Tag: Boston Herald
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Tick bite ER visits on the upswing in Massachusetts
Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick species previously eradicated in the region is now spreading again in Massachusetts. “Patients reporting tick exposure is higher this spring and early summer than at any point during the last three years. This really suggests that
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Ticker: Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days; United to resume flights to Tel Aviv
Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year. For the first time, Seattle-based Amazon is holding the now-misnamed Prime Day over four days. The e-commerce giant’s promised blitz of summer deals for Prime members started at 3:01 a.m.
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Welch: Federal debt + spending = we’re living beyond our means
I’m a finance professor at UCLA, so let’s talk finance. Which numbers are more meaningful to you? Having $50 to $100 cash in your pocket (rough average for an American) or knowing the total U.S. currency in circulation is $2.4 trillion? Owing $7,300 on your credit card (average balance of those who don’t pay it