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Bedtime exhaustion: Sleep doctor zeroes in on signs you have a real problemJun 26, 2026 10:28 am - For millions of people, poor sleep has become so normalized that they no longer recognize it as a potential medical issue. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and sleep researchers estimate that between 50 million and 70 million Americans have an active sleep disorder, and most people don’t know they do.
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How to keep your pelvic floor strong as you ageJun 26, 2026 10:25 am - The pelvic floor, an oft-ignored muscle group that does the humble work of supporting the bladder, bowels, uterus, prostate and other organs in the pelvis, weakens as you age. And anyone can have issues: men, women, people who have given birth and those who haven’t.
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Hundreds in Spain may have died from record heat, agency warnsJun 25, 2026 4:24 pm - More than 200 people may have died in Spain in recent days as a result of the record heat wave that has gripped much of Europe this week, according to data from a national monitoring system that estimates excess deaths.
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Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, UN commission saysJun 24, 2026 3:59 pm - A independent U.N. commission said Tuesday that the Israeli military had deliberately targeted children in Gaza, amounting to genocide, and in the West Bank, amounting to war crimes.
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Trump abruptly cancels signing of bipartisan bill on affordable housingJun 24, 2026 10:07 am - An hour and a half before he was due to sign the bill at the Capitol at noon, the president declared on social media that a news conference and signing ceremony was “hereby cancelled until such a time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”
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Make vegetables the main character, starting with this colorful Hawaiian dishJun 24, 2026 3:50 am - In this refreshing vegan recipe, sautéed sugar snap peas are piled on a spread of creamy, miso-and-lemon-flavored whipped tofu, then drizzled with a sizzling, aromatic soy-ginger oil. It’s a spectacular dish that comes together quickly and can be served as a vegetarian main or substantial side dish.
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Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran warJun 23, 2026 8:32 pm - The Senate voted Tuesday to block President Donald Trump from resuming the war with Iran, setting up a potentially contentious fight with the White House.
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The surprising ways dandelions are good for us — and our gardensJun 23, 2026 5:57 pm - Although dandelions have been vilified in lawn care commercials and popular imagination, they’re useful in myriad ways. The entire dandelion plant is edible and has medicinal properties.
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45 people die as France seeks relief from record heatJun 23, 2026 4:15 pm - A record-breaking heat dome has scorched France, where officials and local reports have said at least 45 people have died amid the high temperatures, including 40 by drowning. Officials have said many young people went swimming in unsupervised locations seeking relief.
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Ask a Vet: Can I catch a virus from my cat?Jun 23, 2026 2:51 pm - My cat recently died because it had FIV, which I was told was like AIDS in people. Can cats spread viruses to humans?