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The coronavirus pandemic drove life expectancy in the U.S. to its lowest level since 2006, according to new preliminary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The big picture: Racial disparities in life expectancy also widened in the first half of 2020. White Americans now live an average of six years longer than Black Americans, up from about a four-year difference in 2019.By the numbers: Overall, American life expectancy was about 78 years in the first half of 2020. In 2019, it was roughly 79 years.Yes, but: The preliminary data don't account for normal seasonal fluctuations in the death rate (more people tend to die in the winter), and issues with states' reporting of COVID-related deaths could also have skewed the early-2020 numbers, the CDC said.Related: In a , the CDC said yesterday that roughly 81,000 Americans died from drug overdoses between June 2019 and June 2020 — a 21% jump over the same period the year before.The homeownership rate for Black families is nearly 30 percentage points lower than that for white families, by the National Association of Realtors, which examined trends between racial groups from 2009 to 2019.Why it matters: The report comes as President Biden has signed an executive order on racial inequity, directing his administration to take steps toward eliminating "racial bias and other forms of discrimination in all stages of home-buying and renting."A new book makes the case that sperm counts have been falling for decades — and a major reason is chemicals in the environment that disrupt the body's hormonal system. Why it matters: The ability to reproduce is fundamental to the viable future of any living thing. If certain chemicals are damaging our fertility over the long term, human beings could end up as an endangered species.Black pastors have a new job on their plates during COVID-19: encouraging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated.Why it matters: “There’s distrust in our community. We can’t ignore that,” Rev. James Coleman of D.C.'s All Nations Baptist .

The coronavirus pandemic drove life expectancy in the U.S. to its lowest level since 2006, according to new preliminary from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The big picture: Racial disparities in life expectancy also widened in the first half of 2020. White Americans now live an average of six years longer than Black Americans, up from about a four-year difference in 2019.By the numbers: Overall, American life expectancy was about 78 years in the first half of 2020. In 2019, it was roughly 79 years.Yes, but: The preliminary data don't account for normal seasonal fluctuations...

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