Martin Parr/Magnum Photos It has ruined a lot of sleep at night, and no doubt a lot of relationships too. Trying to sleep next to a snoring partner is exactly that: trying. Once the engines go away, there are few countermeasures other than a shove, earplugs and the patience of a saint. That’s the thing … Read more
After the overwhelming, pandemic-delayed wedding seasons of 2022 and 2023, the 2024 calendar has become much milder, at least comparatively. And Hollywood is no exception. Intimate ceremonies announced after the fact are the norm so far, although that could change any day. Last year brought us the rock-and-roll elopement of Chrishell Stause and G Flip, … Read more
General Daily Insight for September 18, 2024 A few obstacles are in our way at the end of the day. Confusion darkens the starting line as the Moon joins mystical Neptune in Pisces. On top of that, the planets will throw more mental blocks in front of us when Mercury opposes stoic Saturn at 4:50 … Read more
A study suggests that consuming more foods and drinks rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea and red wine, could reduce the risk of dementia by 28%. The number of people living with the disease worldwide is expected to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050, posing a rapidly growing threat to global health and … Read more
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday said they would not move on the prospect of public funding for a new White Sox stadium a day after the team and real estate developers hosted an event that included a cruise of the Chicago River to the proposed site for a new ballpark. The public relations operation by the … Read more
Black women are more likely than white women to die even from the most treated types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found The findings, experts say, underscore that racial disparities, not biology, drive the biggest differences in death rates between black and white women. While black women … Read more
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years, the team announced on Tuesday. Tagovailoa will be sidelined for at least four games with the designation. He will be eligible to return in Week 8 when the Dolphins host … Read more
BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024. Nurses have borne the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulty accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry that the NHS was under pressure in 2020, partly … Read more
CNN — Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense. Scientists studying the role of global warming on the climate say that every heat wave today bears the fingerprints of the climate crisis. Climate change, driven primarily by humans burning fossil fuels, is making global extreme weather worse … Read more