Tag: Americans
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Why the Harris campaign has been aggressively courting Filipino Americans in Nevada
“Pinoy Pride” slogans, meals with community members, in-language ads and recruiting Filipino Americans for the campaign. With just over a month before the election, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been courting a group of Asian American voters, Filipino Americans, that may play a decisive role in the crucial swing state of Nevada. Last week,…
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Breast cancer rising among younger women and Asian Americans, report finds
Americans have benefited from huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the last two decades, but diagnoses are becoming more common, especially among younger women, according to a report published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society. The new report shows that breast cancer mortality has decreased by 44% since the late 1980s. Rates of breast…
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64% of Chinese Americans think tense U.S.-China relations affects how others treat them
Most Chinese Americans feel that the current relationship between the U.S. and China is a negative one, and almost two-thirds think that such contentious relations can affect how other Americans treat them, a new study shows. With the election heating up and the topic of U.S.-China relations factoring heavily in debates and candidates’ platforms, researchers…
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Iron deficiency may affect nearly 1 in 3 Americans, new study finds
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans may have an undiagnosed iron deficiency, a problem that can lead to fatigue, brain fog and difficulty concentrating, a new study suggests. An analysis of data from more than 8,000 adults in the U.S. revealed that 14% had low iron blood levels, a condition known as absolute iron deficiency, while…
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New data shows how many Americans are going without homeowners insurance
For thousands of homeowners in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish, where 94% of homes were left without power after Hurricane Francine crossed its shore Thursday, any storm damage could have been catastrophic. One out of 4 of the 31,000 homeowners in the coastal parish live there without homeowners insurance — one of the highest percentages in the U.S.…