Life Expectancy Is Falling, and Maybe Not Why You Think (Newser Deep Dive)

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October 14, 2023     Life Expectancy Is Falling, and Maybe Not Why You Think Life expectancy in the US is going in the wrong direction. It peaked at 78.9 years back in 2014 and has been declining ever since, with the most recent figure at 76.4 years. Keep reading   How to Adapt Our Homes, Cities for a Hotter Future Life-threatening heat for weeks on end is becoming less of an anomaly in cities around the world, including the US. And it's more than a minor inconvenience. Keep reading   From our sponsors After Testing Dozens of Bed Sheets, These Are #1 Miracle Brand sheets use a proprietary silver infused thread that eliminates 99% of the bacteria normally found in cotton bedding. The result is an amazingly soft, self-cooling, and self-cleaning sheet that takes advantage of the heat-dispersing properties of silver. It's perhaps the best kept secret of luxury hotels and Airbnbs to use this type of bedding, and they are now available to the public. Try Risk Free >>     Vietnam Allegedly Tried to Hack US Lawmakers With a Tweet In terms of international hacking attempts, it was relatively simple. The government of Vietnam tweeted a plausible-looking but bogus news link to particular American lawmakers and journalists hoping they would click, reports the Washington Post. Keep reading   From the Archives He Didn't Invent Toys, but He's the Genius We Can Thank for Them Al Kahn. "You surely do not know his name, but you likely owe part of your childhood happiness to him," writes Scott Eden, without hyperbole, in a profile of the 74-year-old for Inc. Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved