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After COVID and drug shortages, EU revamps drug laws

Thu, 2023-04-27 10:09 — mike kraft

Explainer: After COVID and drug shortages, EU revamps drug laws The EU is revamping laws governing the 136 billion euro ($148 billion) pharmaceuticals industry aimed at reviving investment and boosting access to affordable drugs at a time when health budgets have been drained by the costs of treating COVID-19. Maggie Fick Reuters

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Administration Recommends $562M Investment to Make U.S. Communities More Resilient to Climate Impacts

Mon, 2023-04-24 10:18 — mike kraft

Biden-Harris Administration Recommends $562M Investment to Make Communities Resilient to Climate Impacts - HS Today The funding for nearly 150 projects across 30 coastal states and territories is designed to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change.

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World's 2022 weather problems reached record levels--UN weather agency

Fri, 2023-04-21 11:04 — mike kraft

UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot Looking back at 2022’s weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization says last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. The United Nations' climate agency in a Friday report says killer floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing many billions of dollars. Global ocean heat and acidity levels hit record highs and Antarctic sea ice and European Alps glaciers reached record low amounts. Last year was the fifth or sixth hottest depending on measuring techniques.

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Analysis: House Republicans Eye Rescinding Unspent Covid Money but it would not make much dent in the national debt

Fri, 2023-04-21 10:42 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — House Republicans demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s debt limit have rallied around a seemingly straightforward proposal: recalling billions of dollars in coronavirus relief funds that Congress approved but have not been spent.

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Opinon : The U.S. needs stronger measures to deal with extreme heat problems

Tue, 2023-04-11 20:10 — mike kraft

Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change Currently, weather warnings for heat are issued based on the probability and magnitude of the heat event itself, rather than health outcomes. Torie Bosch STAT

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Despite these very real consequences of extreme heat, the U.S. has lagged behind other nations in both recognizing the risk of extreme heat and organizing the necessary resources and capacity to address it.

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VP Harris announces $1.7B in grants for communities disproportionately affected by Covid

Tue, 2023-04-11 10:57 — mike kraft

Vice President Kamala Harris announced $1.7B in grants for community lenders - UPI.com U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced $1.73 billion in grants have been awarded to for more than 600 community lenders across the nation that support small businesses and entrepreneurs. UPI

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U.S. to spend $5 billion to speed up development of new COVID vaccines

Mon, 2023-04-10 19:34 — mike kraft

U.S. spending $5 billion to speed up development of new COVID vaccines The U.S. government is spending over $5 billion on an effort to speed up the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson and a Biden administration official said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: The Age of Energy Insecurity

Mon, 2023-04-10 10:58 — mike kraft

The Age of Energy Insecurity How the fight for resources is upending geopolitics. Foreign Affairs

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House Republicans announce probe into use of COVID-19 education funds

Tue, 2023-04-04 12:03 — mike kraft

House GOP launches probe into use of COVID-19 education funds House Republicans announced Tuesday they are investigating potential misuse of coronavirus pandemic education funds and are requesting documents from the Department of Education regarding its guida… llonas The Hill

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U.S. Medicare, Social Security could fall short over next decade --government report

Mon, 2023-04-03 16:59 — mike kraft

Medicare, Social Security could fall short over next decade An annual report on Social Security and Medicare says the financial safety nets millions of older Americans rely on and millions more young people are counting on will run short on funds to pay full benefits within the next decade. The Social Security and Medicare trustees report says Medicare will be unable to pay full benefits for inpatient hospital visits and nursing home stays by 2031. Friday’s report says Social Security won’t have enough cash on hand to pay out full benefits just two years later. About 65 million older and disabled people are enrolled in both programs.

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