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Health & Wellness

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported that life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024. It's the result of the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic — and also waning death rates from all of the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses. Preliminary […]

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Technology

TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology WriterCensorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S. The company said this week it was experiencing a "major infrastructure issue triggered by a power outage" at one of its U.S. data center partner sites. The outage led to […]

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Technology

Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest recent job cuts

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market.In the U.S., economists have said that businesses are largely at a "no-hire, no fire" standstill, leading many to limit new work, if not pause openings entirely amid economic uncertainty. Hiring has stagnated overall — with the country adding a meager 50,000 jobs last month, down from a revised […]

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Technology

Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology WriterApple's iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google.The October-December results announced Thursday reflect the allegiance of Apple's fans, who eagerly snapped up the latest iPhone 17 models even though the company still hasn't delivered on its 2024 promise to smarten up the device's Siri […]

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