Pandemic drives largest decrease in U.S. life expectancy since 1943

U.S. life expectancy decreased by 1.87 years between 2018 and 2020, a drop not seen since World War II, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Colorado Boulder and the Urban Institute.
Read more: https://news.vcu.edu/health/Pandemic_drives_largest_decrease_in_US_life_expectancy_since?source=Snapzu

Men are rapidly losing their close friends, poll finds

Bruh
Read more: https://theweek.com/us/1001987/men-losing-close-friends?source=Snapzu

Why Biden might still cancel $50,000 of your student loan debt

The third stimulus checks are largely history, it's not clear if there will ever be a fourth, and President Joe Biden has turned his attention to spending money on roads, bridges and other infrastructure — and America's families.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/biden-could-still-cancel-50-224100774.html?source=Snapzu

Court Suspends Giuliani’s Law License, Citing Trump Election Lies

The former mayor of New York, who was once the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is now barred from practicing law in the state.
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Jobless claims: Another 411,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week

The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/weekly-jobless-claims-week-ended-june-19-2021-173140590.html?source=Snapzu

Hundreds of birds are appearing disoriented and then dying, and experts don't know why

Hundreds of birds across the eastern United States have been dying from a mysterious illness, and wildlife experts aren't sure what is causing it. In late May, The Washington Post reported birds in the Washington D.C. area were starting to die. Since then, six states – Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia – have reported similar instances.
Read more: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/25/birds-get-mysterious-illness-appear-disoriented-die/5326276001/?source=Snapzu

UAE announces first quantum computer to defend against cyberattacks

The UAE is also developing the first PQC software library to safeguard confidential data
Read more: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/uae-announces-first-quantum-computer-to-defend-against-cyberattacks?source=Snapzu