Why is the flu so bad this year?
The U.S. is in the midst of its first “high severity” flu season in seven years. Flu activity has slowed in recent weeks, but experts warn that the season isn’t over yet.
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Why coffee is so expensive these days
The price of coffee is at a 50-year high and climate change and global demand may be to blame. Peter Goodman, a global economy reporter at The New York Times, joins CBS News with more.CBS News - 2d -
Why Is Egg Shopping So Unpredictable?
Some stores have none, others plenty, at all kinds of prices. Chalk it up to the complexities of how a once-ubiquitous staple arrives on shelves.The New York Times - 2d -
Why Is Chocolate So Expensive Right Now?
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.Wired - 6d -
Why does a big elk sound so puny?
In this animated video essay, "Sunday Morning" contributor Robert Krulwich and animator Nate Milton go inside one of Nature's mysteries, to examine why an adult male elk, weighing around half a ...CBS News - 5d -
Why These Oscars Mean So Much to Brazil
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4 reasons why a US sovereign wealth fund is a bad idea
President Trump has issued an executive order to develop a plan for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund, but this idea is not feasible as the federal government has no excess wealth and ...The Hill - 3d -
Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade
With at least 33 million cases, 430,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths, this year's flu season is proving severe. CBS News Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook weighs in on the alarming ...CBS News - 3d -
Here’s why the U.S. is not working to vaccinate birds against avian flu
More than 160 million birds have been culled during the bird-flu outbreak that started in 2022. So why is the U.S. not vaccinating chickens?MarketWatch - 10h -
U.S. stocks are near record highs. Why are investors so worried?
Sentiment gauges have soured — but the S&P 500 was at record highs just a few days ago. What’s going on?MarketWatch - 4d
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