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Philadelphia has once again been named one of the “asthma capitals” of the U.S. – ranking No. 4 in a report released on Sept. 9, 2025, by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allentown was ranked No. 3, Harrisburg No. 15 and Pittsburgh No. 44.The AAFA, which is the largest patient group in the country for people with asthma and allergies, ranks cities based on “how challenging they are to live in” for people with asthma. The ranking combines data on asthma prevalence rates, visits to the ER and deaths related to asthma.Compared with 2024 data, Allentown’s ranking has…

Updated 2025-09-09T16:15:26Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Apple is kicking off its “Awe dropping” event in Cupertino on Tuesday. Analysts expect the tech giant to announce the iPhone 17 lineup, with a new slimmer “Air” model. New Apple Watches and AirPods Pro 3 are also anticipated. We’ll be liveblogging the whole event. Today’s the day…

Jalen Carter’s penalty for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sends a message to the rest of the league.Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1 because the NFL considers the punishment a one-game suspension with time served. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle didn’t play a snap after he was ejected from Philadelphia’s 24-20 victory over Dallas on Thursday.Carter is expected to be on the field when the Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday. The team could impose its own discipline such as benching Carter…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s, according to an independent report released Tuesday.The Inuit victims, many of them teenagers, were either fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices, known as IUDs or coils, or given a hormonal birth control injection. They were not told details about the procedure, or did not give their consent.The governments of Denmark and Greenland officially apologized last month for their roles in the historic mistreatment in an apparent…

Oura CEO Tom Hale is trying to set the record straight about the smart ring maker’s partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) and data miner Palantir, which is used by defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies in the United States and elsewhere. At the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference on Monday, Hale’s interview started off with a bang with his outright denial that the company was sharing user data with the government. “There was a lot of misinformation about this,” he said, referring to the numerous influencer-driven reports that led to a viral backlash against the health tracker. Oura’s rings…

Aaron Rodgers showed he can still sling it with a take-that performance.Maybe the NFL’s oldest quarterback just needed a fresh start. The 41-year-old four-time NFL MVP avenged an awkward departure from the New York Jets by tossing four touchdown passes to help the Pittsburgh Steelers beat his former team 34-32 on Sunday.Rodgers completed 22 of 30 passes for 244 yards with no turnovers, spoiling new Jets coach Aaron Glenn’s homecoming.“There were probably people in the organization that didn’t think I could play anymore,” Rodgers said after the game. “So, it was nice to remind those people that I still can.”Rodgers’…

One of Big Tech’s last remaining RTO holdouts is officially sending employees back to the office.Microsoft is mandating employees work from offices at least three days a week, according to an internal email the company sent to staff on Tuesday.The mandate will happen in three phases, beginning at the end of February 2026, with Seattle-area employees who live within 50 miles of a Microsoft office. It will then expand to other US offices and eventually internationally, according to the email from Microsoft HR chief Amy Coleman. February 23 was one of the start dates Microsoft considered, but it hasn’t been…

If you’ve upgraded to a newer iPhone model recently, you’ve probably noticed that Apple Intelligence is showing up in some of your most-used apps, like Messages, Mail, and Notes. Apple Intelligence (yes, also abbreviated to AI) showed up in Apple’s ecosystem in October 2024, and it’s here to stay as Apple competes with Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and others to build the best AI tools. What is Apple Intelligence? Image Credits:Apple Cupertino marketing executives have branded Apple Intelligence: “AI for the rest of us.” The platform is designed to leverage the things that generative AI already does well, like text and…

Florida’s surgeon general made a surprising announcement last week that the state is moving to “end all vaccine mandates.”Dr. Joseph Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health would be working with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to end all mandates in state law. DeSantis noted that some vaccine mandates would be removed immediately while others would require legislative intervention.Ladapo said that parents should be able “to choose” what vaccines they want their children to receive or not to receive.MORE: Trump says RFK Jr. ‘means very well’ after his Senate testimony on vaccine policyIn a statement to ABC News, the Florida Department…

Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Monday evening that the dean and department head overseeing a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording were going to be removed, saying they approved plans to teach material inconsistent with the published course description.The announcement came after a video circulated online Monday showing a student confronting a professor over LGBTQ-related content in the class, sparking backlash from Republican lawmakers and calls for investigations, a response from the U.S. Department of Justice, and a statement from the Texas A&M System chancellor pledging to discipline…