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Statement from Sen. Mitch McConnell regarding health, announces retirement
A long-awaited response from Sen. Mitch McConnell has been released about his recent health scare.
Sen. Mitch McConnell releases health update after hospitalization
A long-awaited response from Sen. Mitch McConnell has been released about his recent health scare.
Sen. Mitch McConnell releases health update after hospitalization
A long-awaited response from Sen. Mitch McConnell has been released about his recent health scare.
The 2026 World Cup
02:00 Argentina vs Switzerland - ITV 1Argentina survived an almighty scare to reach the last eight, after turning around a two-goal deficit to beat Egypt.The world champions trailed 2-0 with 11 minute...
Billionaires warned New York would scare off business. Anthropic and Airbnb just made their biggest bets on the city yet
Not only are they expanding their footprint, they’re also doubling headcount. Anthropic said it plans to have more than 1,000 employees by end of year.
1 in 5 teens are using AI for mental health -- Here’s what parents need to know
A new study finds 1 in 5 teens and young adults are turning to AI when they are feeling sad, stressed or scared.
Katie Couric shares health scare
Journalist Katie Couric describes the terrifying moments when she lost her memory just a few weeks ago. She was diagnosed with transient global amnesia - a sudden episode of memory loss that’s rare. NBC News’ Kate Snow has the story.
Katie Couric Suffered Amnesia in Health Scare
The veteran news anchor shared the experience in a Substack post titled 'The Day I'll Never Remember.'
Kentucky Gov. Beshear presses McConnell to provide health update as speculation grows
McConnell, the former longtime Senate leader who declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares, was admitted to a hospital on June 14.
Jake Cronenworth shakes off scare, powers Padres past Diamondbacks
The Sporting Tribune's Fernando Ramirez writes about Jake Cronenworth and two returning Padres pitchers help the team avoid a second straight loss to Arizona.
Katie Couric suffers stroke scare, diagnosed with temporary amnesia
Katie Couric, 69, reveals she recently had a ‘freaky’ incident that turned into a stroke scare before she was ultimately diagnosed with temporary amnesia.
Mitch McConnell's health concerns grow amid 4th week in hospital with few details from aides
McConnell, the former longtime Senate leader who declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares, was admitted to the hospital on June 14.
Yankees news: Jazz plays on after injury scare
Chisholm avoids injury; errors take their toll; Weathers’ nauseous outing; remembering Al Holland
Mitch McConnell health scare renews questions about transparency in DC
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Zeeland Street owner says fresh food aided recovery: ‘I had to kick Mr. Cancer to the curb.’
Zeeland Street owner Stephanie Phares shares her journey of battling Stage 3 lung cancer while continuing to run her beloved Baton Rouge restaurant. "It kept me with a routine. There was no time to feel fearful or scared," she said.
Mitch McConnell has had freezes, falls and health scares. See timeline
Sen. Mitch McConnell has had multiple freezes, falls and health scares in recent years. See the timeline of when these incidents occurred.
Lionel Richie jokes his 'vitamin pill kicked in' after health scare
Lionel Richie was up and moving in his tour return after a health scare forced him to postpone recent concert dates.
Scared to Take on a Challenge? Science Says It Will Instantly Seem Easier When You Imagine Facing it With a Friend
Research shows the presence of social relationship, whether real or imagined, will change how difficult a challenge appears to be.
5 things to know about an emerging drug-resistant fungus now putting hospitals at risk of outbreaks
Memo to health execs: If your hospital hasn’t had a C. auris scare yet, odds are quite high that it soon will.
Rep. Jahana Hayes released from hospital after health scare
Representative Jahana Hayes has been released from the hospital after a health scare last week. In a video posted to Facebook on Sunday, she said she was leaving St. Mary’s Hospital where she was admitted for the last two days. “On Friday, I felt like I was dizzy while shopping, I was out getting phones at the mall and felt…
Trump news at a glance: president tests out a new ‘red scare’ ahead of midterms
Republican strategists believe rise of Mamdani could present opportunity to tag Democrats with most extreme views of the left – key US politics stories from Friday 26 June
Music Legend Axes Shows After Onstage Health Scare
Lionel Richie was hospitalized on the opening night of his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire after feeling dizzy on-stage.
Lionel Richie postpones concert at United Center in Chicago following health scare at Minnesota show
Lionel Richie has postponed his concert this week at the United Center in Chicago following his health scare at during his first performance in a tour with Earth, Wind and Fire.
Bills legend Jim Kelly reveals he suffered stroke this spring
A Hall of Fame quarterback revealed he dealt with a health scare recently.
Underground methane gas leak leaves a dozen Owasso businesses displaced, stranded
A sudden environmental scare has left a popular Owasso shopping center wrapped in caution tape and at least 12 local family-owned businesses completely stranded
Netflix’s next TV gaming experiment will scare the hell out of you
It’s out on June 30th.
OD has a secret system to help players too scared to keep playing, Kojima says
Kojima shares new OD image and claims it’s scarier than any other game…
Hideo Kojima Says Upcoming Xbox Horror Game OD Has a Special System for People Who Are Too Scared to Keep Playing
Hideo Kojima has teased his upcoming Xbox horror game, OD, revealing it includes a special system designed for people who are too scared to keep playing.
Nancy Guthrie investigation suffered early misstep that could have led to her recovery, per report
A new report alleges that investigators in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance received a credible ransom note stating the 84-year-old was 'safe but scared,' but they did not meet its demands.
'Don't count on me to say bad words' - Live Updates
France's sports minister on Kylian Mbappé's political views, what scares her about snow and why she's not apologizing for PSG.
Rock Legend, 81, Suffers Frightening Onstage Health Scare
The “Forever Young” singer had to stop the show to take breaths from an oxygen tank.
After a health scare, he's in his 40s, with abs and a supplement stack
Chris Gayomali used to party, then realized he wouldn't live forever. Now he's in shape for the first time, and hopes to keep it that way.
Liverpool businesses 'scared' by protest that forced them to close
Local business owners on County Road questioned why anti-immigration protesters returned to the area.
Arrests of immigrant parents create mental health crisis for children
'Top Gear' star Jeremy Clarkson reveals 'aggressive' cancer diagnosis after health scares
Jeremy Clarkson reveals he is battling aggressive but early-stage prostate cancer in the final two episodes of "Clarkson's Farm" season five.
What Happened to Lionel Messi's Dad? Health Scare Behind Emotional World Cup Moment
Lionel Messi was visibly emotional after scoring his first goal during Argentina's FIFA World Cup 2026 opening match against Algeria
Deion Sanders' Son Ready To Get His Health Checked After Cancer Survivor Father's New Initiative
Deion Sanders’ health scare began with a routine scan, the kind that most men would rather delay. Fortunately, it caught his bladder cancer early, and now the Colorado head coach is trying to push that lesson onto other men, starting with his eldest son.
What really happened during Corey Feldman's airport health scare
Corey Feldman is out of the hospital and on the mend after a health scare unfolded at Los Angeles International Airport.
Anthropic’s Scare Tactics, SpaceX’s New Deal and Qualcomm’s Bargain | AI & Business for June 16
Plus, SpaceX’s Cursor deal, and AI struggles to replace stenographers
High School bowler serving up strikes after health scare forced her to switch sports
Seniors with UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage may lose access to Fairview hospitals, clinics
Once again, the Minneapolis-based health system notified 11,000 patients by email this week about changes that would happen in 2027. The Minnetonka-based insurer calls the message a “scare tactic.”
Dwayne Johnson on Cancer Scare, Not Talking Politics and Oscar Snub
Dwayne Johnson admits he wishes he got an Oscar nomination for 'The Smashing Machine' and reveals a recent cancer scare.
“Lioness” returns with explosive season 3 trailer: 'I'm scared for you'
The Taylor Sheridan series, starring Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman, is back Aug. 2 on Paramount+.
Billy Ray Cyrus recalls sepsis health scare − 'My worst nightmare'
Billy Ray Cyrus opened up about overcoming his recent struggles, including a near-fatal bout of sepsis, in a new interview with People magazine.
'The Pitt' star reveals another character is leaving the ER ahead of season 3: 'I'm scared and nervous'
'The Pitt' star Shabana Azeez reveals why her character won't be working in the ER in season 3.
'The Last of Us' fans can breathe easy, the series isn't canceled
'The Last of Us' fans had a scare when online rumors spread that the wildly popular HBO post-apocalyptic drama had canceled filming.
Simone Biles Returns to Texas Home After ‘Almost Dying’ from Mystery Health Scare While Husband Jonathan Owens Was Training In Indianapolis
Biles, 29, has revealed that she endured "the scariest experience" of her life while her husband, Jonathan Owens, was away from their home.
San Francisco 49ers' Latest Aiyuk Move Doesn't Make Sense
The soap opera surrounding Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers entered another chapter after the wideout posted a video to social media Sunday calling out his team. Aiyuk addressed his situation in an IG post Sunday, accusing the 49ers of being scared of releasing him, among other things. ...
Olympian Simone Biles reveals she had a health scare
Olympian Simone Biles reveals she had a health scare
Simone Biles Posts About ‘Almost Dying’ In Health Scare. What We Know
“This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life,” the gymnastic legend wrote.
Olympic legend Simone Biles reveals health scare
We are learning more this weekend after Olympic legend Simone Biles revealed that she "almost died" in a social media post made on Saturday. Biles has only shared vague details about the experience that appears to have left her shaken. "I'm not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today's age. But almost dying wasn't on my bingo card this week," Biles wrote. This comes after back in November when Biles revealed she had recently undergone three plastic surgeries.
Simone Biles says health scare nearly killed her
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles almost died during a life-threatening health scare that landed her in the hospital, she revealed Saturday. “I’m not one to normally share things like this because I value ...
Simone Biles opens up about 'almost dying' in recent health scare
Simone Biles is recovering after “almost dying” during a recent health scare, calling it one of the scariest experiences of her life.
Simone Biles recovering from health scare she described as ‘scariest experience’ of her life
While she didn’t divulge many details, decorated U.S. gymnast Simone Biles shared that she was resting in bed following a terrifying health scare.
‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’: Simone Biles suffers health scare
Simone Biles shared that she suffered a health scare recently.
‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’: Simone Biles suffers health scare
Simone Biles shared that she suffered a health scare recently.
‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’: Simone Biles suffers health scare
Simone Biles shared that she suffered a health scare recently.
Simone Biles Says Medical Scare Was Because of Health, Not Accident
Biles did not elaborate further on what caused the incident or whether it involved ongoing hospital treatment.
Olympian Simone Biles is recovering from serious health scare after 'almost dying'
The 7-time gold medalist said she has been resting in bed all week after the incident.
Olympian Simone Biles is recovering from serious health scare after 'almost dying'
Olympian Simone Biles reveals she has spent the week recovering in bed after suffering a frightening health scare: 'Almost dying wasn't on my bingo card.'
Simone Biles resting after serious health scare: ‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’
Simone Biles suggested she came close to death after a medical emergency that left her in hospital
Simone Biles reveals health scare after 'almost dying'
Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles reveals she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as "almost dying".
Simone Biles reveals health scare, calls it one of the "scariest" moments of her life
Team USA gymnastics great Simone Biles has not competed in nearly two years, last featuring at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Simone Biles reveals health scare, describes ‘almost dying’
The world’s most-decorated gymnast said on Instagram that she had “one of, if not the scariest experience of my life.”
Simone Biles reveals terrifying health update: 'Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card'
Simone Biles revealed a terrifying health scare on Instagram, writing Saturday that “almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card."
Simone Biles reveals recent health scare: ‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’
Biles did not share any details of the medical episode she called "one of, if not the scariest experience of my life.”
Simone Biles posts about 'almost dying,' says she is recovering
Simone Biles shared that she recently had a health scare and was "almost dying" in a recent Instagram post. She said she is currently recovering.
Simone Biles discusses recent health scare: 'almost dying wasn't on my bingo card'
Simone Biles recently underwent an undisclosed health scare, causing a near-death experience. Here's what is known about Biles' condition.
Simone Biles Shares Health Update in Photo, 'Almost Dying Wasn't On My Bingo Card'
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles revealed Saturday that she had a serious health scare this week, though she didn't go into detail on what occurred.
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy – June 2, 2026 – Thailand Enhanced Ebola Screening - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy – June 2, 2026 – Thailand Enhanced Ebola Screening Ebola Screening Location: International Ports of Entry, Thailand Event: Thailand has implemented Ebola disease-related screening and quarantine measures for travelers who stayed in or transited through Ebola disease-affected countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Effective May 27, 2026, travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or other neighboring countries with cross-border transmission will be screened by communicable disease control officers at the international port of entry in Thailand and could be subject to mandatory quarantine or self-isolation for at least 21 days. Failure to comply with quarantine or isolation orders may result in fines, imprisonment, or both under Thai law. Thailand currently has no confirmed Ebola cases but has implemented these measures following the World Health Organization’s Public Health Emergency declaration. For more information, contact Thailand’s Department of Disease Control hotline at 1422. Actions to Take: Follow directions from Thai authorities. Review Consular Information for Americans Regarding the Ebola Outbreak Stay up to date with the latest CDC Travel Health Notices Review the CDC’s Ebola Disease: Current Situationand Ebola Disease Basics Prepare or update your personal emergency plan. Review the Traveler’s Checklist. If at risk for Ebola disease, alert your healthcare provider if you are experiencing symptoms consistent with Ebola disease to receive guidance prior to presenting for care. Continue to take malaria prophylaxis if recommended, as the symptoms of malaria can mimic symptoms of Ebola disease, leading to preventable health scares. Monitor your health for 21 days following travel if you traveled to an area experiencing an Ebola disease outbreak. If you are a U.S. citizen or national planning to travel to the United States, contact your airline to confirm your flight and route. Enroll and update your information in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Follow the Department of State on Facebook and X . Visit state.gov and the U.S. Embassy in Thailand website. Assistance: U.S. Embassy Bangkok Phone: +66 02-205-4000 Email: ACSBKK@state.gov https://th.usembassy.gov/ State Department – Consular Affairs 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 Thailand Country Information Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates
Ebola Scares In Brazil, Italy Prompt Fears Of Global Spread (Live Updates)
Protesters in Kenya are protesting plans by the U.S. to build a quarantine and treatment center at Laikipia Air Base.
South Jersey woman turns health scare into dream bookstore in Bordentown
Austen’s Shelf is opening a permanent New Jersey bookstore as readers increasingly seek independent bookstores centered on community and connection.
South Jersey author expands mobile bookstore into regency‑inspired shop after health scare
A South Jersey author who launched a bookstore on wheels is now preparing to open a permanent literary space in Bordentown, N.J., marking what she calls her biggest chapter yet.
Kremlin Caught Scrambling to Hide Putin’s Health Scare
The Russian leader is following in Donald Trump’s footsteps.
I’m an IVF Doctor. Business Is Booming Because Ob-Gyns Aren’t Doing Their Jobs.
Just last Monday, a woman sat across from me in my office and asked a question I have come to dread. Why had no one told her? She is 33, a therapist, married three years, and she has been to her gynecologist every year since high school. She was also on the brink of perimenopause. She had assumed that when she was ready, her body would be too. No one in two decades of annual visits had ever explained that the most consequential decisions about her capacity to bear children were being made by her ovaries on a calendar she could not see, while her doctor took her blood pressure and refilled her birth control. She is the patient I see several times a month. She is the most preventable tragedy in American medicine. I am board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology, and reproductive endocrinology. There’s a fertility crisis happening right now in America—and a furious debate about who is to blame. The alleged culprits include housing, smartphones, and capitalism. One group is getting off lightly: ob-gyns. Read [ How Perimenopause Became America’s New Health Scare ](https://www.thefp.com/p/how-perimenopause-became-americas) In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the U.S. fertility rate had fallen to fewer than 1.6 children per woman—the lowest figure in our history—despite a 2025 survey of American Gen-Z women that found that nearly three-quarters intended to become mothers. American women are not opting out of building a family. They are running out of time.
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Injury scares in Toronto
Recapping how the Yankees’ top AL opponents fared on May 24th.
Messi suffers injury scare before World Cup
Argentina star Lionel Messi is substituted with an apparent thigh problem before next month's World Cup.
Traveling and living in a van alone has been better than I expected
The thought of traveling and living in a van alone scared me, but solo van life has been better than I expected because of the kindness of strangers.
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy in Rwanda (May 23, 2026) - U.S. Embassy in Rwanda
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy in Rwanda (May 23, 2026) Health Alert: U.S. Embassy in Rwanda (May 23, 2026) Location: Rwanda, countrywide Event: Entry and Exit Requirements Due to the Ebola outbreak, Rwanda has implemented new entry and exit requirements. On May 22, 2026, the Ministry of Health of Rwanda announced that all foreign nationals who have traveled to, or transited through, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within 30 days of their travel to Rwanda will be denied entry. Rwandan nationals and foreign residents with valid proof of residency in Rwanda can enter and are subject to mandatory quarantine procedures. Travel to the U.S. Review the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information on what travelers need to know about returning to the United States from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. Actions to Take: Do not travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Monitor the Ministry of Health of Rwanda webpage for local updates. If you are planning to travel to the United States, contact your airline to confirm your flight and route. Review the CDC webpage on the Ebola Current Situation. Review Consular Information for Americans Regarding the Ebola Outbreak. Review the CBP webpage for information on entry restrictions Notify friends and family of your safety. Have a plan to depart in case of emergency. Have travel documents up to date and easily accessible. Review the CDC Travelers’ Health Page for Rwanda. Continue to take malaria prophylaxis as recommended, as the symptoms of malaria can mimic symptoms of Ebola, leading to preventable health scares. Monitor your health for 21 days following travel in an area with an Ebola outbreak. If at risk for Ebola, alert your healthcare provider if you are experiencing symptoms consistent with Ebola to receive guidance prior to presenting for care. Review the Department of State’s Rwanda Travel Advisory for general health information. Refer to the U.S. Embassy’s list of medical providers. Check with your travel insurance provider about medical evacuation options should you fall ill while overseas. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive safety and security updates. Assistance: U.S. Embassy Kigali, Rwanda 30 KG 7 Avenue (Kacyiru) +250-252-596-400 ACSKigali@state.gov https://rw.usembassy.gov State Department – Consular Affairs 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 Rwanda Country Information Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates. Follow us on Facebook and X
Bond breakout? Big effects of bad data. Immigration and thermostatic politics & dad-chat is coming for dad-books.
Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Anna Airy, A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918 Bond breakout - John Authers Across the developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. Looking at the drastic moves in the US, Japan, the UK and France, Barclays’ Ajay Rajadhyaksha commented: “Last week, long bonds broke. Not in one country. In all of them. Simultaneously. Four countries. Four different political systems. Four different central banks. But the same trade — “get me out of duration!”” Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term bonds with high duration makes clear that something broader is afoot. For Rajadhyaksha, it is “simple and uncomfortable.” The developed world “has too much debt, too little fiscal discipline, and no political appetite for fixing either.” If there’s a trigger, it has been the Iran war and the resulting shock to oil supply. Source: Bloomberg G7 countries are now borrowing at rates that were enjoyed by EM in the early 2020s For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Trade between China and Russia has grown in recent years For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Big effects of bad data A decade ago nearly nine in ten Americans, when approached, agreed to fill out the Current Population Survey, which is administered to about 60,000 households each month and asks about, among other things, employment. Fewer than seven in ten do so now (see chart 1). For the Consumer Expenditure Survey, which tries to capture 3,700 households monthly, the response rate is down from 68% to 40%. … When the information becomes less reliable, investment decisions get more difficult to make. Some may be delayed, creating a potential drag on the economy. A new working paper by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, Erica Groshen, former head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) now at Cornell University, and Duncan Hobbs and Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, hazards an estimate. Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics”, the authors claim, generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the BLS, the agency with an annual budget of $700m that is responsible for many of these data. To arrive at their conclusion the quartet analysed an ignoble episode in the BLS’s recent history. On August 1st 2025 Donald Trump sacked Erika McEntarfer, appointed as the agency’s commissioner by his predecessor, Joe Biden. The president alleged, without evidence, that the BLS’s steep downward revision to recent jobs numbers had been “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad”. In fact, it was the wanton dismissal that looked bad in the eyes of many observers. In the following seven days there was a 50% leap, relative to the week before, in the average value of the index of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU), which tracks the number of articles mentioning such uncertainty that are published daily in American newspapers. This was a discernible jump even when compared to the chaos caused by Mr Trump’s trade war in April 2025 and his real one in Iran in the past two months (see chart 2). Based on Mr Bloom’s earlier study with other colleagues of the EPU’s impact on business investment, industrial production and employment, the authors estimate that the jump reduced American GDP by over $100bn (0.3%) and non-farm payrolls by 168,000 (0.1%). Source: The Economist Immigration and thermostatic politics (Sarah O’Connor in the FT) A strange thing happened a year and a half ago. No sooner had Americans elected Donald Trump as president on an explicitly anti-immigration platform than US public opinion began to swing much more favourably towards immigration. … to political scientists who study “thermostatic” politics, this development is no surprise at all. Public opinion often moves against the prevailing party, especially if they are perceived to have gone “too far” in one direction. The phenomenon was first explored in the 1990s with reference to fiscal policy, but in recent years it has been particularly evident in the realm of immigration policy. While these swings in opinion polls can make it seem as if people don’t know their own minds, they can be a useful democratic check on governments by sending bright flashing warning lights when policies stray too far from the public’s comfort zone. The problem comes when politicians misinterpret those signals. When people tell pollsters they want less immigration, or think it is bad for the country overall (or the converse), they are often expressing an opinion about how things appear to be going in that moment relative to their preferences, rather than a deep shift in their underlying views. According to Alexander Kustov, a political scientist, most Americans’ views are quite stable and moderate: they support immigration that is controlled and in the national interest, and oppose flows that are disorderly or under-enforced. In the US, he argues the Trump administration over-interpreted dissatisfaction with high immigration under Joe Biden, and implemented policies that went too far for many voters. “People don’t necessarily change their idea about their ideal immigration policy, but they can react to what the government is currently doing,” he told me. “A lot of people are not happy with what the Trump administration are doing — right now we’re not talking about border enforcement, we’re talking about people not just getting harassed, but killed.” But similarly, he added, pro-immigration advocates would be making a mistake to interpret the recent, more favourable swing towards immigration as a deep-seated ideological shift in attitudes. The recent history of UK immigration policy offers another cautionary tale. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, public concern about immigration fell. This was partly because net migration statistics declined, but also because people felt a sense of catharsis and control, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think-tank. By 2019, the public ranked immigration as only the ninth biggest issue of concern, according to Ipsos polling. But when the Conservative government liberalised visa routes for students and care workers between 2019 and 2022, that helped net migration to surge. And so, too, did public concern. Today’s Labour government has implemented another sharply restrictive turn in immigration policy. As Kustov and researcher Caitlyn Yates argue, thermostatic public opinion should be a useful check on politicians. Instead it seems to have helped to magnify the pendulum swing in the UK. The government over-interprets and overreacts to a change in public opinion, which reacts in turn, prompting a sudden swing the other way. Source: Financial Times HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $50. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Anna Airy, Shop for Machining 15-Inch Shells: Singer Manufacturing Company, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1918 Racing for a vaccine … we have been here before! The deadly Ebola outbreak in two African countries driven by a virus species with no vaccine has triggered an urgent search for a potential jab, in a test of troubled global efforts to avert threats posed by emerging diseases. A World Health Organization advisory group is due to would meet on Tuesday to recommend candidate jabs to prioritise for clinical trials, the global health body said. It will assess data including an analysis by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi), which was set up after failures in the international response to a previous Ebola crisis. The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 80, health authorities say. Cepi’s reaction will be a crucial indicator of its progress towards its wider goal of producing vaccines for pandemic threats in just 100 days, despite steep cuts to international health funding. “If there was ever a time that we could show the world why Cepi is needed and show the world why the 100-day mission is needed, it’s now,” Nicole Lurie, the organisation’s executive director for preparedness and response, told the FT. “We’re happy to accept that responsibility, but obviously we need help from partners — particularly financial help in the long run.” DR Congo and Uganda would make the final decision on whether to press ahead with any vaccine candidates endorsed for clinical trials by the WHO experts, the global health body said. “Other ethical and community acceptability issues will be considered,” said the WHO, which declared the latest outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. “This will be important to make sure that the trial, if it happens, will be adequately communicated to the population.” Lurie said Cepi had provided information from a survey of research teams and companies working on drugs that might be effective against the Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak. The organisation hoped soon to announce partners in the quest for a jab, she added, although she declined to give a timescale for when one might be developed. Cepi’s Nicole Laurie said global health bodies were ‘getting some live-fire drills’ with hantavirus and the latest Ebola outbreak. The hunt for a vaccine should be helped by scientific advances including the use of artificial intelligence to find drugs active against viruses, Lurie said. Existing jabs against the Zaire Ebola virus responsible for many previous outbreaks might provide a basis for tackling the Bundibugyo species, she added. “We’ll see how far and how fast we can get,” Lurie said, adding that Cepi had done preliminary work recently on a possible jab for the rat-borne hantavirus responsible for a recent fatal outbreak on a cruise ship. “Both with hantavirus and now with Ebola, [we] are getting some live-fire drills.” Source: Michael Peel in the Financial Times Dad-chat is coming for dad-books. (By Pamela Paul and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in the WSJ) They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography. These days, dad books are a dying breed. Nonfiction book sales have been in decline for the past four years, and are now the most challenged segment of the print book market. Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles. But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably. Sales of nonfiction print titles were down nearly 8% through May 9 this year, and sales of books about politics and current affairs were down 19%, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. Publishing has long been subject to cyclical changes, with trends in format and genre taking over bookshelves in grand sweeps. (Remember the adult coloring-book craze? Or the stratospheric rise of romantasy?) But many in publishing believe the decline in serious nonfiction is more existential. “The trend couldn’t be clearer,” said Jonathan Karp, the former chief executive of Simon & Schuster and publisher of the new Simon Six imprint. “This is a sea change and people should wake up and realize we’re living in a new world.” One culprit for the shift: a new media diet for fans of more serious nonfiction. … Sixty-two percent of men and 54% of women consumed a podcast in the prior month, according to a recent survey by Edison Research at SSRS, up from 46% and 39%, respectively, in 2023. “When we have internal meetings to talk about this problem, it always comes around to podcasts,” said Jonathan Burnham, president and publisher of the Harper Group at HarperCollins Publishers. “The man who wants to read American history is now tuning into one of the many good podcasts about history that lends the quiet attention to a serious subject he’s looking for. It makes the idea of sitting down with a 700-page Ron Chernow book less appealing. You’ve scratched that itch.” Source: Wall Street Journal Remarkable report by Novara from the nationalist rally in London in mid May. Anna Airy, Leopard Moth and Plums, 1915 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe
Philadelphia correctional health workers go weeks without pay after YesCare bankruptcy
Medical staff at six Philadelphia correctional facilities have gone nearly a month without pay after their employer, YesCare, filed for bankruptcy, prompting the city to step in with emergency support.
When My Husband’s Favorite Sports Team Is On, He’s Unrecognizable. I’m Actually Scared.
He swears this is normal.
Former FOX 8 sports anchor Tony Rizzo speaks on health scare: ‘I couldn’t breathe’
Cleveland sports radio legend and former FOX 8 sports anchor Tony Rizzo is speaking out about his recent health scare.
Red Sox Get Good Carlos Narvez News After Early Exit
It sure sounds like the Boston Red Sox catcher is going to be alright, despite the scare.
Cruise ship outbreaks fail to scare off travelers ahead of busy summer season
Despite recent hantavirus and norovirus outbreaks, cruise demand remains strong, experts say, with over 38 million ocean cruise passengers projected this year.
Free heart health clinic in Oxted for men aged 40 to 70
Jeremy Schwartz says he is motivated to create the free clinic by his own heart scare.
Jackie Tohn reveals she underwent double mastectomy after health scare
Jackie Tohn is opening up about a health scare and procedure she underwent after learning she had an 85% chance of getting breast cancer.
Jackie Tohn Opens up About Her Health Scare With Breast Cancer
Jackie Tohn opens up to TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones about her recent health scare where she learned she has an 85 percent chance of developing breast cancer and her decision to undergo a double mastectomy. She also discusses the third season of "Nobody Wants This" and facing off against Macaulay Culkin on "Celebrity Jeopardy."
Kimberly Williams-Paisley reveals the health changes she made after vocal cord scare
The “9-1-1 Nashville” star talked to Fox News Digital about her two-year battle with partial vocal cord paralysis.
The class politics of modern outbreaks
The MV Hondius hantavirus scare revived debates about luxury travel, public health and unequal vulnerability to disease.
The class politics of modern outbreaks
The MV Hondius hantavirus scare revived debates about luxury travel, public health and unequal vulnerability to disease.
Business re-entry students prove no setback is permanent
Brian McGauley dropped out of high school and college and had two health scares. Carlos Torres worked too hard, partied too hard and was academically disqualified. Now, both students are graduating with honors from the Craig School of Business at Fresno State, proving that a late start and early difficulties don’t have to be permanent […]
Louisville Metro Corrections to drop controversial health provider
Louisville Metro Corrections said it intends to terminate its contract with its controversial health care provider, YesCare.
Hantavirus misinformation runs rampant as the US is unequipped to respond to infectious disease health scare
But the US’s withdrawal from the WHO – and cuts to the country’s health system – stymie officials’ response
After health scare, ASU men’s basketball coach Randy Bennett finally introduced
After announcing the hiring of Randy Bennett nearly a month and a half ago, ASU officially introduced its new men’s basketball coach.
Why ‘Today’s Dylan Dreyer Once Feared Her Son Had Skin Cancer
Dreyer opened up about the recent health scare on her podcast.
Ted Danson is 'doing some things differently' after a recent health scare
Don’t worry, Ted Danson is doing okay. But he did have a health scare that forced him to make some changes in his life.
Ted Danson is 'doing some things differently' after a recent health scare
Don’t worry, Ted Danson is doing okay. But he did have a health scare that forced him to make some changes in his life.