Stocks fall as Moody’s bank downgrade adds to August woes: Stock market news today

Stocks came under pressure Tuesday but recovered from steeper early after a warning about US bank health and surprisingly weak Chinese trade data sent shivers through markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped about 0.4%, or 150 points. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down about 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped […]

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Survive Your Hike in the Southern Arizona Low Desert

“Rattlesnake under stone” by National Park Service/ CC0 1.0 Topics Introduction Weather Water Clothing and Gear First Aid Kit Navigation Aids Animal Hazards Plant Hazards How to Request Emergency Help Prepare for the Worst? Introduction Arizona is blessed with thousands of miles of beautiful trails. Most hikers complete their treks without injuries or other adverse […]

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Sad Girl Playlists Aren’t Just Trendy—Study Finds Sad Music Can Boost Your Mental Health

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New research suggests that listening to sad music can positively impact a person’s mood based on the sense of connectedness it provides. Experts cite three responses to sad music: grief, melancholia, and sweet sorrow. Experts agree that music of all kinds can play a role in people’s mental health and […]

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Health system giant almost saved Madera hospital. Now, it wants to ‘extract every dollar’

For most of last year, Fresno-based St. Agnes Medical Center looked like a white knight poised to rescue the smaller Madera Community Hospital from financial ruin. Now, with the nonprofit Madera hospital bankrupt and shuttered, St. Agnes looms as a dark knight, pushing to liquidate the hospital to get a loan that makes Madera paid […]

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After Jamie Foxx Returned Her Lost Bag, Fan Opens Up About Interaction With The Actor Following His Medical Incident

News on the Jamie Foxx front has gone from zilch to abundance after a few rare sightings of the Oscar winner following his still-undisclosed medical incident. After waving to some lucky fans while on a boat ride, Foxx followed up the outing by kindly returning a fan’s lost bag. The sweet video ultimately went viral […]

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Florida ramps up mosquito control efforts due to 4 cases of locally contracted malaria

TERRA CEIA ISLAND, Fla. The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa. [–> On Monday, a health alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also noted that another case has been detected […]

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Freeze-dried feces pills called ‘crapsule’ to be taken by patients in clinical trial

iStock/Getty Images Plus Keeping up with all the latest in health news can be a crapshoot. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Here are the most headline-grabbing stories this week from Yahoo News partners. ‘“Crapsules” … may offer new hope for patients’ A clinical trial funded by the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care […]

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The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency

The World Health Organization on Friday declared COVID-19 over as a global health emergency, marking a historic end to devastating chapter of the pandemic that claimed more than 7 million lives worldwide. The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on Jan. 30, 2020, when only 100 cases were reported and the virus […]

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