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symptoms of long Covid may last longer than you think. A new study shows the risk of symptoms remains elevated. Two years after recovering from the initial infection, researchers found the adult risk of developing seizure disorders, Brain fog dementia and other mental health conditions remains high and kids have an increased risk of being diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures and mental health problems. It is important to note the actual risk of any of these conditions. Following along. Covid remains low air travel has been a nightmare recently for millions of americans and now the government is stepping in. Transportation Secretary Pete buddha Judges urging major U. S. Airlines to do more for stranded and delayed passengers. Buddha judges calling the chaos quote unacceptable and says his department is considering writing new rules that would expand passenger's rights first. He's pushing for expanded services surrounding meal vouchers and overnight lodging. While many airlines already do this, it's not required by law and passengers often don't know about these options. But a judge and airlines have clashed over who is to blame for the flood of delays and cancelations this summer. A possible recession has been on the minds of millions of people, but it seems the vast majority of executives think it's inevitable. A new steeple survey of 70 business leaders shows 18% believe the US is already in a recession and 79% believe will face one within the next 18 months. Only 3% believe it's not happening. In addition roughly half believe inflation will be a problem for at least six more months Now for parents planning to expand the family. Get ready to shell out. Big time new data showing the cost of raising a child in the US from infancy through high school has reached $300,000. That's up more than 9% from two years ago. Based on the rate of inflation which is close to a four decade high. On average, a middle-income family may spend more than $18,000 per year covering essentials like food and clothing and also childhood activities and milestones. Now there's bad news in the Crypto World. A sudden selloff has plunged the price of Bitcoin below $22,000. The token fluctuated between $21,522,000 in early morning trading amid a sudden selloff in European markets last week and the world's largest digital coin briefly surpassed the $25,000 mark for the first time since June Ether also slipped but rebounded slightly. It's unclear what exactly caused the crypto drop and if you've got an Apple product in your pocket or on your desk and I know I do listen up, the tech giant is urging customers to update their iphones ipads and macs. After finding serious operating system vulnerabilities, the flaws could give hackers the power to take complete control of the devices, letting them impersonate the owner and run software in their name. Apple did not say how or where the vulnerabilities were discovered now a promising update on the little League baseball player who fractured his skull when he fell out of a bunk bed. 12 year old Eastern Oliver Sin is now out of the ICU. He had traveled with his baseball team from Utah to pennsylvania for the Little League World Series, but earlier this week he had to have surgery and was put in a medically induced coma. However, Eastern is making major strides. He's able to stand up and even took two steps with some support. His doctor is amazed by his recovery to check it out, incredible and and and fairly remarkable as far as the rate of recovery. Um, you know, we did some follow up imaging after the decompression by dr um Ed Goren or neurosurgeon here did a fabulous job and the M. R. I really is very, very encouraging. We don't see any residual injury. Um again, that's an image. It's an important image. But what's really most important is Eastern. And and to follow him closely to make absolutely certain that recovery is optimized in every possible way. No, Easton's brother broken is filling in for him at the World Series. And the first native american woman is set to head to space Nicole. An apu man will be part of SpaceX's next crewed mission in september man says the opportunity is quote very exciting and that it's essential to communicate to the native american community that quote barriers that used to be there are really starting to get broken down. Unquote. The flight will be the fifth mission to the international space station with SpaceX's crew, Dragon spacecraft now grab your slickest hair gel because Greece is returning to theaters. The hit musical is playing in 135 AMC theaters today as a tribute to the late Olivia. Newton john, who starred in the iconic role of Sandy, tickets will be just $5 with a dollar from every ticket sold. Going to AMC? S charity fund proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research, which is ultimately what took Newton john's life. Her husband took to social media writing quote Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer and quote, he added that hopes further that he hopes for the research will continue Now if you're looking for a snack while you watch the classic film, how about some french fries Today is national potato day celebrating the spud and all the delicious food it makes. There are roughly 4000 varieties of potato found around the world. I had no idea and while Idaho produces a significant amount of china is actually the number one country for potato growth followed by India Russia Ukraine and then the US National potato day has been celebrated on august 19th, ever since 2006