According to a new study, one in three young adults is vulnerable to severe cases of coronavirus, and smoking plays an important role. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that 32 percent of people ages 18-25 who participated in the study were “medically vulnerable” to the deadly …
Read More »Five things you should know about the UAE’s first mission to Mars
Artist’s concept of the UAE Hope probe.Image: UAE Space Agency The Emirates Hope Mission, scheduled to launch this Friday is the first Arab attempt to reach the Red Planet. This is how the UAE will strive to make history. The Hope, or Al Amal, spacecraft was supposed to launch today …
Read More »Steve Harvey drops F bomb for scandalous ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ response
Steve Harvey stopped a recent “Celebrity Family Feud” game when he dropped an F-bomb in disbelief at a competitor’s response to a question. Sunday’s episode featured the NFL Hall of Fame head-to-head in the final round of the competition when Harvey was so upset by Bruce Smith’s response to a …
Read More »Why are scientists so concerned about this glacier?
Sea level rise will be one of the most devastating consequences of climate change. 2.4 billion people live 60 miles from the oceans, so scientists are quick to discover how high and how fast the seas will rise. Their estimates will largely depend on what they expect to happen in …
Read More »Dow raises 430 points when Brainard urges the Fed to switch to stimulus as the “thick fog of uncertainty” surrounds the coronavirus-hit economy
Benchmarks for US stocks boosted gains Tuesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard painted a bleak outlook for the economy facing the COVID-19 pandemic, but said he advocated a policy that stimulates the business sector hit by the virus. Brainard said that Fed policy should do more to boost …
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