02:56 The U.S. Biden administration says it plans to spend a quarter of a billion dollars on a new national suicide prevention hotline. The need is there.According to a recent report, n
02:25 As students head back into the classroom, schools are employing safety measures including mandatory masks and social distancing. One school district in Colorado has gone high-tech
03:00 Preparations are underway to resettle Afghans in various countries, including America.Some 20 U.S. states have already offered to take in the refugees.They’ll need plenty of help
02:53 It’s one benefit you might say of the COVID-19 pandemic: Americans are spending a lot more time outdoors.Trails, bike paths and backcountry areas have become more crowded than eve
02:47 Interstate 70, a major highway running through the U.S., was closed in the central part of Colorado on July 29th due to mudslides. The closure has forced lengthy detours and disru
03:09 The opioid epidemic continues to ravage America, and it appears to have only gotten worse during the pandemic.A record number of people died last year of drug overdoses.A new $26
02:48 After several months of encouraging news, cases of COVID-19 are on the increase in the U.S. and the Delta variant of the coronavirus isprimarily toblame.The Delta variant now make
02:44 It’sa phraseoftenastrue in economicsas in physics: Whatgoesup must come down. The price oflumber, key to the U.S. housing market, shot up dramatically over the past year.But now t
03:04 Brazil-basedJBS, the world’s largest meat supplier,isnow confirmingit paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to computer hackers who recently targetedthecompany.The cybersec
03:41 The racial wealth gap in the U.S. and the chronic under-investment in black businesses was the focus of a conference onTuesdayin Tulsa.It took place just a short distance from the
02:24 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society continue to be studied.Researchers in the U.S. have found that global lockdowns put in place early last year resulted in drastic cu
02:31 Prices in various sectors of the U.S. economy are on the rise these days, and among the areas seeing big increases is lumber. In fact, you might say the cost of wood products hasg
02:36 People all over the world continue to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine.And while vaccinations have continued at a steady pace in more developed areas, getting doses
02:53 After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mt. Qomolangma, or Mt. Everest as it’s known in the West, is back open for business.At least partially. While China has cancelled th
02:53 U.S. President Joe Biden has surpassed his promise of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days. But case rates of the disease remain high, and not everyone has bou
02:45 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says roughly 80 percent of K-12 teachers and staff have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.It’s part of th
02:45 New Mexico has become the latest U.S. state to launch what’s called a COVID-19 exposure notification app.The phone app tells those who’ve downloaded itwhetherthey’ve been arounds
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