We’re All Reading Wrong
Reading, while not technically medicine, is a fundamentally wholesome activity. It can prevent cognitive decline, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure. In one study, book readers outlived their nonreading peers by nearly two...
Read MoreBriton, 64, in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago
Man is being treated for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow watersA British man is in intensive care after an “unusual” Click here to see original...
Read MoreThe Passover Plot
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here.“Another thing the Gentiles said about us was that we used the...
Read MoreAsk Amy: In-laws show up at our house uninvited
Dear Amy: My brother and I are both in our 70s. We’ve only spoken once in the last three years. We lived miles apart for much of our lives, but still kept in touch. After our father passed, our mother sold their home. My father...
Read MoreA New Sweetener Has Joined the Ranks of Aspartame and Stevia
A few months ago, my doctor uttered a phrase I’d long dreaded: Your blood sugar is too high. With my family history of diabetes, and occasional powerful cravings for chocolate, I knew this was coming and what it would mean: To...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Goes Through the Looking Glass on Presidential Immunity
Here are a few things that Donald Trump’s lawyer says a president ought to be immune from prosecution for doing: selling nuclear secrets employing the U.S. military to assassinate a political rival launching a coup During a...
Read MoreColumbia University’s Impossible Position
At Columbia University, administrators and pro-Palestinian students occupying the main quad on campus are in a standoff. President Minouche Shafik has satisfied neither those clamoring for order nor those who want untrammeled...
Read MoreTories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right | Samual Earle
Even grandees are bracing for the very worst. But remember, such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing newThere is a morose mood in the Conservative party. It isn’t just that the Tories expect to lose the next...
Read More‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’: Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)
Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake or Laz, completed his first trans-continental trek in 2018. He’s now attempting his third, but this time against medical adviceLazarus Lake is shifting in a straight-back chair, searching for the...
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Numbers are up: IVF births and egg-freezing cycles
More U.S. parents are using in vitro fertilization to grow their families, according to newly released data.The big picture: IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies
Read More5 generously funny cartoons on the $60 billion foreign aid package
Artists take on Republican opposition, aid to Ukraine, and more Click here to see original article
Read MoreThe Two Speakers
In “Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress’ shadow speaker,” Axios’ Andre Solender sheds light on a situation that many of us have noticed. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) found himself in an unusual position for a minority leader...
Read MoreHamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms
Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensifies efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city...
Read MoreRussia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities. The energy minister said facilities in Dnipropetrovsk in the south of the country and Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv in the west had been...
Read MoreViral image – Old altered photo of Stormy Daniels doesn’t show her arriving at Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial
Photo shows Stormy Daniels wearing a mushroom-patterned dress to court April 22.
Read MoreFacebook posts – Have there been mass store closures under President Biden? Here are the facts.
Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.
Read MoreFacebook posts – Reba McEntire isn’t facing any ‘charges,’ despite claims in social media posts
“Reba McEntire faces serious charges.”
Read MoreTikTok posts – Israel did not ‘accidentally vote for Palestine’ at a United Nations meeting
Israel “accidentally voted (for) Palestine” at a United Nations Security Council meeting.
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More than 20 senior DC cops to be dismissed, including several due to alleged serious misconduct
More than 20 senior Washington, D.C., police officers will not be returning to the force after the end of the month, with more than half due to alleged serious misconduct. The 21 officers had all retired and were rehired by the...
Read MoreAsk Amy: In-laws show up at our house uninvited
Dear Amy: My brother and I are both in our 70s. We’ve only spoken once in the last three years. We lived miles apart for much of our lives, but still kept in touch. After our father passed, our mother sold their home. My father...
Read MoreMilitary Spending Cuts No Reason to Compromise on Taxes
Military Spending Cuts No Reason to Compromise on Taxes
Read MoreHas the Fed Been a Failure?
Has the Fed Been a Failure?
Read MoreThe Fire Next Door: Mexico’s Drug Violence and the Danger to America
The Fire Next Door: Mexico’s Drug Violence and the Danger to America
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Cato
Happy Holidays from Cato
Read MoreHow Fossil Fuels Saved Humanity from Nature and Nature from Humanity
How Fossil Fuels Saved Humanity from Nature and Nature from Humanity
Read MoreREVEALED: The truth about the comedian and his female stalker whose story has gripped the world in Netflix hit Baby Reindeer – as she tells her side of the story and claims: ‘I’m being bullied for fame and fortune’
Pity was the first emotion Richard Gadd felt when he clapped eyes on the woman who would become his stalker. He was a struggling stand-up Click here to see original...
Read MoreWhy Tom Cruise may view his daughter Suri as a ‘potential trouble source’: Amid rumours the pair haven’t spoken in 12 years, ALISON BOSHOFF reveals the very strange world of Scientology and why its rules could be blamed for extraordinary rift
When Tom Cruise ‘s daughter, Suri, stepped out last weekend in New York on her 18th birthday, it was truly surprising to see just how Click here to see original...
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