The number of people ages 65 and over is projected to double to more than 1.5 billion by 2050, greatly increasing their economic impact.
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State reports just 13 new cases of COVID-19, fewest since last summer
The seven-day average of new cases dropped to 49, the lowest level since late October.
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Vaccinated visitors soon can take off masks at Disney World
Starting Tuesday, face masks will be optional for visitors to the theme park resort who are vaccinated.
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Freedom Day’ for England reopenings pushed back 4 weeks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions will be delayed until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant.
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Prime Peke! Wasabi the Pekingese wins Westminster dog show
It was a poignant win that came after one archaeologist Iris Love, the owner of Wasabi, the winning Pekingese, died last year of COVID-19.
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As COVID-19 cases wane in U.S., vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
Case totals nationally have declined in a week from a seven-day average of nearly 21,000 on May 29 to 14,315 on Saturday.
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G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
At the group’s first face-to-face meeting in two years, the leaders dangled promises of support for global health, green energy, infrastructure and education.
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Insight: The fate of food post-COVID
The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.
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The Maine Millennial: When the brain says ‘nope’
As COVID recedes, many are experiencing what those of us with anxiety deal with all of the time.
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‘Supertaster’ gene research tackling COVID
If you are someone who experiences bitter tastes more acutely than average people do, you could be naturally more resistant to the coronavirus.