(CNN)The future is unpredictable, but we can do our best to prepare for it. According to asurveyof more than 1,100 U.S. retirees, 70% of respondents said their younger self would save more and start making larger nest eggs for retirement. I was hoping it would have been better.
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1. Extreme weather
The official start of this summer isthree-digit temperatures in most of the southern United States. On Wednesday, more than 20 million Americans were hit by the heat in 16 states, breaking decades-old records in some cities. Macon, Georgia reached 105 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 101 degrees set in 1925. New heat records have also been set in Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina. And unfortunately, meteorologists say there is no relief in sight. According to the National Weather Service, the heat in the south and plains is expected to continue until theweekend, and much of the region is expected to set even more records in the coming days. Meanwhile, theheavy stormis expected to rain a few inches in some parts of the southwest today.
2. January 6
January 6 Commission to Investigate theRiot at the US CapitolIs planning. Notice today, former President Donald Trump's efforts to use the Department of Justice to reinforce his attempts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Three senior officials who led the Department of Justice on the final day of the Trump administration asked the former President and his allies to givethe credibility of their unfounded allegations of fraud. I testify at today's hearing of. Committee aide. Officials also allege that Trump considered replacing thedeputy attorney-at-lawwith an official who accepted his fraudulent allegations, according to the Commission's aides. Separately, the Justice Department has announced information related to the Trump Campaign'sFake Electoral College
3. Gun Law
. , Summoned the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. The Senate is ready today to vote critically to advance the major bipartisan gun safety billtowards its final passage. But Republican leaders are lined up against the bill. However, despiteRepublican leaders opposed the bill, some Republican lawmakers are already planning to vote, and the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives will be billed if passed by the Senate. Is expected to pass. .. If passed, dealing with gun violencewill be the most importantnew federal law since the 10-year ban on offensive weapons expired in 1994. Polls show that most Americans want to see.
4. Uvalde
Uvalde School DistrictPolice chief Pedro Arredondo was shot at Robb Elementary School almost a month ago. Aledondo and the corresponding law enforcement agencies faced intense criticism while police officers athourswere waiting in a corridor outside the school's adjacent classroom with 18-year-old shooters and victims. did. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety's latest timeline, gunshots fired at police officers in the first few minutes of the incident, and two were grazing injured. However, more than 70 minutes had passed before the shooter was shot dead by the police officer who attacked the room. This week, a top Texas executive in charge of the investigation described the response as a "serious failure."
5. Coronavirus
According to a new study, subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 of coronavirus respond to antibodies before vaccination { Looks like it avoids 77}. infection. According to new data published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the levels of antibodies provided by previous infections or vaccinations are these two subvariants compared to the original coronavirus. It is a fraction of the body. However, Covid-19 vaccination is still expected to provide substantial protection against serious disease, and vaccine makers are on the latest shots that may elicit a stronger immune response against mutants. It is working. BA.4 and BA. 5 is the fastest-growing subspecies reported so far, causing an estimated 35% of new Covid-19 infections in the United States last week.Recent data shows
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Westminster Dog Show: Winner Dog
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The third "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" movie is finally in production
Expectations are realWhen the original movie will be released Those who remember Taka 2002. Can you believe it was 20 years ago? Wow.
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It's WednesdayHow many people were killed in Afghanistan when a magnitude 5.9 earthquakestruck the eastern part of the country? At least 1,500 people will be injured and the death toll is likely to increase, officials said. Disasters are exacerbated by hunger and economic crises in the Taliban-dominated countries.
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"You know it's worse than high inflation and low unemployment. The recession and millions of people are unemployed. It's high inflation. I'll consider it before driving this economy off the cliff. "
--Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, Calls on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to carefully raise rates. At a committee hearing on Wednesday, Powell said the Fed'saggressive rate hikesdo not solve the two biggest problems facing Americans: high gas and grocery prices. I admitted that.
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Incredibly Origini
NASA physicists have quit their jobs to pursue his passion: origami. Watch this video and see some of his stunning and intricate designs. (Click here to see)