San Francisco sees 54% drop in overdose deaths in lowest count since 2020

Last month, 32 people died of accidental overdoses in the city, compared with 70 in October 2023, according to report. San Francisco saw a 54% drop in overdose deaths in October 2024, compared ...

World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago

Drug overdoses set to drop to lowest levels since 2020: CDC

U.S. drug overdose deaths are on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a hopeful milestone amid ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Opioid overdoses deaths drop for 12th straight month

Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.

BP beats forecasts despite seeing 31% drop in profits, to lowest since COVID-19

BP’s profits were hit by lower oil prices and a slump in its refining margins, caused by a slowdown in demand for products including jet fuel, diesel and gasoline

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Illegal border crossings fall to lowest level since 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed previous CBS News reports that illegal border crossings have reached the lowest point of Biden's presidency. CBS News national correspondent Omar ...

Coca-Cola CEO says McDonald's E. coli outbreak won't hurt beverage company's sales

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's isn't likely to hurt the beverage company's sales at this stage.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay more than $89 million for Apple Card failures

Apple and Goldman Sachs were fined more than $89 million for mishandling consumer disputes of Apple Card transactions, the CFPB said.

Business - CNBC - October 23

September home sales drop to lowest level since 2010

Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in September compared with August, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 3.84 million units, the slowest pace since October 2010, according to the ...

Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn't endorse candidates or investments

Buffett's actions were triggered in part by a fake political endorsement alerted to him on Meta's Instagram.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Global public debt will hit $100 trillion by year-end, says IMF

The IMF warned of the risks posed by unsustainable public debt levels.

Business - CNBC - October 23

CDC told McDonald's about potential E. coli outbreak late last week

Roughly a fifth of McDonald's U.S. restaurants are not selling Quarter Pounder burgers at this time.

Business - CNBC - October 23

10-year Treasury yield briefly tops 4.25%, hits highest level since late July

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose again Wednesday as traders digested the latest comments from Fed officials on the trajectory of interest rate cuts.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Watch Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speak live on legal battle with SEC and upcoming election

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will speak at DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Abercrombie & Fitch responds to former CEO's sex trafficking arrest, says it will cooperate with law enforcement

Abercrombie & Fitch said it will cooperate with law enforcement after its former CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on sex trafficking and related charges.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Tesla investors have a lot of questions for Musk about Trump

On a forum that Tesla uses to solicit questions from investors ahead of earnings, there are a bunch of questions about Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Business - CNBC - October 23

IBM stock slips on disappointing consulting and infrastructure revenue

IBM's critical software category performed well due to Red Hat's gains, but the consulting and infrastructure segments pulled down overall results.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit as AI boom drives demand

Revenue for the third quarter grew about 94% year-on-year.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Tim Cook is likely visiting China to bolster support for Apple Intelligence, analysts say

The CEO met with China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology as well as the heads of some local companies, including China Mobile and Weibo.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Barclays shares hit nine-year high after third quarter profit jumps 23%, beating expectations

British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Southwest Airlines profit tops estimates, company expects higher revenue in fourth quarter

Southwest said travel demand remains healthy and it expects unit revenue for the fourth quarter to grow 3.5% to 5.5%.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Consumers choose their favorite retailers ahead of the holidays: Nike, Kohl's top the list

Nike and Kohl's are expecting sales to fall this year, but they remain a top choice among consumers, indicating they must move quickly to not fall out of favor.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo doubles down on AI, says in regular talks with Google and Microsoft

As Chinese smartphone company Oppo gears up for a flagship phone launch overseas, it says it has weekly AI talks with Google and Microsoft senior management.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday, including news on Nvidia, 3 other Club stocks

The S&P 500 was trying to break a three-session losing streak.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Air taxi firm Lilium's shares plunge 61% after company says main subsidiaries will file for insolvency

Shares of Lilium tanked Thursday after the air taxi firm said in a filing that its two main subsidiaries plan on filing for insolvency in the coming days.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Generative AI is onboarding hundreds of employees at a time, better and faster

Onboarding new employees is a core responsibility of talent leaders. It's increasingly being turned over to AI.

Business - CNBC - October 24

OpenAI disbands another safety team, head advisor for 'AGI Readiness' resigns

OpenAI is disbanding its "AGI Readiness" safety team, which advised the company on its capacity to handle the outcomes of increasingly powerful AI.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Tesla stock soars 22% for best day in over a decade on Musk's 2025 growth projection

Tesla shares soared 22% Thursday, the stock's best day in 11 years, following its better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - October 24

San Francisco 49ers star Charvarius Ward announces death of 1-year-old daughter

San Francisco 49ers star Charvarius Ward has announced that his 1-year-old daughter tragically passed away.

A San Francisco elegy in Trump’s America

I wondered at the image of carnage right-wing pundits and podcasters project onto this glorious landscape.

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Mortgage demand drops to its lowest level since July, as interest rates return to summer highs

Total mortgage application volume dropped 6.7% from the previous week, hitting its lowest level since July

Business - CNBC - October 23

BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit

British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Dropping. Not Everyone Is Spared.

Federal officials have celebrated a striking drop in drug overdoses across the country. But state-level data shows that Black people are suffering significantly worse outcomes than white people.

Health - The New York Times - October 27

How a San Francisco Vineyard Is Changing the Wine Industry

With eight rows of vines in San Francisco and a vision of inclusivity, Christopher Renfro and Project Two Eighty are training the next generation of winemakers.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

FIFA's lowest-ranked San Marino promoted in NL

World football's lowest ranked national team San Marino clinched promotion to Nations League C with a 3-1 comeback victory at Group D1 rivals Liechtenstein on Monday.

Sports - ESPN - 18 hours ago

US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline

Health - ABC News - 6 days ago

Sleep on it: the $700 San Francisco ‘pod’ with privacy curtains and charging ports

Located in a former bank downtown, the facility has had 300 people apply for its remaining 17 rental beds. A company that rents “sleeping pods” in downtown San Francisco for $700 a month has had ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

End of an era for iconic moving walkways at San Francisco airport

The moving walkways inside San Francisco International Airport's terminal 3 have become iconic thanks to their bounciness. But the rubber walkways are set to be removed during a renovation of the ...

London Breed Concedes San Francisco Mayor Race to Daniel Lurie

Mayor London Breed acknowledged on Thursday that Daniel Lurie, a first-time candidate, would succeed her in office.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes race to Levi Strauss heir

San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection bid with voters electing Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie to be the city’s next leader. Daniel Lurie, a millionaire who leads an anti-poverty ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Plans to Declare Fentanyl Emergency on Day 1

Daniel Lurie held his first news conference since Mayor London Breed conceded the mayoral race this week.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

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