- New study: Poverty has decreased more than we thought, as has inequality – including within countries. Warp News.
- Real wages of low-wage workers grew 12.1% between 2019 and 2023. Economic Policy Institute.
- Each of the past four generations of Americans (Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers, and Silent Generation) was better off than the previous one. SSRN.
- In Cambodia over the last two decades, the mortality rate from tuberculosis has dropped by 45 percent, saving an estimated 400,000 lives. The Star.
- Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% in 10 years in USA. Clean Technica.
- Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. BBC.
- Surgeons transplant pig kidney into a patient, a medical milestone. New York Times.
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