U.S. life expectancy falls by entire year as pandemic rages

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<p>The crisis is not over in Texas, as power outages and brutal weather continue to have a broad impact. The Texas Tribune looks at how people are suffering from <a href="https://apple.news/AteAcmQzsT7arBEDD1ZM3XQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">food shortages</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/A4JNa5FSQS36Qb3DnPVkcLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">loss of clean drinking water</a>.</p> <p>Life expectancy in America dropped by an entire year over the first six months of 2020. <a href="https://apple.news/A6aiXgU3KRFiuKpZmTWl9OA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> looks at new CDC data that captures some the realities of the pandemic in hard numbers, including large racial disparities.</p> <p>Even after the economic crisis has ended, certain jobs will probably be gone for good. The <a href="https://apple.news/AIVsGgcEgTM6BNP0lbO6iyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why this is happening and what it means for the future of the U.S. economy.</p> <p>NASA is preparing to land a rover on Mars. <a href="https://apple.news/AMNAar5ExSyGMfFMysgTDRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how this high-stakes, complex mission is supposed to work.</p>