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America has a shoplifting epidemic. The thieves aren't who you think.

Suburban shoppers like the "Parmesan Bandit" are pilfering everything from tape measures to blocks …

Emily Stewart   


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Dengue fine? Here's what you must do to avoid government penalty as Karnataka declares dengue an epidemic

Karnataka has declared dengue a state-wide epidemic, enforcing stringent regulations to eliminate m…

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How did over 800 students test HIV positive in Tripura?

Tripura is presently facing a surging HIV epidemic ripping through its student population. Fueled b…

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An epidemic of sexual abuse in schools

Shoddy investigations, quiet resignations, and a culture of secrecy have protected predators, not s…

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Columbus' voyages sparked epidemics that killed so many people, it may have crashed carbon dioxide levels worldwide

Columbus' expedition to North and South America brought not only conquest and exploitation to the r…

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Modern Loneliness: A series exploring the loneliness epidemic

Business Insider's series "Modern Loneliness" explores the causes and effects of loneliness, as wel…

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As the US faces a loneliness epidemic, people who experienced social life abroad say they can see why

People are sharing stories about the vibrant social life in other countries in comparison to the US…

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There's an epidemic of loneliness in young people, and they're calling out for connections on TikTok

People in their 20s and 30s are increasingly sharing their loneliness on TikTok, showing a day in t…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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1 chart shows why you should care about the silent epidemic of deaths from street drug 'tranq'

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a 276% increase in overdose deaths …

Kate Hull   


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A doctor in Japan killed himself after working 200 hours overtime in a month, family says, highlighting the country's overwork epidemic

A 26-year-old resident doctor in Japan died by suicide after developing depression from being overw…

Joshua Zitser   


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Inside the world of California's fire-reducing goats, a quirky but popular weapon against California's wildfire epidemic

A herd of goats stand in their pen before grazing on drought-stressed land as part of city wildfire…

James Pasley   


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Doug Emhoff says there's an 'epidemic of hate' in the US at White House antisemitism roundtable

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff hosted a roundtable at the White House with Jewish leaders Wednesday f…

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SoulCycle founders gear up to launch Peoplehood, which they describe as 'modern medicine for the loneliness epidemic'

The company, slated to open to paying subscribers this month, provides 60-minute "gather" sessions …

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Bill Gates says there's 'way above' a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Microsoft cofounder told the FT the pandemic could yet generate a coronavirus variant "even mor…

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Cyberthieves stole $186,000 from a Republican member of Congress as fraud epidemic plagues political committees

Harshbarger, a freshman Republican congresswoman from Tennessee, recouped the money stolen from her…

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Bill Gates says he warned us about the pandemic in his 2015 TED talk — but '90% of the views were after it was too late'

Gates' 2015 TED talk, in which he said the world was "not ready for the next epidemic," has more th…

Allana Akhtar   


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New York City files lawsuit blaming Hyundai, Kia for 'spiraling epidemic' of car thefts after 'Kia boys' viral TikTok thefts cause spike in stolen cars

A range of the vehicles made from 2011 to 2021 are especially vulnerable to theft as they don't hav…

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