Record number of kindergartners had vaccine exemptions last year: CDC
The number of reported vaccine exemptions among U.S. kindergartners reached another record high during the 2023-2024 school year, surpassing last year's record. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention According to the (CDC), 3.3% of kindergartners were exempt from one or more vaccines during the past school year, an increase from the previous year, […]
‘I Managed To Survive’: Freed Israeli Hostages Recount Captivity Nearly One Year After Oct. 7
Nearly a year after the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack, four freed Israeli hostages spoke to NBC News about their captivity. Ilana Gritsevsky, Agam Goldstein-Almog, Moran Stella Yanai, and Aviva Siegel were all released from Hamas after weeks of confinement. According to Go to NBC News. Hamas took over 240 people hostage and killed at […]
Vermont border sector sees more than 19K migrants in one fiscal year
Officials said Wednesday that more than 19,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the northern border region over the past year. During the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, to Monday, officers at the U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector along the U.S.-Canada border apprehended illegal immigrants from 97 countries, said District Patrol […]
Number of people in UK out of work due to ill health growing by 300,000 a year | Health
The number of people losing their jobs due to illness is increasing by 300,000 a year, according to new analysis from a leading health think tank. According to the Health Foundation, working-age people who quit work because of a health condition are one-third less likely to be re-employed than healthy people, further increasing the number […]
Israel Rings in Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, While at War on Seven Fronts
The State of Israel and the Jewish world are celebrating the Jewish New Year of 5785 at sunset on Wednesday, October 2, with Israel at war on seven fronts and Jews around the world facing anti-Semitic exposed to waves of attacks. On the eve of the holiday, known in Hebrew as “Rosh Hashana” (“Head of […]
Record Number of Migrants Caught Pretending to Be Children This Year
Britain has seen a record number of adult migrants claiming to be child asylum seekers this year, and authorities have uncovered more than 1,300 cases of fraud. One report found that at least 1,317 immigrants falsely claimed to be minors from the beginning of this year to the end of June, the highest number on […]
My pick for MLB Executive of the Year and how it reflects what Moneyball means in 2024
I wrote an annual awards column in the past few days, but I didn't mention Executive of the Year. And really, I think the choice this season is easy: AJ Preller, the Padres' president of baseball operations. Preller gets little love from his colleagues. In 2010, when he was an assistant GM with the Rangers, […]
Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one year | Property
The number of UK estate agents declaring bankruptcy has soared by almost a third, with nearly 300 companies collapsing last year. The figures underline the gloom surrounding Britain's property market, with home sales at their lowest in more than a decade, hitting incomes for estate agents. According to figures from the Insolvency Office, 286 UK […]
One year ago Jake Sullivan boasted about Middle East being the ‘quietest’ in two decades
This one didn't age very well. The Middle East was on the brink of a feared all-out war on Sunday. It comes exactly one year after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan boasted about how peaceful things have been under the current administration. “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been for the […]
Comet visible from Earth for first time in 80,000 years: ‘Most anticipated comet of the year’
A comet not seen for more than 80,000 years will likely be visible from Earth in two separate periods next month. Comet Atlas Gassan, also known as Comet A3, is thought to have an orbit around the Sun for more than 80,000 years. According to Earth.com. The comet will first become visible on September 27th […]