To find out where corruption is the biggest problem in America, we used data from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine the number of public corruption convictions per 10,000 residents in all 50 states. The data accounts for “violations of federal law in bribery, extortion, police brutality, theft of government property, and other cases involving breach of the public trust,” according to the DOJ. We also included data on the number of reported violations by doctors and other healthcare providers filed between 1990 and 2020, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank....

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Whether or not it’s true, saying “I never really loved you” is an unnecessary twisting of the knife. It also revisits history when the goal should be moving on instead. “This type of comment reinforces feelings of self-doubt and may lead them to question themselves in relationships going forward,” explains Cassandra LeClair, senior lecturer in the department of communication studies at Texas State University. “Saying something that undermines their security or sense of self is hurtful and damaging,” she adds....

Extra-marital dating site Illicit Encounters analyzed data from their memberships and determined what percentages of their user base was born at which time of year. Breaking down the statistics, the site was then able to share which astrological signs were most and least likely to cheat. And while you may think astrology is bogus—in which case, we advise you to take this all with a grain of salt—you might be surprised to discover that the signs most likely to have affairs also have some traditional qualities that could contribute to their infidelity....

“I assume that we will only be done with this virus when more than 90 percent of the global population will get immunity, either through infection or through a vaccine,” Ugur Sahin, MD, co-founder and chief executive officer of BioNTech SE, told The Wall Street Journal. Sahin says that because of the pervasiveness of the virus, reaching this level of immunity could take about a decade—even if multiple vaccines become available within the next year....

“If GMP shows ‘Payment Status #2 – Not Available,’ then you will not receive a second Economic Impact Payment,” the IRS posted on its site on Jan. 5. Read on to find why you may not have gotten your stimulus check yet and what you can do about it. And for more on the latest COVID news, check out Dr. Fauci Just Issued This Warning About Another New COVID Strain....

The IRS has announced it will determine your eligibility for the third stimulus payment based on your most recent tax return—so your 2020 tax return, if it has already been submitted and processed, or your 2019 tax return if it has not. However, if you submitted a paper tax return for either your 2019 or your 2020 tax return, you may have to wait longer for your stimulus check, because the IRS takes longer to process a paper return than an electronic one....

The aim of the study was to model the results of different strategies for identifying, tracking, and tracing coronavirus cases. Researchers determined that speed is of the essence in using information about positive cases to slow spread. If it takes three or more days after symptom onset for test results to be obtained, then even rigorous contact tracing—i.e. determining who the infected person encountered and contacting them—isn’t effective in reducing transmission....

READ THIS NEXT: These Major Clothing Stores Are Closing Locations, Starting July 18. Mass company closures have hit a number of different retail sectors. In Nov. 2021, CVS announced that it was planning to close 900 stores by the end of 2024 a part of a major overhaul of its retail footprint. Then in May of this year, Starbucks decided to close 130 locations in Russia—a move made during the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine that ensures the popular coffee chain will “no longer have a brand presence” in the Russian market....

A September study from King’s College London found that delirium—an acute state of confusion brought on by illness or intoxication—is a key COVID symptom among the frail and elderly. Patients exhibited incoherent thought or speech, confusion or memory loss, as well as restlessness, making it that much harder for doctors to reach a diagnosis by hindering the patient’s ability to communicate their symptoms. On top of this, CNN recently reported that due to different immune responses, elderly populations sometimes present with fewer of the better known COVID symptoms like cough and fever....

One particular change in vision can signal a disease called geographic atrophy (GA). “GA is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in which the cells critical to central vision—such as reading or driving vision—atrophy, or ‘die-off,’ due to this complex inherited disease,” explains Nancy Holekamp, MD, an ophthalmologist at the Pepose Vision Institute in Missouri. Since 42 percent of patients with GA are legally blind due to the condition, it’s important to know the symptoms, so you can speak to your doctor right away....

According to a recent study out of the University of St. Thomas published in the journal Wiley Public Health Emergency Collection, the importance of textile hygiene has taken on new meaning during the pandemic as mask-wearing has become a factor of daily life. And while researchers point out that SARS-CoV-2 viruses that infect will die off naturally with time alone, a variety of factors including the type of material and overall humidity can drastically change the time needed....

Walmart insiders told Tip Hero that if an item’s price ends with a 7, that means the product is at its original price. When an item ends with a 5, the merchandise is on its first markdown. If you see an item with a 1 at the end of the price, the product is on its final markdown, meaning you shouldn’t hold out for a better discount. For example, if you come across an item priced at $29....

For many, cloth face coverings and hand sanitizer are obvious carry-alongs. Cloth face coverings have become an everyday part of most people’s lives: They are recommended by the CDC, because the coronavirus can “spread between people interacting in close proximity—for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing—even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms.” Wearing a face covering helps protect those around you, as it prevents you from spreading potential viral particles....

In late April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that the majority of Americans had been infected with coronavirus by Feb. 2022—and it’s only continued to spread since then. So far, there have been more than 87 million COVID cases reported to the CDC. But the agency says the total impact of the virus likely reaches much further this, with blood tests indicating that the estimated number of infections is actually over 186 million....

RELATED: The IRS Is Now Warning You to Do This, Starting Jan. 24. Turbo Tax will no longer participate in the IRS Free File Program, starting Jan. 24 when the new tax season begins. The software’s parent company, Intuit, actually announced this change for the new year in July 2021, but many taxpayers were likely unaware because even early filers don’t start thinking about taxes until January or February, USA Today explained....

1 Just Another Day At School According to Sheena, the incident started off as something fairly typical. “Right before dismissal, we had a dad come in and want to check out his child,” Sheena says in the video. “That’s ok, that’s normal. So, I told him to hang on a second because the secretary wasn’t up there. Another dad walks in, and he wants to check out his child as well, so [the secretary] came back, and she got the child’s name....

READ THIS NEXT: Southwest Is Finally Changing the Way It Boards Flights. In a Dec. 2022 press release, United said it’s continuing “its unprecedented effort to upgrade the interiors of its existing fleet,” noting that United Polaris business class seats and United Premium Plus seating were added to its international planes. However, plans for domestic aircraft are a bit different. “United also will retrofit 100% of its mainline, narrow-body planes with its signature interior,” the press release reads....

RELATED: Delta Air Lines Just Made This Major Update for All December Travelers.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Amid a time when flights cuts are a regular occurrence, United Airlines has just announced that it is actually restoring some of its flight routes for next year. According to Insider, the airline will bring back four routes to Alaska, starting in the summer of 2022. On June 3, United will resume daily service between Anchorage, Alaska and three major hubs: Newark, New Jersey; Houston, Texas; and San Francisco, California....

RELATED: This Bathroom Habit Makes Your Dementia Risk Soar, Study Says. The latest research comes from scientists at the Cleveland Clinic who recently published their work in the journal Nature Aging. In the study, the team analyzed a database with health insurance claim information on more than 7.2 million patients in the U.S., using computers to establish a gene-mapping network and investigate if any of the more than 1,600 medications currently approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease effectively....