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Blackhawks Inject Young Blood Into Lineup
The Chicago Blackhawks will add a young forward to the lineup for tonight's game.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17 -
Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia
The UK sleep-tracker industry is estimated to be worth £270m a year – and forecast to double by 2030. Could all this data be making our insomnia worse?. The other day, I was plodding away on the ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China
European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
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Eagles' Sirianni, sick of booing, jaws with fans
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was seen on camera yelling and gesturing toward a group of fans at the end of Sunday's 20-16 home win over the Cleveland Browns as boos rained down for parts of the game.Sports - ESPN - October 14 -
Sick of the 21st Century? These Artists Revive the 18th.
Copycat classicism is here. Literary re-enactments by the photographer Stan Douglas — and a wave of other remixers — are creating new types of art around Black history.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
The work sickness timebomb that risks a lost generation of workers
Britain is sick, and getting sicker. Economics editor Faisal Islam unpacks whether the government can get people working againTop stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Can breast implants make you sick?
While not a formal diagnosis, an autoimmune dysfunction known as breast implant illness has gained traction . In 2016, when Britney Pollock was 26, she decided to get breast implants: 400 cubic cm ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Dad sleeps in car as housing list reaches peak
A father with chronic back pain and asthma tells how the family-of-six are struggling to live a flat.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Expert on different sleep training methods for babies
Board-certified sleep psychologist Shelby Harris joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss sleep training, a method that helps babies learn to sleep independently. While some parents embrace it for better ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Best Mattresses of 2024: Tested for Every Sleep Style
We’ve spent years testing dozens of bed-in-a-box hybrid, foam, innerspring, and certified organic mattresses.Tech - Wired - 2 days ago -
Tired? Here’s How to Know if You’re Sleep Deprived.
The time change can leave you yawning the next day. But for many Americans, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Outside the Office, Sparks Fly Between Colleagues
Taylor Burt was working at BarkBox, surrounded by adorable dogs, when she found herself distracted by someone she thought was even cuter: Mayank Shah.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18 -
Saturday Sessions: Aaron Frazer performs “Fly Away”
Aaron Frazer honed his musical interest from a young age, learning the drums at 9 years old. He went on to study music at Indiana University, but his big break came when he formed the now-acclaimed ...Top stories - CBS News - October 19 -
WATCH: Scientists develop flying shopping cart
Researchers in South Korea have developed a drone-based flying shopping cart that can go where no cart has gone before.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
'Taught us to fly': Raptors retire Carter's No. 15
An emotional Vince Carter acknowledged his contentious exit from Toronto as his No. 15 jersey became the first number retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony during Saturday's game against ...Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago -
Bruins-Panthers bad blood resurfaces in fight-filled first period
The bad blood between the Bruins and Panthers erupted in the first period of Monday's game with multiple fights and bad hits.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14 -
"Blue Bloods" actors on show's success, their close-knit on-screen family
As "Blue Bloods" enters its final stretch of new episodes, the Reagan family continues to capture audiences. Star Tom Selleck and the cast discuss the show's lasting impact and the iconic family ...Entertainment - CBS News - October 18 -
A third of Americans agree with Trump that immigrants ‘poison the blood’ of US
Founder of polling firm that conducted survey says: ‘That language is straight out of Mein Kampf … it’s Nazi rhetoric’. US politics – live updates A new poll has revealed that more than ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case review – outstanding but blood-chilling
This gripping documentary about the case of a former president challenging votes plays out like a wild legal drama. But if you’re anxious about the November election, it is also a pre-Halloween ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war
News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul. The video is grainy but the message is clear. The clip, posted by NK ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Here’s Why Blood Manor, a Haunted House in NYC, Costs $45
It’s not as if Blood Manor can just transform into an office after Halloween.Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
400 years later, accounts of Hungarian 'Blood Countess' remain shrouded in mystery
More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusiveWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Pumpkin soup and DIY fake blood: how to be more sustainable this Halloween
The environmental footprint of this holiday is frightening – here are ways to celebrate responsibly and still have fun. Halloween is just around the corner, with millions of children gearing up to ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Tennessee House Dem predicts ‘there may be blood’ if Harris wins
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) predicts that if Vice President Harris wins the presidential election, “there may be blood.” Cohen joined NewsNation’s Dan Abrams on Thursday evening when he shared that ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
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Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda
Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party is ‘totally unfeasible’. The Dutch coalition government, headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
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Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office
Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of JohannesburgWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
South Carolina to build state's first individual monument honoring an African American
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring Robert Smalls.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.World - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
William's rugby skills tested on South African township visit
The Prince of Wales has been playing rugby on a visit to a township outside Cape Town.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Senate likely to double the number of elected African American women
CBS News projects that former Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will win the Delaware Senate seat, making her the third African American woman elected to the Senate. Though too early to project, Prince ...Top stories - CBS News - 18 minutes ago -
Column: I'm also sick of discussing Trump's madness. But we have to
Trump's recent comments and his decision to just listen to music at a rally provided the starkest picture yet of his waning mental acuity.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16 -
Liz Kendall expected to retain £1.3bn cut to UK sickness benefits in Budget
Move by work and pensions secretary likely to cause concern among disability rights activistsWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger mounts over Ghana’s gold problem
Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election.Top stories - NBC News - October 20
