Dan Grossman
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Denver, CO, United States
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Inflation is leading to record credit card usage
TransUnion reports the number of people with credit cards and personal loans hit record highs in the second quarter of 2022, and the balances on those cards jumped 13% during the same timeframe. → Read More
Survey: 25% of Americans are delaying retirement due to inflation
According to the BMO Real Financial Progress Index, 25% of Americans say they are delaying retirement because of inflation. More than 60% said they pulled back savings contributions. → Read More
Study: Video games may boost intelligence in kids
A new study, published in the Journal of Scientific Reports, found kids that played more than the average hour of video games each day wound up with higher intelligence scores than the ones who spent less time playing games. → Read More
How psychedelic treatments are helping people with mental illness
In most cases, these are Schedule I substances, like MDMA and psilocybin, that the government has labeled as drugs with a high risk for abuse no current accepted medical use, but recent research has shown they can help treat severe forms of depression that other medications cannot. → Read More
Job report: Fewer people working from home as job growth booms
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent job report, 678,000 new jobs were created in February. That’s an increase from 467,000 in January and 199,000 in December. → Read More
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in Americans ages 18-45
According to CDC data, in the year ending in April 2021, fentanyl claimed the lives of 40,010 Americans ages 18-45. That’s more than car accidents, suicide, COVID, and cancer. → Read More
'America's most racist town' works to erase stains of hatred
Harrison, Arkansas is a town of only 13,000 people. It is 94% White and 0.6% Black. It has long lived with the title "America's Most Racist Town." It's a title the town has been working to debunk for more than two decades. → Read More
As many as 29% of junior level service members struggle with food insecurity
Feeding America estimates 160,000 servicemen and women struggle with food insecurity. That number includes 29% of junior-level service members who have difficulty applying for food assistance from the government. → Read More
NFL awards $1.55 million in grant funding for safer helmet designs
Through the NFL Helmet Challenge, the league has recently awarded three teams of engineers $1.55 million in grant funding to “advance their innovative designs and technologies and to help their products gets onto the field as soon as possible.” → Read More
Nursing shortage has increased sixfold during the pandemic
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent figures show the current shortage stands around 1.8 million, compared to 300,000 pre-pandemic as 30% of healthcare staff has been either laid off or quit. → Read More
Cities nationwide using stimulus money to help vulnerable populations
In Phoenix, the money from the American Rescue Plan is being used to care for vulnerable populations like veterans, seniors, and refugees, among other causes. And in Pueblo, Colorado, money is being used to clean up trash off the streets to help those who experience homelessness. → Read More
District data suggests teachers are leaving the profession in unprecedented droves
Nationwide, there is not a single database that tracks this information. Rather, to get a full picture of the state of teachers in education, you have to look at individual district data, which shows large jumps in retirement and vacancies. → Read More
Studies show age bias in hiring increased during pandemic
When layoffs became rampant during the pandemic, studies suggest age bias became more pronounced as employers had to consider who to keep on and who to let go. → Read More
Biden Administration pushes for climate-related worker protections
A recent investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found that because of extreme heat, 384 workers have died over the course of the last decade, and when looking at three-year averages, the number of worker deaths has doubled since 1990. → Read More
Researchers think US could cut new COVID cases down by as many as 100K per day by spring
Researchers who are forecasting the spread of COVID-19 predict that in the best-case scenario, where a new coronavirus variant does not emerge and childhood vaccinations take off, we could get to 9,000 new cases per day by mid-March. → Read More
Train fans travel from across the globe to experience the world's largest gathering of steam engines
Four steam train engines, some from the 1800s, came together in Southern Colorado to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience to rail fans who traveled far and wide to take a ride through history. → Read More
Researchers say 12 people responsible for most vaccine misinformation online
After analyzing more than 815,000 Facebook posts, the group found that on Facebook alone the “disinformation dozen” was responsible for 73% of posts purporting conspiracy theories about the vaccine. → Read More
Doctors expect rise in sexually transmitted diseases by summer's end
With fewer health screenings because of the pandemic, doctors expect the number of STDs to rise as people return to a more normal lifestyle. → Read More
Researchers study climate change’s impact on animals
The fear is not all animals adapt this way or that some animals might not adapt fast enough. → Read More
As wildfires increase in number and size, the number of hotshot crews dwindles
At a time when wildfires are at their worst in U.S. history, there are fewer firefighters to try and stop them in their tracks. → Read More