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‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climateSep 29, 2024 6:00 am - Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly everything other than the sun and an occasional water tower.
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Before you sign up for a store credit card, know what you’re getting intoSep 29, 2024 5:29 am - NEW YORK — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria's Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was...
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Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’Sep 28, 2024 5:03 pm - REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for victims of a four-decade “reign of terror,” President Jo...
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At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern USSep 28, 2024 1:54 pm - PERRY, Fla. — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that...
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It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shotsSep 28, 2024 9:03 am - Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines — and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV.
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What to know about Parkinson’s disease after Brett Favre's announcementSep 28, 2024 9:03 am - Brett Favre Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There are nearly 90,000 new Parkinson’s cases each year in the U.S., according to the Parkinson's Foundation. Here are details about the disease.
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‘Weekend warriors’ may gain same health benefits as people who spread out exerciseSep 28, 2024 8:57 am - Weekend warriors — people who pack most of their physical activity into one or two days — may gain the same health-protective benefits as people who exercise throughout the week, as long as they get the recommended amount, new research finds.
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Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrikeSep 28, 2024 7:17 am - Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.
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The benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trendSep 27, 2024 2:46 pm - Companies exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week hope to reduce job burnout and retain talent seeking a better work-life balance, according to th...
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributionsSep 27, 2024 2:14 pm - NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign ca...