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Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French teacher, is desperately trying to protect her retirement savings by caring for her 82-year-old husband, who has severe dementia, at home in Seattle. She used to fear his disease-induced paranoia, but now he’s so frail and confused that he wanders away with no idea of how to find his
Facing a tough defense daily in practice is helping the Rutgers offense: ‘Iron sharpens iron’
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The offense has been clicking through the first two games of the season for Rutgers football. Rutgers has been moving the ball effectively and dominating the time possession as well allowing just one sack and turning the ball over once. It is certainly a change from last year when the offense seemed
Greece facing 40C weekend while record US heat wave set to expand
The pedestrian zone near the Acropolis in Athens is empty of tourists and residents as Greece faces its hottest July weekend in 50 years. Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heat wave stretching across the southern United
FT: Apple is facing poor yield of iPhone casings made in India
A new report from the Financial Times claims 50% of all iPhone casings made in India at the moment are rejected by Apple quality control. The report is based on information from former Apple employees and specifies the low yield issue in Indian manufacturing giant Tata’s plant located in Hosur. No other manufacturing plants were
Facing Storm, XPeng CEO Adjusts Organization and Targets Top Spot in Chinese EV Field
Your browser does not support the audio element. Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng Motors delivered 5,101 units in October, an annual decrease of 49.7% and a quarterly decrease of 39.8%. In the capital market, the firm’s performance has been even worse. Compared with its peak share price of $54.96 on November 30, 2021, its closing
ICO King Ian Balina Facing Securities Charges
Reading Time: 3 minutesIan Balina is facing charges of illegal securities sales during a 2018 ICO for Sparkster The ICO king, who made his name shilling them in 2017 and 2018, has finally been charged Sparkster yesterday settled with the SEC for $35 million Ian Balina, the face that launched a thousand ICOs, has been
By Mark Hunter4 days agoMon Feb 21 2022 10:02:23 Reading Time: 2 minutesBitcoin faces an important week following a double top at $45,000 It is currently sitting at an important level of support Unless price close back above $45,000 then more pain could be coming Bitcoin is facing a huge week price-wise as a double…
Price facing latest challenge for Canadiens with familiar, quiet resolve
Carey Price is publicly a quiet and taciturn man, economical with words, usually dispensing his thoughts in short sentences rather than long paragraphs.The 34-year-old Montreal Canadiens goalie's news conference Sunday about his immediate and longer-term hockey future, a 14-minute interview that featured more question marks than exclamation points, was precisely to form. It was in…
Businesses facing ‘real difficulty’ with rapid antigen tests in short supply
How will critical businesses like food production and freight keep the wheels turning when the full force of omicron hits? One modeller predicts it could infect up to half the population and depending on who's considered a close contact that could mean many people off work and self isolating. Business NZ boss Kirk Hope told Checkpoint the single…
The U.S. Is Facing Shortages in COVID-19 Drugs as Omicron Rages
Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the Omicron wave of infections. The problem is that production is not yet at full strength and that the pill considered to be far…