Changing America - NIH veteran pushes back on vaccine mandates, the first tribal marine sanctuary, cats track you even when you're not there, cities roll out guaranteed income, and sleeping earlier can make your heart healthier

View in browser     ©.iStock Senior NIH expert pushes back on growing vaccine mandates By Adam Barnes    An unvaccinated doctor who heads a research team at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease is leading a debate within the National Institute of Health (NIH) over the ethics of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The 16-year veteran at the NIH wrote in an email to Anthony Fauci that he found mandated vaccinations “extraordinarily problematic.”  Read the full story here       © iStock In a first, a California tribal marine sanctuary seeks federal recognition By Shirin Ali   The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is the first tribally nominated sanctuary in the country. The Chumash, meaning island people, are indigenous to the region surrounding the Santa Barbara Channel. They have a rich history in the area dating back more than 13,000 years, and the island and marine ecosystems co-evolved over time with the Chumash and their culture. Read the full story here     © Getty New study shows how cats track their owners' movements around the house By Brooke Migdon   Cats appear to track their owners' movements around the house, a new study has found, supporting the idea that cats maintain a mental map of where their owners are even when they can't see them. The findings also suggest that cats have higher-level cognitive functions like imagination and planning.  Read the full story here     © iStock Two of America's biggest cities experimenting with direct payments to struggling families By Shirin Ali   To help address poverty, only worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles and Chicago will send no-strings-attached checks to families. The country’s official poverty rate in 2020 rose one percentage point from 2019, with about 37.2 million Americans living in poverty. Los Angeles and Chicago are now the two biggest cities to take on guaranteed income programs. Read the full story here     Feature of the Week: © iStock Going to sleep earlier could be better for your heart: study By Chia-Yi Hou   Going to bed a few hours earlier or later can make a big difference to your health. In a new study, researchers found the incidence of disease was higher for people who went to sleep at midnight or later and was lowest for people who went to bed between 10 and 10:59 pm. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email?   Sign up for Changing America       Forward Changing America       Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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