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6 ways your brain and body benefit when you stop drinking alcohol
After a holiday season spent indulging and imbibing many social drinkers welcome the tradition of Dry or Damp January, where...
David Soul, who portrayed the blond half in the hit 1970s crime-fighting TV series ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
Actor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” and...
Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday gatherings contributed...
Joe Biden speech on Trump, Jan. 6 insurrection: ‘We nearly lost America’
President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to...
Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is fueling the pandemic’s second highest U.S. wave—and it’s still growing
COVID levels have reached their second-highest level of the pandemic in the U.S., according to federal wastewater data released Friday—this...
Northeastern U.S. braces for the heaviest snowfall in years
Millions of people across the eastern U.S. are preparing for a wintry mix of precipitation as a potent storm system looks to...
Vladimir Putin offers Russian citizenship to anyone willing to fight against Ukraine
As Russia’s relentless war on Ukraine hits the two-year mark next month, both nations face severe depletion of resources, from...
Chris Kempczinski says Middle East boycotts are impacting McDonald’s business
The boss of McDonald’s has confirmed the business’s bottom line has suffered as a result of boycotts relating to the...
U.N. forecasts global economic growth slowdown to 2.4% in 2024 from an estimated 2.7% in 2023
The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 on Thursday, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish...
Bill Ackman, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban debate DEI efforts
Billionaires are duking it out on X over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk,...
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