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Shana Alesi administers a second COVID-19 booster shot to Army veteran Robert Hall at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on April 01, 2022 in Hines, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged older Americans to get a Covid booster shot to increase their protection against the virus amid another surge in hospitalizations, particularly among those 70 and older."Over the past few weeks we've seen a steep and substantial increase in hospitalizations for older Americans," CDC…

Americans moved around a lot over the past two years, and those destinations also now happen to have the highest inflation rates in the U.S."We saw right away that inflation was highest in Phoenix and lowest in San Francisco," Redfin deputy chief economist Taylor Marr told CNBC.The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as more people relocate from expensive coastal cities to more affordable metro areas, according to an analysis released by Redfin, the real estate broker.Phoenix is one…

How people feel about Big Tech has changed since last year. A new study from the Pew Research Center found that fewer people in the US want more regulations for Big Tech companies. This decline, which spans across the political spectrum, showed that 44 percent of Americans are in favor of more government regulation compared to 56 percent of those surveyed last year. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all in favor of less regulation; for example, 32 percent of liberal Democrats surveyed say that the current amount…

IKEA announced yesterday that it’s partnering with residential energy services provider SunPower, a 35-year solar veteran, to sell home solar panels to US customers. The Swedish-based multinational company wants to make solar more easily accessible for consumers. Home Solar with IKEA is expected to launch in select California markets in fall of 2022, and then gradually expand across the US. Javier Quiñones, CEO and chief sustainability officer at IKEA US said: We’re proud to collaborate with SunPower to bring…

Biden administration vows to take action to boost supplies of baby formula as Republicans berate President Biden and Democrats for crippling shortages nationwide. Tight supplies of formula dwindled further after Abbott recalled Similac and other baby formula made at its Michigan plant following complaints of…

In order to understand the impacts of adopting rooftop solar in the United States, customer review and consumer news platform ConsumerAffairs polled 1,000 US homeowners about their views on and overall experience with solar panels. Here’s what the homeowners said. Reasons for – and against – adopting rooftop solar Homeowners who have installed solar panels explained their top reasons for doing so, as well as how much they spent: To benefit the environment: 60% Energy security: 54% To reduce energy bill: 52% To…

Despite fears of outliving savings, most Americans still want to live longer, a study on longevity and retirement shows.Nearly 70% of Americans want to live to age 100, with 29 years as the "ideal length" for retirement, according to an Edward Jones and Age Wave report that polled 11,000 adults in the U.S. and Canada in January and February."We've been aware of longevity rising for some time," said Ken Dychtwald, founder and CEO of Age Wave. "But in the last year, there's been a lot more talk about it." More from Personal…

Americans itching to travel this summer after navigating Covid-19 for the past two years face a new disruption to plans: the rising cost of travel.Inflation rose to 8.5% in March compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Labor Department’s consumer-price index—the highest rate in four decades. Gas prices are up about 50% from a year ago. Hotel costs jumped nearly 30%, and airline fares rose 24%, while vehicle-rental costs jumped nearly 14%. April figures set to be released on Wednesday aren’t expected…

The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 Internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy.The $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 77,37,100 crore) infrastructure package passed by Congress last year included $14.2 billion (Rs. 1,09,900 crore) funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides $30 (roughly Rs. 2,300) monthly subsidies…

Psychiatrists and psychologists once ran their own practices. Now the local therapist office could be controlled by a buyout king.Venture capitalists and private-equity firms are pouring billions of dollars into mental-health businesses, including psychology offices, psychiatric facilities, telehealth platforms for online therapy, new drugs, meditation apps and other digital tools. Nine mental-health startups have reached private valuations exceeding $1 billion last year, including Cerebral Inc. and BetterUp Inc. Demand…