Chaos on Wall Street after a technical issue caused certain stocks to come to a stop; Amazon launches prescription subscriptions; and animals are killing humans. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2023.
Trading issue pauses major stocks
Trading in dozens of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange was briefly halted after the market opened Tuesday morning. Major stocks impacted include Morgan Stanley, Verizon, AT&T, Nike and McDonalds.
Some sources say there were stocks with abnormally large moves when the market first opened which could have triggered volatility halts. The exchange itself is still investigating the issue and hasn’t said what caused the technical pause. Everything has since resumed back to normal.
Amazon launches prescription subscription
Amazon is expanding its push into health care. The company is now offering unlimited delivery of certain prescriptions for $5.00 a month. That low price includes the cost for delivery and about 50 different generic medications, like some antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs.
The drugs included in the “RXPass”program are medicines used to treat high blood pressure, hair loss, anxiety, acid reflux and about 80 other health conditions.
People on Medicaid or Medicare are not eligible. The program is available starting Tuesday in 42 states.
South Dakota governor personal cellphone hacked
The governor of South Dakota said her personal cellphone has been hacked after several hoax calls were made using her number. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem said she knows how it happened. She is blaming the hack on the House Jan. 6 Committee after they released documents that included her Social Security number.
It wasn’t just her personal information in the Jan. 6 leaked documents, there were nearly 2,000 Social Security numbers involved, many belonging to top Republicans.
Gov. Noem demanded an investigation then and is asking for one again since learning her phone number was hacked. “Callous mishandling of personal information has real world consequences. If you get such a phone call from my number, know that I had no involvement,” Noem said.
Violence among children surges
Incidents of kids killing other kids has increased since 2020. Violence among children has surged across the country after many decades of juvenile crime declining. The number of killings committed by kids under 14 was the highest in two decades.
In 2020, homicides committed by juveniles in the U.S. rose 30% from the year before, this percentage was only kids acting alone. The number of killings committed by groups of kids increased by 66%.
Animals killing people in freak accidents
A hunter was allegedly shot by his dog in Wichita, Kansas. Authorities say the dog stepped on the trigger of a rifle in the backseat of a pickup truck, killing his owner.
In Hong Kong, a butcher was killed by a pig that he was trying to slaughter. The 61-year-old was knocked to the ground by the pig and was cut by a meat cleaver during the struggle.
