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The Covid-19 pandemic cut average life expectancy in the United States by about 18 months in the past year, which is the largest annual decline since World War II, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and…

A newborn is cuddled by its mother while it sleeps.Tim Clayton | Corbis News | Getty ImagesAccording to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, birth and fertility rates…

New unemployment claims fell last week, the government reported Thursday, the latest sign that the labor market recovery, slow and unstable as it may be, is continuing."The numbers look encouraging at first glance," said Gregory Daco, chief…