Walking faster reduces heart failure risk: study
Hurry up for your health: according to a new study, walking faster may lower the risk of heart failure. Published Thursday in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the …
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Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-U.S. president Donald Trump during frequent television appearances, was introduced Thursday to prospective jurors who will decide …
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Tearful Adele announces postponement of Las Vegas residency due to COVID among crew and ‘delays’
Singer Adele has announced the postponement of her Las Vegas residency, one day before it was set to kick off, saying COVID has rendered it impossible to move forward. In …
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U.S. charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter’s arrest
NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year to arrest an opposition journalist, using a ruse …
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Twitter is rolling out verified NFT profile pictures
Twitter on Thursday began rolling out a feature that will let some users set NFTs that they own as their profile picture to signal their investment in the emerging digital …
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Jury selected for federal trial over George Floyd’s killing
ST. PAUL, MINN. — A jury was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing, with the judge stressing repeatedly that fellow …
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Biden issues new warning to Russia over invading Ukraine
GENEVA — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that any Russian troop movements across Ukraine’s border would constitute an invasion and that Moscow would “pay a heavy price” for such …
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Paul Workman: A girls’ school in Afghanistan that is now silent under the Taliban
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — There is a plaque on the grounds of the Zarghona girls’ school in Kabul. It reads, in part, “so that freedom of thought may always flourish.” The …
Read MoreGroups: 6 killed in rocket attack on northern town in Syria
BEIRUT — A rocket attack on a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killed six civilians and wounded over a dozen people on Thursday, Syrian rescuers and a …
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‘Be a savvy consumer’: Expert tips for Canadians to help tame inflation
As inflation increases to levels not seen in decades, experts are advising Canadians to take advantage of coupons and points programs, and purchase affordable alternatives where possible to help mitigate …
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