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Marcin Nowak Prices are rising faster than they have done for 40 years. The Bank of England says the recent increases in energy bills, which are set to be three times more than they were a year ago, will drive inflation - the rate at which prices rise - even higher, to 13%. The increase in the cost of living is putting a squeeze on people's finances, as wages fail to keep up. Inflation is the increase in the price of something over time. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12196322

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., appears at an Election Day gathering in Jackson, Wyo., to concede defeat in a GOP primary to Harriet Hageman, who was backed by former President Trump. Cheney vows that she will carry on her work to make sure Trump doesn't return to the presidency. Jae C. Hong/AP Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is laying out her future political plans, including a possible run against Donald Trump in 2024, after conceding defeat in the primary election for her House seat. Her loss on Tuesday followed unyielding criticism since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol of the former president and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. "This primary election is over, but now the real work begins," Cheney said in her concession speech Tuesday night, noting that she had called opponent Harriet Hageman to congratulate her. Cheney acknowledged in a Wednesday interview on NBC's Today she was "thinking" about running for president in 2024. https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/16/1117705185/liz-cheney-concedes-primary-defeat-but-her-fight-against-trump-continues

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By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Shawn Deng, CNN and Reuter Updated 10:38 AM ET, Wed August 17, 2022 A cracked riverbed in a section of Yangtze River in Yunyang, Chongqing, on August 16, 2022. Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River, which has dried up in parts, as swaths of the nation fall into drought and grapple with the worst heat wave on record. Several regions on the Yangtze have launched weather modification programs, but with cloud cover too thin, operations in some drought-ravaged parts of the river's basin have remained on standby. The Ministry of Water Resources said in a notice on Wednesday that drought throughout the Yangtze river basin was "adversely affecting drinking water security of rural people and livestock, and the growth of crops." https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/asia/china-heat-drought-climate-yangtze-intl/index.html

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It's clear that vaccination can protect you from myocarditis by protecting you from COVID-19 infection. Myocarditis is a rare complication of COVID-19 vaccination. It affects fewer than 20 people per 1,000,000 COVID-19 vaccinations. Only the mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) have been linked with myocarditis. https://covid19.nih.gov/news-and-stories/covid-19-vaccines-myocarditis

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Yes, most cases of myocarditis result in a full recovery. The vaccine stimulates an immune response in the AC2 receptor cells. The membrane around the heart and heart muscle are replete with these cells. When you are vaccinated or infected, the cells react with an immune response that includes inflammation. A vaccine is a small, very short lived stimulation of an immune response. That is why some people will experience a mild fever, some aches and pains and fatigue. Inside, your organs are experiencing various degrees of inflammation which will go away in a short period of time. The type of inflammation of the heart is very, very rare and almost never serious. Anyone who gets myocarditis from a vaccine will no doubt also get it from an actual infection and then the problem is dealing with two diseases at the same time. And no, myocarditis does not usually result in long term damage. That only happens if it is not treated for a long time.

As someone who had myocarditis as a youngster, I can tell you that unless it is caught early and treated, it can be serious. I missed nearly an entire year of school with several months in the hospital and more at home in bed. Mine was caused by a long simmering Strep infection and my heart incurred long-lasting, permanent damage. Pretty much every medication has possible side effects, some more serious than others. I would prefer to have a short, low-level inflammation of the heart muscle that quickly resolves than a long lasting one induced by illness. Covid is a vascular disease and that should be kept in mind. It goes far beyond just the respiratory system. That said, it is true that the variants seem to becoming far less lethal than the original and earlier variants. Giving any medication or vaccine is a matter of weighing the risks versus the benefits. With Covid being very transmissible and quite dangerous for some, that has to be factored into deciding about who should be vaccinated.

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Last month, just as record-setting heat waves scorched the U.K. and parts of Europe, some 60 million Americans experienced a string of hot and humid days that topped 100 degrees. Prepare for more of these extremes. New research and an accompanying planning tool show that across the U.S., on average, the local hottest 7 days are expected to become the hottest 18 days by 2053. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-quarter-of-the-u-s-will-fall-inside-an-extreme-heat-belt-here-are-the-states-in-the-red-zone-11660568349?siteid=yhoof2

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. Bearded Taliban fighters, some hoisting rifles or the white banners of their movement, staged victory parades on foot, bicycles and motorcycles in the streets of Kabul. One group marched past the former U.S. Embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.” https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghanistan-marks-year-taliban-seizure-woes-mount-88391318

Charles Postiaux London (CNN Business)UK workers have suffered the biggest drop in their spending power in more than 20 years as prices keep soaring. Average real wages — which account for inflation — fell by 3% between April and June compared with the same period last year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Tuesday. "The real value of pay continues to fall.

(CNN)New York City has detected poliovirus in sewage, according to state and local health officials, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus. This comes as no surprise since last month a case of paralytic polio was confirmed in a resident in Rockland County -- just on the outskirts of the city. As the state health commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said, "For every one case of paralytic polio identified, hundreds more may be undetected." This follows the virus being found in sewage in two neighboring New York City counties -- Rockland and Orange County from samples collected in May, June and July. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/opinions/polio-new-york-city-vaccines-madad/index.html

US President Joe Biden speaks during a signing ceremony for H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (CNN)President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday -- marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. Biden said during a signing ceremony in the State Dining Room that the legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act, is "one of the most significant laws in our history." "With this law, the American people won and the special interests lost," Biden told an audience of Democratic members of Congress and administration officials. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/politics/biden-inflation-reduction-act-signing/index.html

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Myocarditis is, indeed, a problem in relation to Covid-19. The vaccines, on rare occasions, produce mild cases as well. The risk, however, is much greater if you actually catch Covid. Here's a little more on it: Benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh a very small risk of heart complications Your overall chances of getting Covid-19 are 1.3 cases in 100,000 people. Your chances Your chances after a vaccine are 2 in 100,000, but your chances of getting myocarditis increase to 226 per 100,000 if you actually catch Covid. That is a pretty good risk benefit to getting vaccinated if you wish to avoid myocarditis. Myocarditis occurs with other conditions and vaccines including influenza. https://covid19.nih.gov/news-and-stories/covid-19-vaccines-myocarditis

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Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg leaves Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on Aug. 12, 2022. Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges tied to his indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in an investigation of former president Donald Trump's businesses, according to two people familiar with the matter and a public court filing. Weisselberg's plea could come as soon as Thursday at 9 a.m. Terms of the expected deal were not immediately disclosed. Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were charged as part of what prosecutors described as an “off the books” scheme over the course of 15 years to help top officials in the Trump Organization avoid paying taxes. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-org-ex-official-allen-weisselberg-expected-plead-guilty-tax-case-rcna43227

PHOENIX – Three Arizona parents were arrested Friday after scuffling with law enforcement as they tried to get into an elementary school to pick up and protect" their children during a school lockdown, police said. Thompson Ranch Elementary School in the Phoenix suburb of El Mirage was locked down for about an hour Friday morning after someone reportedly saw a man with a gun near the school, the El Mirage Police Department said. Authorities said the school was later cleared and the suspect, who was arrested by police, never gained access to the campus. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/13/thompson-ranch-elementary-school-arizona-parents-arrested-lockdown/10321157002/

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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Britain's main opposition Labour Party called on Monday for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn to help the public deal with another expected surge in fuel bills during the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. Labour leader Keir Starmer said his party, if in power, would cap energy costs at the current level of 1,971 pounds ($2,386) per year for six months from October and would pay for it by extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies in the North Sea. The 29 billion-pound plan is aimed at increasing pressure on foreign minister Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak, the two Conservative Party politicians vying to be Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson said he would step down. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/britains-opposition-labour-party-demand-energy-price-cap-freeze

dreamstime.com New York (CNN Business)The American economy didn't get the memo that it's supposed to already be in a recession. The brutal GDP report released on July 28, showing the economy had contracted for a second quarter in a row, led some to insist the much-feared recession had already arrived. And in some ways that makes sense: Since 1948, every period of back-to-back quarters of negative growth coincided with a recession. But the recession-is-already-here argument has been severely undermined .... https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/economy/recession-inflation-economy/index.html

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