09 Jan, 2025

Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, helped by education, technology

National News “Young drivers are the riskiest age group on the road, and the reasons are straightforward — immaturity and inexperience,” said Pam Shadel Fischer, author of the GHSA report. Heavy traffic heads south on Interstate 93 over the Zakim Bridge, Sept. 1, 2023, in Boston. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By Associated Press October 18, […]

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$1.4B Powerball prize is a mix of interest rates, sales, math — and luck

National News Unless there is a winner soon, the jackpot could top the record lottery prize of $2.04 billion won last November by a Powerball player in California. Dareus White buys a Powerball ticket at Cigarettes and More on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Pineville, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco) AP By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press […]

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Report: Black Bostonians have the highest rates of infant mortality in the city

Health A new report from the Boston Public Health Commission found that the rate of Black infant deaths is more than double the citywide average. A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP, File […]

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