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Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convertMay 02, 2025 6:41 am - When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to choose a successor to Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, they will be looking above all for a holy man who can guide the Catholic Church. Beyond that, they will weigh his administrative and pastoral experience and consider what the church needs today.
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Carolyn Hax: Husband criticizes wife’s retreat from barrage of bad newsMay 02, 2025 6:00 am - Avid news reader has pulled back from depressing current events, but her husband criticized her optimism as avoiding truth about bad things happening in the world. Carolyn Hax says it is OK to take a step back from the barrage of bad news.
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Just an hour of weight training a week can make you strongerMay 01, 2025 11:43 pm - Just two 30-minute sessions of weight training a week is enough to build muscle mass and strength, a new study says.
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Brown rice has more arsenic than white. Is it still the better choice?May 01, 2025 11:31 pm - In recent years, brown rice’s stellar reputation has been questioned. Some health and social media influencers have even discouraged people from eating it, saying brown rice should be avoided because it contains arsenic. Health experts, however, say that concerns about arsenic in brown rice are mostly overstated.
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At 77, she’s as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging.May 01, 2025 11:03 pm - Jeannie Rice, who just turned 77, has the physiology of a 25-year-old woman. Researchers are studying Rice to understand how humans can stay fit as they age, regardless of natural ability and the reduced physical activity often seen in older people.
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‘Smart insoles’ could help diagnose dementia, other health problemsMay 01, 2025 10:49 pm - A new “smart insole” system that transmits data based on a person’s gait could one day provide earlier warnings of dementia, orthopedic issues and lumbar disc problems, a recent study says.
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Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope.May 01, 2025 10:45 pm - Stunning advances in genetic science have revealed the subtle, insidious culprits behind brutal diseases and have started paving the way for treatments. But patients with these exceedingly rare mutations often have fewer options and poorer prospects such that many are now pinning hopes on experimental gene therapies.
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Baseball: Popovich, Kaneland bounce back from loss to Sycamore with run-rule winMay 01, 2025 9:15 pm - The way Preston Popovich fields at third base, Kaneland coach Brian Aversa said it’s tough to take him away from the hot corner. But the way he’s been pitching lately, Av...
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Miller highlights key Trump priority: the war against ‘cancerous, woke culture’May 01, 2025 7:18 pm - President Donald Trump and his top advisers on Thursday sought to spotlight their efforts so far to remake the federal government and American society with a pointed and ...
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Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponedMay 01, 2025 7:14 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran’...