WeWork will no longer subsidize apartments in its WeLive co-living space on Wall Street — Quartz

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WeLive, the co-living business operated by WeWork, is raising the list price of a studio apartment in its furnished complex in Manhattan’s Financial District to $3,050 a month.

The promotional rates were designed to draw people into the first WeLive, a bet by $16 billion startup WeWork that people will pay a premium to live month-to-month in residential buildings that are essentially glorified dorms. Amenities at WeLive include communal kitchens stocked with dishes and cooking utensils, high-speed internet, TVs wired for cable, and rooms elegantly furnished with Murphy beds.

Source: WeWork will no longer subsidize apartments in its WeLive co-living space on Wall Street — Quartz

Beer on tap too!

Stratfor looks at the drug cartel’s insurgency against Mexico – Fabius Maximus

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Summary: Immigration from Mexico was a hot issue in Campaign 2016. An equally serious danger was ignored — contagion to the US from the insurgency of drug cartels against Mexico.  (Graphic copyright Stratfor 2016)

Source: Stratfor looks at the drug cartel’s insurgency against Mexico | Fabius Maximus website

With increasing legalization of marijuana in the US the cartels are now selling more heroin and methamphetamine.  It’s been a while since I read up on this issue.

Still looking to buy that beachfront bargain in Mexico?

Plague in Domestic Cats — Idaho, 2016 – MMWR

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Cat-associated human plague cases, including fatalities, have been reported in the western United States since 1977 (3). Compared with dogs, cats are highly susceptible to plague illness and can transmit disease to humans directly through exposure to respiratory droplets and infectious body fluids associated with bites or scratches (1).

Source: Notes from the Field: Plague in Domestic Cats — Idaho, 2016 | MMWR

For all my cat loving readers.

Immune system, unleashed by cancer therapies, can attack organs – American Pharmacists Association

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Immunotherapy drugs have been regarded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, but as their use grows, doctors are finding that they pose serious risks.   A separate paper found that 30% of patients experienced “interesting, rare, or unexpected side effects,” with a quarter of the reactions described as severe, life-threatening, or requiring hospitalization. Some patients have died…Problems with the pancreas have been particularly unusual, causing patients typically aged 50 years and older to lose insulin production all at once.

Source: Immune system, unleashed by cancer therapies, can attack organs | American Pharmacists Association

Oops.