U.S. cases of hantavirus are rare, and generally don't transmit person to person. Hantavirus does not easily mutate and spread like COVID-19 and flu viruses do, making it easier f ...

With average nationwide gasoline prices above $4.50 a gallon, politicians are revisiting a perennial idea to ease high pump prices: suspending the federal gasoline tax. President Donald Trump said he ...

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Some research supports using the antiviral drug ribavirin to treat other types of hantavirus infections that can cause kidney failure, but that’s not the kind found aboard the cruise ship. Ribavirin ...

IRS statistics for the week ending March 27, shortly before Langworthy’s post, showed an 11.1% increase in average refunds, from $3,170 in 2025 to $3,521 in 2026. IRS data released in subsequent weeks ...

Side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation are common soon after starting GLP-1s or increasing the drug’s dosage. A nutrient-dense diet and regular exercise a ...

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Recent New York City government statistics show that the city’s total homeless shelter population on any given night is between 82,000 and 86,000, including adults and children. The number of children ...

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The Biden Promise Tracker monitors the 99 most important campaign promises of President Joseph R. Biden, elected in November 2020. Biden said his top priorities were fighting the coronavirus, ...

Gasoline prices are unusually high, spurred by the war Trump launched with Israel against Iran, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Before Iran closed the strait, about one-fifth of the ...