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CDC study confirms not getting updated COVID booster leaves Americans vulnerable this winter

Saturday, December 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 80% effective at keeping older adults out of the hospital due to complications from the virus compared to seniors who were fully vaccinated with at least two shots but had let several... Read More.

Fetuses can be vulnerable to climate change, air pollution exposure, says researcher

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In Carson City, Nevada, one family is choosing to spend more time indoors because they said smoke from wildfires and soaring temperatures caused by climate change are sometimes making it difficult for them to breathe outside. Jennifer Cantley, who is a mother... Read More.

Charleston is vulnerable to storm surge, and Hurricane Ian is taking aim

Friday, September 30 by ABC News

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- Another coastline known for its sensitivity to storm surge will feel Ian's wrath as the storm system strengthens back into a hurricane and makes another landfall in a vulnerable region. While Ian made a slow crawl through central and northern Florida on... Read More.

Hurricane Ian: Why the Gulf Coast — especially in Florida — is so vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surge

Tuesday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The more than 1,200 miles of shores in the southern U.S. that line the Gulf of Mexico are no stranger to strong storms -- but that doesn't make potential damage from an approaching cyclone any less likely. As Hurricane Ian marches closer... Read More.

GOP-led voting changes are on the rise, making elections more vulnerable to meddling: Analysts

Tuesday, September 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- There's a tension between voter access and voting security, but that balance has been tipping decidedly one way in the recent political environment in which false claims that Donald Trump didn't lose the 2020 election have muddied the waters, according to many... Read More.

Watchdog group says kids vulnerable to inappropriate content on popular game Roblox

Wednesday, September 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over 54 million users play Roblox, a popular multiplayer online game, every day and nearly half of them are under the age of 13, according to the company. At first glance, it may seem cartoonish and harmless but one watchdog group... Read More.

Bonus rebates to be distributed for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program

Friday, September 2 by Louise Bennett

Harrisburg – One-time bonus rebates for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program are being distributed. The bonus rebates are designed to provide extra relief to the state’s most vulnerable residents still recovering from the impacts related to Covid-19. All Pennsylvanians who received a property tax/rent rebate in... Read More.

Tom Wolf promotes plan to provide broadband internet to PA

Friday, May 20 by Louise Bennett

Bellefonte – The federal government’s effort to provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet for everyone in America was highlighted in Central Pennsylvania Wednesday. Governor Tom Wolf was in Centre County to promote Pennsylvania’s readiness to manage more than $100 million in federal funds to deploy broadband... Read More.

Farmworkers especially vulnerable as dangerous heat wave scorches wide swath of US

Sunday, June 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) —An unrelenting heat wave has been scorching the West and the Plains this week, and while many can hide inside and crank up the air conditioning, farmworkers have to endure the dangerous conditions. Heat kills farmworkers every year, according to Elizabeth Strater, director... Read More.

Small or large, every business is vulnerable to ransomware attacks: DHS secretary

Wednesday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said those who carry out ransomware attacks against hospitals and other critical infrastructure entities have no conscience, and are making a profit the wrong way. "We're talking about criminals who want to make money illegally or who want... Read More.

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