Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns | Economics

Developing countries face a triple shock from the energy crisis, El Niño and surging borrowing costs and need urgent support from the international community, the UN’s development arm has warned. Speaking before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok this week, the UNDP’s administrator, Alexander De Croo, called for “solidarity…

Los Angeles County Partners Aim to Screen Hospital Patients for Financial Aid Automatically, Without Applications, by January

Los Angeles County health officials are working with partners on a system that could qualify low-income hospital patients for financial aid automatically, without the forms many people never fill out. The plan, reported by KFF Health News and NPR, would make screening software available to hospitals in the county, which has 88 acute care hospitals.…

Woman Marries 14 Times for Gambling Debt

From penguin poop melting Antarctica’s ice to a woman marrying 14 times to fund her gambling addiction Also, discover the return of wild horses to Kazakhstan after nearly 200 years, watch tree climbers compete in a unique championship, and take a look at Toyota’s robotic chair that can climb stairs. In today’s ‘News With A…