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Comment: Weight-loss drugs may also curb appetite for alcohol
As drugs such as Ozempic gain in popularity it suggests some changes ahead for the alcohol industry.
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Comment: Why an uptick in jobless figure might be good news
It shows more people are eager for work, which could help ease inflation and hold off a Fed…
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Comment: What’s purpose of GOP threats against Trump’s prosecutors
This is less about protecting Donald Trump than it is burnishing their own conservative fringe bona fides.
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Comment: Losing sleep over kids’ screen time before bed
Screens and social media are robbing teens and tweens of the sleep they need to be healthy and…
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Eco-nomics: Asessing climate change’s acceleration, attribution
We’re measuring the planet’s increasing pace of warming and how it’s contributing to climate extremes.
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Comment: Living up to King’s ‘Dream’ requires an honest history
Americans are capable of loving our country and at the same time confronting its ugliest moments.
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Comment: Health care for kids of caregivers a boon for all
As the state’s aging population grows, it will need home care aides who have good pay and benefits.
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Comment: Baby penguins latest victim of climate change
Last year chicks in 19 of 62 colonies were killed by the early melt of Antarctic sea ice.…
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Comment: As covid bubbles back up, here’s how best to avoid it
No suprpise: Get a booster when you’re due and limit your expose to those who may be infected.
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Comment: New tipping trends hurting workers who need it most
Increasing the federal minimum wage might not end tipping’s spread, but it could slow ‘tipflation.’
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Comment: What to expect out of Medicare’s drug-price talks
Although firm numbers are hard to pin down for now, the process should save money and improve health.
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Comment: It’s more than home prices making housing unaffordable
Wages haven’t kept pace with home prices and mortgage rates may not settle for some time.
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Comment: The market is dictating how we raise young children
As things are now, parents are more limited in their choices than they would be with government assistance.
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Comment: What Olive Garden can teach colleges about diversity
To better serve students rich and poor, universities might consider chain restaurants’ formula.
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Fact check: Data doesn’t back Ramaswamy on climate policy deaths
The GOP candidate said climate change policy is deadlier than climate change. He offers no figures.
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Comment: Women are drinking more and dying because of it
LIke women smoking decades ago, alcohol use has become more popular, and with it have come more health…
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Comment: Where the eight in GOP debate stood on three issues
A look at their responses on race, foreign affairs and a potential pardon for the absent Donald Trump.
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Comment: Pedestrian safety demands cameras, better road design
More speed and other cameras are needed to slow drivers and pay for needed safety improvements.
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Comment: Supply glitch points to another delay for Boeing
If Boeing wants production to run smoothly, it may have to do more of the work itself.
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Comment: Daily report cards work for students with ADHD
Quickly completed reports track daily progress, reduce disruptive behavior and can replace medication.