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What happens when you roll your shoulders?Oct 17, 2025 8:28 am - We roll our shoulders and stretch our backs because it feels relaxing, maybe even rejuvenating. In healthy adults, the stretch leads to a quick drop in blood pressure, researchers have found. And the body’s reaction to the movement may explain why we feel calmer after we stretch.
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In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians mostOct 17, 2025 8:27 am - As one of the few pediatricians in town, Dr. Nola Jean Ernest was used to fielding questions about vaccine ingredients. But even this was a new one: Could heavy metals in a hepatitis B shot give a 2-month-old boy autism? His parents saw videos on TikTok falsely claiming they could.
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Top military officer central to Trump’s drug war will step down earlyOct 16, 2025 8:00 pm - The U.S. military’s top officer overseeing operations in Central and South America will leave his assignment well ahead of schedule, officials said Thursday — an abrupt, surprising departure as President Donald Trump shows interest in extending his administration’s campaign of violence against drug cartels in the region.
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Senate blocks military spending bill as shutdown drags onOct 16, 2025 7:49 pm - Senate Democrats blocked a $852 billion bill that would fund the Defense Department through September, rejecting Republican efforts to approve individual full-year spendi...
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Gov. Pritzker reports $1.4 million in Las Vegas gambling winningsOct 16, 2025 5:19 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) reported $1.4 million in gambling winnings from a trip to Las Vegas last year, according to tax summaries released Thursday by his campaign....
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Appeals court won’t let Trump deploy National Guard in Illinois for nowOct 16, 2025 4:43 pm - A federal appeals court on Thursday said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area.
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As dispute over hostages’ bodies tests ceasefire, Israelis bury their deadOct 16, 2025 4:15 pm - Israel identified the bodies of two more hostages Thursday, the Israeli military confirmed, after their remains were released from captivity in Gaza as part of a fragile U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement.
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US Special Operations helicopters near Venezuela expand Caribbean missionOct 16, 2025 3:43 pm - The U.S. military’s elite Special Operations aviation unit appears to have flown in Caribbean waters less than 90 miles from the coast of Venezuela in recent days, according to a visual analysis by The Washington Post.The helicopters were engaged in training exercises, according to a U.S. official, that could serve as preparation for expanded conflict against alleged drug traffickers, including potentially missions inside Venezuela.
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Recession warning signs to watch: Goodbye lipstick, hello Hamburger HelperOct 16, 2025 2:21 pm - For years, one of the best-known recession indicators has been the “lipstick index,” which posits that Americans stock up on cheaper feel-good makeup when times are tough. That one might be outdated, but here are some economic warning signs experts are watching.
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The rat of the famed Chicago Rat Hole was almost certainly a squirrelOct 16, 2025 9:26 am - The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pres...