The percentage of mothers who died while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of their pregnancy grew at an alarming rate in 2021, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. First Republic Bank, which took a beating after the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, will be saved in a $30 billion deal with 11 of the largest banks in the United States. The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to advance a bill that would repeal two authorizations for war in Iraq, which could soon head for a final vote. A third drug company is cutting the price of insulin to $35, following competitors Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in heeding pressure from the Biden administration. A pastel painting made by the artist David Hockney early in his career was discovered during a recent episode of the British TV program Antiques Roadshow. Rocket Lab successfully launched its second mission from U.S. soil on Thursday, sending two commercial satellites into Earth's orbit. The Ford Motor Company is recalling over 1.2 million of its vehicles over a potentially-serious issue with the brakes. The Justice Department announced a settlement on Thursday with a Vermont school district after claims of harassment based on race and sex. A New York man arrested Thursday in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, is the former editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper. A New York City man pleaded guilty Thursday, to committing $1.9 million worth of fraud related to baby formula. A new work by the British artist Banksy made on the wall of a farmhouse that dates as far back as 1529 was accidentally destroyed by workers who demolished the building. School workers in Los Angeles plan to strike for three days next week, after nearly a year of contract negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District have gone nowhere. A panel of independent advisors Thursday recommended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration give full approval to COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, produced by Pfizer. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced Thursday that his country would send fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO nation to do so. A winter of extreme weather, including deadly flooding and historically heavy snow will pull much of California out of drought for the first time in almost three years. Three Virginia hospital workers have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno, who was a patient at the mental health facility where they worked. An employee at a Florida golf course captured video of an alligator trying to force its way through a metal fence, bending the bars in the process. A University of South Florida professor has spent the past 16 days in a structure located 22 feet under the sea -- and he is planning to remain until he hits a total of 100 days. At least one person was killed at a fire in a building used by Russia's Federal Security Service in Rostov-on-Don on Thursday. Microsoft on Thursday announced a new AI program that will help users generate documents, presentations, and emails. The Pentagon on Thursday released a video taken from the MQ-9 Reaper drone that was downed in the Black Sea after Russian fighters intercepted it on Tuesday. Jalen Ramsey is embracing the high expectations for the 2023 Miami Dolphins and is ready for heated practice battles with wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, he told reporters Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Justin Bieber shared an update on the facial paralysis he has experienced as a result of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. The Canadian singer revealed his diagnosis in June. |
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