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US nears 1M COVID-19 deaths | WNT
More than 997,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States and experts anticipate 1 million deaths by next week. Nearly 45 states are…
By the Numbers: Pandemic Housing | ABCNL
A look at skyrocketing housing prices during the pandemic ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here:…
NYC raises COVID-19 risk alert level
New York City health officials raised the city’s risk alert level to medium as it is seeing a rate of 200 infections per 100,000 people….
Federal reserve announces largest rate hike in 22 years
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced that the interest rate will increase a half-point, which is the second hike of seven expected increases this year….
Dow Jones drops more than 1,000 points after Federal interest rate hike l ABCNL
ABC News financial contributor Alexis Christoforous says the Federal Reserve raising interest rates will have an impact on many aspects of our economy, including auto…
US leads developed world in maternal mortality rate l ABCNL
Recent CDC data shows that the maternal mortality rate among Black women was more than double that of white women in the U.S. in 2020….
Biden juggles war abroad, inflation at home | ABC News
Jonathan Karl reports on the state of the Biden administration on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #JoeBiden #War #Inflation source
US employers added 431,000 jobs in March
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% last month, with 431,000 jobs being added. Of those, 102,000 were professional, 49,000 were retail and 38,000 were…
Census’ estimates show half of U.S. states had more deaths than births from 2020 to 2021
The data shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on natural change in population in the U.S. source
Federal Reserve announces 1st interest rate hike since 2018
In an effort to curb rising inflation, the Federal Reserve is increasing interest rates and has signaled it will do so again six more times…
Federal Reserve raises rates by a quarter of a percentage point l GMA
Rebecca Jarvis has more on how the first interest rate hike since 2018 will impact Americans. #ABCNews #Recession #InterestRates source
US unemployment rate increased slightly to 4% up from 3.9% in December
ABC News political director, Rick Klein, and economics correspondent Deirdre Bolton discuss the new jobs report and if the increase in jobs is expected as…
Fed signals rate hikes coming ‘soon’ amid inflation concerns
Officials at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled that they could “soon” raise interest rates for the first time in three years. source
New COVID-19 infections drop 46% in New York
Epidemiologist Dr. John Brownstein told ABC News that sampling wastewater can detect variants of COVID-19 in huge populations. Although new cases are dropping, the death…
Puerto Rico faces staggering COVID surge despite high vaccination rate
ABC News’ Cristina Carujo, reporting from Puerto Rico, gives insight on the island’s COVID battle as the positivity rate soared from 2% to 34% in…
Vaccine lotteries did not work: Study
At least 19 states offered up to $5 million dollars in money for people to get vaccinated. #COVID19 #Vaccines #ABCNews source
Investors concerned over 30-year high inflation rate
The Dow is suffering its worst day this year, and the new COVID-19 variant is on route to threaten the global economic recovery. WATCH FULL…
More than 800,000 dead from COVID-19 in US
The WHO warned that the omicron variant is spreading at a higher rate than any previous variants and Dr. Simone Wildes discusses the concerns. WATCH…
Biden, Fauci urge COVID-19 vaccinations as delta variant now dominant in UK | WNT
The variant is spreading rapidly among younger people in the U.K., President Joe Biden tweeted. Dr. Anthony Fauci hopes 70% of the U.S. will be…
Biden, Putin face off in high-stakes summit in Geneva
President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are facing of in a high stakes summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The President is confronting Putin on election…
