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Today β€” 13 April 2025Main stream

One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds

9 April 2025 at 16:31
Pregnancy-related mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth.

Β© Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters

The study was based on data from the C.D.C., which identified the risk of later maternal deaths β€” those that occur from six weeks to one year after the birth.

Oil Prices Tumble as China-U.S. Tariffs Weaken Economic Confidence

Crude prices climbed back above $60 a barrel as investors breathed a sigh of relief.

Β© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

A BP refinery in Whiting, Ind., in February. A slide in crude oil prices signals deteriorating confidence in the strength of the economy.

Oil Executives Refrain From Publicly Criticizing Trump or His Tariffs

Eager to stay in Mr. Trump’s good graces, oil executives refrain from publicly criticizing the president. But privately, β€˜Everybody’s afraid.’

Β© Georgina McCartney/Reuters

Oil and gas executives have privately decried the uncertainty that President Trump’s tariffs have sown, including in a recent anonymized survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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β€˜Serial Swatter’ Who Made Nearly 400 Threatening Calls Gets 4 Years in Prison

11 February 2025 at 15:07
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., pleaded guilty to making false threats of mass violence, which prosecutors said prompted large police deployments and, in some cases, unnecessary detentions.
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