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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Steve Reilly |Ryan Beard |Ash-har Quraishi |Aparna Zalani
Alexis Lewis was a 22-year-old trying to do everything right. She was enrolled at a local community college in Knoxville, Tennessee, with dreams of being a nurse while working two jobs, earning just enough to get by. "I was taking care of myself at the time," she said. But, like thousands of Americans every year, Lewis' path was derailed by one trip to the emergency room. "I would have panic attacks and pretty much have to go to the emergency room," Lewis said.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Charlie Brooks |Matt Clark |Scott Pham |Jose Sanchez | +3 more
The death of a 19-year-old college student on a Texas highway is raising questions about the fleet of drivers Amazon uses to move packages between its facilities. College freshman Iliana Velez's life was cut short in a crash with a contractor who was driving to pick up an Amazon load. A University of Texas freshman, Velez was working nights sorting packages part time at an Amazon fulfillment center. In the early morning hours of Jan.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Tom Hanson |Aparna Zalani |Justin Sherman |Ryan Beard
Counterfeit weight loss drugs flood internet Slickly designed websites. Unbelievable markdowns. A simple online search for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic or Wegovy, can lead consumers down a rabbit hole of seemingly reputable online pharmacies in search of weight loss drugs at a discounted price. The temptation is clear for many Americans, but some of those deals come with a potentially deadly cost.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Aparna Zalani |Ryan Beard |Aaron Munoz
Across the U.S., family members caring for loved ones provide an estimated $600 billion in unpaid services each year, sacrificing time, money and often their well-being to care for aging loved ones, according to an AARP survey. As Congress considers a bill that would provide family caregivers a tax credit, quantifying how much that time is worth is proving to be difficult. Amy Goyer understands the challenge. Caring for her aging parents meant turning her life upside down.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
ctnewsonline.com | Ryan Beard |SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Scott Pham |Ryan Beard
More U.S. cities and states are starting to say "yes, in my backyard" as they struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations. The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the country's housing shortage by increasing the housing supply with strategies like changing zoning codes and other regulations that limit home density.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Scott Pham |Ryan Beard
Ash-har Quraishi, Amy Corral, Scott Pham, Ryan BeardSeptember 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM·1 min readMore U.S. cities and states are starting to say "yes, in my backyard" as they struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations. The "YIMBY" movement is a political effort to tackle the country's housing shortage by increasing the housing supply with strategies like changing zoning codes and other regulations that limit home density.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Aparna Zalani |Ryan Beard |Dilcia Mercedes
The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose a dangerous new threat to firefighters. They burn hotter and longer — and many fire departments may be unprepared to tackle them. In June, four people were killed and two others seriously injured after a lithium-ion battery malfunctioned and sparked a fire in a first-floor e-bike shop in New York. Fire officials say the blaze quickly spread to apartments above the shop.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Laura Geller |John Kelly |Ryan Beard
Three years ago, police investigated Tyler Cestia for negligent homicide after he left his 2-and-a-half-year-old son, Thomas, in his truck at work on a hot summer day. "In my mind, I remember thinking, 'well, I don't remember walking in the sitter's house to drop Thomas off; I don't remember that,'" said Cestia. "I just said to myself, 'it can't be. There's no way.'"Cestia said a confluence of circumstances created the perfect storm that June morning.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ash-har Quraishi |Amy Corral |Ryan Beard
As the holiday season approaches and the shopping frenzy intensifies, consumers are being warned to stay vigilant against the rising menace of counterfeit products. These imitations are becoming increasingly difficult to identify — and potentially dangerous. The world's largest online retailer has been using artificial intelligence and machine learning to root out sellers trying to peddle counterfeits on its platform.
