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How Rising Rates of Uninsured Children Will Increase Pediatric Cancer Deaths

How Rising Rates of Uninsured Children Will Increase Pediatric Cancer Deaths

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this insightful post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: ๐Ÿ’ก Main takeaway: December 15, 20254 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFour Million U.S. Children Had Noย Healthย Insurance in 2024. Some Will Die of CancerA recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deathsBy Eve Lu edited by Tanya Lewis More than four million U.S. children under age 19 lacked health insurance in 2024. The uninsured rate peaked at 6.1 percentโ€”the highest level in the past decade, according to a recent analysis…
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Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of deceptive defamatory practices in editing his January 6 speech.

Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of deceptive defamatory practices in editing his January 6 speech.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: BBC,Donald Trump news,January 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ Main takeaway: Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), accusing the BBC of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair business practices. The 33-page suit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a "false, defamatory, deceptive, insulting, inflammatory and malicious portrayal of President Trump," calling it a "brazen attempt to interfere and influence" the 2024 US presidential election. It accused the BBC of "linking two completely separate…
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โ€œTo be really successful, you have to be straight-up sexyโ€: Ben Whishaw in New York voluptuousness as Peter Hogar | the biography

โ€œTo be really successful, you have to be straight-up sexyโ€: Ben Whishaw in New York voluptuousness as Peter Hogar | the biography

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Biopics,Film,Ben Whishaw,Peter Hujar,Art and design,Culture,Rebecca Hall,Drama films,Photography,Art ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: HeyOn December 19, 1974, writer Linda Rosencrantz went to her friend Peter Hujar's apartment in New York and asked the photographer to describe exactly what he had done the day before. He spoke in great detail about Allen Ginsberg's photo shoot for the New York Times (it did not go wellโ€”Ginsberg was too performative for the kind of intimacy Hugar craved). He also described the Chinese takeaway he ate and how his friend Vince Aletti…
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Apple TV adds support for Google Cast even as Netflix ditches the feature

Apple TV adds support for Google Cast even as Netflix ditches the feature

๐Ÿš€ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Apps,Media & Entertainment,android app,apple tv,casting,streaming ๐Ÿ“Œ Main takeaway: Apple is making it easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on the big screen. The Apple TV app for Android will now support Google Cast functionality, which allows users to stream video and audio directly to their TV, the company said on Monday. The tech giant's adoption of Google Cast signals its interest in making Apple TV a more competitive streaming service at a time when the market is seeing more consolidation. Netflix and Paramount are competing to acquire…
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Pfizer’s 2026 guidance shows that the Metsera and Seagen deals will take time to come to fruition

Pfizer’s 2026 guidance shows that the Metsera and Seagen deals will take time to come to fruition

โœจ Explore this awesome post from Business News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: Smith Group | Photo archive | Getty ImagesPfizer On Tuesday, it forecast modest guidance for 2026 as it looks to longer-term investments in its pipeline to counter declining sales of Covid products and declines in older drugs.These obstacles are not surprising or new for Pfizer, which has seen a significant decline in sales of its Covid vaccine and antivirals after achieving record revenues during the pandemic. The drugmaker has pursued deals of all sizes in recent years to build new revenue streams, such as…
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A first interview with Mozillaโ€™s new CEO on AI, Firefox, and the web

A first interview with Mozillaโ€™s new CEO on AI, Firefox, and the web

๐Ÿš€ Check out this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: ๐Ÿ’ก Main takeaway: Mozilla is in a tricky position. It contains both a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the internet a better place for everyone, and a for-profit arm dedicated to, you know, making money. In the best of times, these things feed each other: The company makes great products that advance its goals for the web, and the nonprofit gets to both advocate for a better web and show people what it looks like. But these are not the best of times. Mozilla has spent the last…
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The United States gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.

The United States gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Economy,hiring,jobs report,tariffs,unemployment ๐Ÿ’ก Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The United States gained 64,000 good jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers left after cuts made by the Trump administration, the government said in late reports. Read more: The economy is giving mixed signals. Here's what experts say they mean The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, the highest since 2021. Job creation numbers for October and November, released by the Labor Department on Tuesday, were delayed by the 43-day federal government shutdown.…
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The latest in the sci-fi adventure series is the longest and worst yet

The latest in the sci-fi adventure series is the longest and worst yet

โœจ Check out this awesome post from BBC Culture ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: โœ… Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: The third installment in James Cameron's hugely successful franchise is "197 minutes of screensaver graphics, heavy-handed dialogue, loose plotting, and New Age hippie spirituality."Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water are two of the highest-grossing films of all time, so you can't blame James Cameron for continuing his sci-fi adventure series. But the third episode, Avatar: Fire and Ash, strongly suggests that he should quit while he's still ahead. Every Avatar movie to date has been longer and worse than the last, and…
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Indian company Digantara raises $50 million for space-based missile defense technology

Indian company Digantara raises $50 million for space-based missile defense technology

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: Space,Startups,360 ONE Asset,Digantara,Peak XV Partners,SBI Investments of Japan ๐Ÿ“Œ Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll learn: Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised $50 million in a new funding round as it moves beyond space-based situational awareness into missile tracking, citing growing demand from governments for space-based defense capabilities. The all-equity Series B round included new investors such as 360 ONE Asset and SBI Investments of Japan, as well as serial entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, with existing backers Peak XV Partners and Kalaari Capital as well. The financing comes more than two…
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Strong holiday sales defy weak consumer sentiment

Strong holiday sales defy weak consumer sentiment

โœจ Discover this must-read post from Business News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ Category: ๐Ÿ’ก Key idea: Shoppers carry Macy's bags outside of Macy's flagship store on Black Friday in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAndre Lewis said he's "anxious 364 days of the year." Yet the rideshare and delivery driver wants to make it a special holiday season for his 7-year-old daughter."I told myself I'd keep it modest," said the 31-year-old, who lives in New York City. But he said his daughter wants a pink keyboard that lights up, and he'll buy it…
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