Thanks to widespread vaccination, measles had been considered "eliminated" as a continually transmitting illness in the United States since 2000 " but not anymore. An independent commission of experts that reports to the director of the Pan American Health Organization determined that the US no longer qualified as having eliminated measles, a source close to the process told CNN on Friday. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The decision was widely expected after years of falling vaccination levels and surging case counts, but it's still a black mark on the nation's public health policy.
A ship that was once the fastest in the world and is longer than the Titanic has intentionally been sunk off the coast of Florida, turning into the world's largest artificial ocean reef. read more
The cost of doing business in the US is getting increasingly pricier: Wholesale-level inflation accelerated last month to its highest rate in nearly four years, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday. The Producer Price Index, a measurement of average price changes received by producers and manufacturers, rose 0.3% from the month before and 6.5% for the 12 months ended in October, the highest annual rate since November 2022. read more
NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, killing all nine aboard. The CVR was located at the site of initial impact and is being evaluated in the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Officials confirmed that excavation work at the impact site on Military Trail has been completed.
The chip-making giant said its board had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security were compromised, adding that the CEO was committed to continuing to lead the company. read more
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