Thursday on the NewsHour, United States life expectancy falls to the lowest level since the mid-1990s due to deaths from COVID and drug overdoses. Congress irons out the details of a massive spending bill in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown. Plus, despite the pandemic and online shopping causing widespread small business closures, some retailers are finding ways to adapt.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
U.S. life expectancy falls to lowest level since mid-1990s
https://youtu.be/UCWdmzgol4k
Winter storm cancels flights on busy holiday travel day
https://youtu.be/SBSSmYD7GmU
News Wrap: FTX founder released on $250 million bond
https://youtu.be/QMNcnJgTY6M
Senate passes $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, aid Ukraine
https://youtu.be/SI7rG3_nee8
Putin pushes to rebuild Russia’s military, continue invasion
https://youtu.be/soWyfGH_xPE
Small retailers find ways to adapt amid pandemic
https://youtu.be/2UVYxHVbROw
Skyrocketing meth use poses new security threat in Iraq
https://youtu.be/aCp46xfqDgw
2-million-year-old DNA reveals new details about life
https://youtu.be/P57N9p-8NdI
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00:00 – Intro
02:23 – Life Expectancy
9:10 – Winter Storm
12:04 – News Wrap
15:59 – Let’s Make A Deal
23:12 – Russian Invasion
31:24 – Holiday Retail
38:01 – Addiction Abroad
46:15 – Ancient DNA
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