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Does new Alzheimer's drug work? Answers may miss 2030 target

When a controversial nervous-system-health’s drug won U.S. approval, surprise over the decision quickly turned to shock at how long it might take to find out if it really works — nine years. healthy-living Biogen has until 2030 to complete a study confirming whether its new drug Aduhelm truly slows the …

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California gasoline tax increases to over 50 cents

California, where the cost of a gallon of gasoline is more than $1 above the national average, increased its gas tax on Thursday.  The increase is small – six-tenths of a cent – but brings the already highest-in-the-nation gas tax to 51.1 cents.  The average cost of a gallon of …

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How to prepare your home for flooding this hurricane season

As Tropical Storm Ida approaches western Cuba, inching closer towards the U.S., residents of the Gulf Coast are racing to prepare.  On Friday, shoppers waited in lines at New Orleans grocery stores and gas stations and the city offered sandbags.  The kickoff time for Saturday’s preseason game between the Arizona …

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NSA discloses hacking methods it claims are used by Russia

U.S. and world-regions disclosed on Thursday details of “brute force” methods they say have been used by world-regions to try to break into the cloud services of hundreds of executive agencies, energy companies and other organizations. An advisory released by the U.S. National Security Agency describes attacks by operatives linked …

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