The Daily News Drop For Monday, June 17, 2024

•BIRD FLU PANDEMIC A “MATTER OF TIME”

•US SURGEON GENERAL WANTES WARNING LABEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA

•HALF OF US POPULATION UNDER HEAT WARNING

•GEORGE STRAIT DRAWS LARGEST AUDIENCE IN AMERICAN CONCERT HISTORY

A BIRD FLU PANDEMIC IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, SAYS A FORMER C-D-C DIRECTOR FOLLOWING THE FIRST HUMAN TO DIE WITH THE VIRUS… IN MEXICO. DOCTORS PREDICT BIRD FLU HAS A RATE OF DEATH FOR HUMANS AT 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF MORTALITY, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN COVID.

THE U-S SURGEON GENERAL WANTS A WARNING LABEL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. DR. VIVEK MURTHY SAYS SCREEN TIME IS CAUSING MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. AN AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDY SHOWS TEENS THAT SPEND THREE HOURS A DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA DOUBLE THEIR RISK OF DEPRRESSION. A GALLUP POLL SHOWS AMERICAN TEENS AVERAGE NEARLY FIVE HOURS OF SOCIAL MEDIA A DAY. A SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING REQUIRES CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

THE START TO SUMMER IS GOING TO BE A HOT ONE FOR HALF THE U-S POPULATION. THE EXPANSIVE HEAT WAVE WILL HIT THE MID-WEST AND EASTERN SEABOARD. A LARGE “HEAT DOME” WILL BE FELT FROM ST. LOUIS TO BOSTON AND NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO. NEW YORK CITY IS EXPECTED TO HIT 100 DEGREES. MORE THAN 260 MILLION PEOLE WILL SEE 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.

George Strait THE KING OF COUNTRY MUCIS has set the record for the largest TICKETED CONCERT IN US HISTORY at 110, 905. Strait has the
most No. 1 singles of any artist in any music genre.