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New York Starts Mailing Up To $200 Energy Checks This Month
Millions of New Yorkers are about to get some financial relief as the state begins mailing energy rebate checks worth up to $200. The payments are part of a $1 billion program approved in this year’s state budget, with checks scheduled to reach eligible households from Sept. 21 through December. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the…
Scientists Ran a Quantum Experiment That Could Change What We Mean By Reality
For centuries, there has been one assumption almost nobody has had reason to question: if two people witness the same event, they should be able to agree on what happened. A bizarre quantum experiment involving six photons has now pushed that everyday certainty into uncomfortable territory, suggesting that two observers can arrive at facts that…
Fitness Coach Posts the Cellulite Photo She Almost Deleted, and Her Message Is Striking a Nerve
Riva Siggins had two photos from the same race. One showed the version of her legs she felt comfortable posting. The other showed cellulite across the backs of her thighs, captured from an angle most people would probably delete without thinking twice. Siggins nearly did exactly that, until she decided the second photograph was the…
Millions Have Lost SNAP Benefits As Another Major Change Looms For States
Millions of Americans have already lost access to SNAP benefits, and another major change is now approaching that could put even more pressure on the food assistance system. Starting October 1, states are scheduled to take on 75% of SNAP’s administrative costs, while a separate shift involving benefit costs is expected to begin as early…
The 105-Year-Old Doctor Who Kept Working 18 Hours a Day Had A Very Different Take On Longevity
Shigeaki Hinohara lived to 105 while maintaining a schedule that would exhaust most people decades younger. The Japanese physician continued treating patients until just months before his death in 2017, gave around 150 lectures a year, and reportedly worked as many as 18 hours a day during his later years. His approach to aging was…
Chinese Biotech Company Claims Its Pill Could Help Humans Live to 150
Humans have spent centuries chasing the same impossible-sounding prize: more time. Now, a Chinese biotech company claims it may have found a way to push the limits of human lifespan, with a pill that it says could eventually help people live as long as 150 years. The capsule is being developed by Shenzhen-based Lonvi Biosciences,…
15 Year Old Endures 62 Hours At Sea After Fishing Boat Capsizes
A 15-year-old boy has survived an extraordinary 62-hour ordeal in Alaska’s Bering Sea after his fishing boat capsized, leaving him stranded on the overturned hull without food or water. When rescuers finally reached him, he was suffering from hypothermia and had endured days of cold, wind and open water. Derek Parker Aghnaanga was also carrying…
Nancy Mace Targets High Fructose Corn Syrup With New Food Bill
A familiar ingredient found in everything from soft drinks to cereal has suddenly become the target of a federal political fight. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has introduced legislation that would prohibit food containing high-fructose corn syrup from entering interstate commerce, potentially forcing manufacturers across the country to rethink thousands of products. The proposal gives companies…
New NHS Injection Cuts Cancer Treatment Time From An Hour To Minutes
A cancer treatment that can keep patients in hospital for up to an hour is being converted into an injection that takes just a few minutes to administer. The NHS is now rolling out injectable nivolumab across England, giving eligible patients a much quicker way to receive an immunotherapy treatment already used against a wide…
She Had Euthanasia Approved For Four Years. Then Strangers Changed Her Mind
María Consuelo Córdoba had already been given permission to die when something unexpected happened. After 26 years of living with devastating injuries from an acid attack, 87 surgeries, financial hardship and a daily struggle to survive, the 58-year-old Colombian woman had reached the point of asking for euthanasia. Then strangers began stepping in with the…