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Pregnant women having to travel further to deliver
NBC News· 2026-08-13 23:41
In the picture postcard twin villages of coastal Maine, Newcastle and Dam RCA, signs of trouble ahead. Maine Health announcing the closing of the only hospital labor and delivery unit in Lincoln County. >> I think it's going to have a deeply negative effect on our community.pregnant with her first child. This area is where 33-year-old Leslie Wolf and her fianceé Ben chose to build their family. Their baby boy due in mid- November.>> I can see the little face. Yeah, we got a little side profile here. >> Coul ...
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The Economist· 2026-08-13 23:40
Progress in embryo screening will raise difficult ethical questions. But there is a big difference between the murderous coercion of early-20th-century eugenics programmes and parents seeking as much knowledge as possible when picking an embryo https://t.co/lqfuavib9l ...
New Carrier To Replace USS Lincoln in Middle East | Balance of Power 08/13/2026
Bloomberg Television· 2026-08-13 23:35
Macroeconomic & Market Dynamics - The U.S. government sold 30-year bonds at the highest yield since 2001, highlighting rising financing costs with long-term rates remaining above 5% [1][34] - Treasury bill yields range between 3.7% and 5%, driven by continuous annual deficits of approximately 1.5 trillion dollars [35][36] - The U.S. Treasury competes globally as developed markets like Japan saw 30-year government bond yields rise from under 2% to 4% [38] - OpenAI is on track for an initial public offering (IPO), generating annualized revenue of more than 40 billion dollars, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025 [89] Defense & Geopolitical Industry Insights - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a supplemental funding and 1.5 trillion dollars defense budget [16] - The Pentagon signed a 59 billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin to quadruple Patriot missile production, with expected deliveries between 2030 and 2032 [24] - Bloomberg Economics analysis indicates the U.S. has depleted a third of its Tomahawk land attack missiles and nearly all precision strike missiles [21] - The White House announced new tariffs on drones, including a 100% tariff on larger/national security risk drones, a 20% tariff on smaller drones, a 15% tariff on drone components generally, and a 10% tariff on those from the U.K. [87][88]