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Can zinc shorten your cold?Dec 12, 2025 8:09 am - Everyone loves a good cold remedy, and zinc is a popular one, sold over the counter as lozenges, quick-dissolve tablets and nasal sprays. While there’s no conclusive evidence that zinc can prevent a cold, research shows it may shave some time off.
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Cervical cancer screening guidelines just changedDec 12, 2025 8:07 am - The American Cancer Society has endorsed self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening — a change medical experts say will help expand access and improve detection.
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Kristi Noem defends Trump’s immigration policies before departing early from hearingDec 11, 2025 6:59 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday morning was billed as a discussion about global threats the United States faces, but her role in the Trump administration’s immigration policies is in the spotlight.
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Wildlife group sues to remove Trump photo from 2026 national parks passDec 11, 2025 3:36 pm - An environmental conservation group filed a lawsuit to halt federal plans to decorate next year’s national parks pass with an image of President Donald Trump’s face, arguing that federal law requires the pass to feature the winner of an annual nature photography competition instead.
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Hail Sid Caesar, the original king of TV comedyDec 11, 2025 3:08 pm - “When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy,” by veteran New York Times and Vanity Fair writer David Margolick, is an apt title for one of the first in-depth looks at the comedian.
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The 10 best TV shows of 2025Dec 11, 2025 12:30 pm - It’s noteworthy, in a landscape this checkered, when TV tries to be really original or — alternately — nails a well-worn formula so virtuosically it somehow feels strong and new. And so, here are 10 of the better series of this year.
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Kate Winslet plays it safe in her directorial debutDec 11, 2025 8:25 am - “Goodbye June” is a sweet but bland Christmas film that relies too heavily on its talented cast to make up for its narrative shortcomings — a surprising choice for actress Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, until you take note of who wrote the screenplay, her 21-year-old son.
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US plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media historyDec 10, 2025 6:58 pm - The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal posted to the Federal Register to be officially published Wednesday.
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House passes Pentagon bill pressuring Hegseth to release boat strike evidenceDec 10, 2025 6:47 pm - The House on Wednesday approved a must-pass defense policy bill, advancing lawmakers’ effort to force the release of a video showing the controversial military strike that killed two men who survived an initial attack on their alleged drug smuggling vessel.
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Israel reopens Jordan crossing as pressure builds to advance Gaza truceDec 10, 2025 4:30 pm - Trucks carrying goods from Jordan crossed into the West Bank for the first time in months on Wednesday, after Israel said it would reopen a key land bridge with its neighbor, including for aid and other cargo bound for the Gaza Strip.