprisoned in Cuba for participating nearly two years ago in the biggest anti-government protests since the 1959 revolution. A call she says she received in late February from the service Cuban internal security only added to his anxiety. “State … Read more
Washington CNN — A mental health startup has exposed the personal data of 3.1 million people online. In some cases, potentially sensitive mental health treatment information was leaked, according to a company statement and a Department of Health and Human Services filing. Cerebral, a California-based company that connects people suffering from anxiety and depression with … Read more
CNN — California officials issued evacuation warnings in parts of several counties amid powerful storms that could bring heavy rains and cause widespread flooding in the central and northern parts of the state on Friday. The most dangerous amount of rain could affect nearly 70,000 people along California’s central coast, stretching from Salinas south to … Read more
CNN — The longest-held US prisoner in Iran has made a moving plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “freedom of innocent Americans above politics” and step up his efforts to secure his release, in an interview without precedent with CNN from Iran’s infamous Evin prison. “I remain deeply concerned that the White … Read more
CNN — The world is off track to meet the goal of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the World Health Organization. Although all 194 WHO member countries have committed to meeting the target set in 2013, only 5% have implemented comprehensive sodium reduction policies, according to Thursday’s … Read more