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View Online  Want to move out of the US? These are the best places to live abroad, expats say © Getty Images By Ashleigh Jackson  An October 2023 survey by language tutoring company Preply found that more than 37% of its respondents aged 18 to 26 want to live abroad indefinitely. As for why, 1 in 4 said they wanted access to better programs, like universal health care. Others cited new cultural experiences, the high cost of living in the U.S., and our current political climate. Now, a recent report from InterNations ranks the places where expats are thriving. Mexico tops the list. Read the full story here World health leaders warn of pandemic 20 times worse than COVID © Getty Images By Stephanie Whiteside  At the recent World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization warned that the world could face a pandemic 20 times worse than COVID-19 in the future. Scientists use the term Disease X to refer to the hypothetical new pandemic, which they say would most likely be a respiratory virus. The WHO has already begun some initiatives to protect against a future pandemic, including efforts to support technology sharing and boost disease surveillance between countries. Read the full story here Home prices forecast to rise in 20 US cities – and fall in these 5 © Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Jeremy Tanner Real estate data and analytics company CoreLogic projects that home prices will increase by 2.5% nationwide through November, 2024. For homeowners in some cities, like Redding, California and Fairbanks, Alaska, that number is forecast to be more than double. When it comes to the markets that appear primed for a price decline, Florida dominates the top five. Read the full story here Is it too late to get a flu or COVID shot? © AP Photo/David Zalubowski By Pete Zimmerman and Alix Martichoux  Even though flu-like illness is starting to show signs of trending downward, levels remain "elevated" around the country, the CDC said Friday. "If somebody has not yet gotten the flu shot, this is really a good time to get it. It's only January," said Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. He said people with chronic illness and the elderly should most strongly consider getting an updated COVID booster, as they are at highest risk for serious illness or death from the virus. Read the full story here Feature of the Week: Pregnant women in 'Cancer Alley' more likely to give birth prematurely and to babies with low birth weight: Report © AP Photo/Jae C. Hong By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech  A new report from Human Rights Watch highlights the health harms besides cancer impacting residents of 'Cancer Alley.' 'Cancer Alley' refers to an 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans that is home to roughly 200 petrochemical plants and refineries. People living in those parts of Louisiana have complained about the harmful toxins for decades.   Read the full story here Sign up for Changing America email Manage Subscriptions | Sign Up for Other Newsletters | Unsubscribe    Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use   To ensure you receive these emails in the future, please add thehill@email.thehill.com to your address book, contacts or safe senders list.

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