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CDC: Pandemic drives U.S. life expectancy down by 1.5 years in biggest drop since World War II

Jul. 21, 2021 05:10AM EST
Dan Ackermann

U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020 — and the drop was some three years for Black and Hispanic Americans, CDC data published Wednesday shows.

Why it matters: The overall life fall to 77.3 years marks the biggest drop since World War II to 77.3 years is driven by the COVID-19, per the CDC. The data also underscores the racial disparities of the pandemic.

Read the CDC provisional report, via DocumentCloud:

Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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Google services in multiple countries go down in apparent outage

Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube and other Google-based services were reported to be down across multiple countries on Monday morning.

Why it matters: It appears to be a massive outage for one of the world's most relied-upon technology systems, dealing a huge blow to work productivity. Google has not yet issued a statement on the situation.

This story is developing and will be updated with more details.

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U.S.-Russia summits have dwindled over the years

Data: U.S. Department of State's Office of the Historian; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon/Axios

The number of meetings between U.S. and Russian presidents has dwindled in recent years, according to State Department data.

Why it matters: Any get-together is momentous if only for the participants. U.S. presidents have met with Russian dictators during World War II. The nations' leaders have signed arms deals, discussed Ukraine and reports of election interference by Russia in U.S. elections.

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