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Sat, September 23, 2023 | 19:02

How should you offer help to someone you perceive as disabled?

Whenever I leave home, I am constantly subjected to acts of kindness. I know that's supposed to be a good thing. But throughout my life, it's been more complicated. Many strangers who encounter me and my family simply can't help themselves. On any given day I might be asked if I need help bagging my groceries, signing a receipt or even unbuttoning my pants before I enter a st...

2023-07-13 16:00

How Susan Love changed medical care for breast cancer patients

In the end, a lowly tape recorder helped to change the face of breast cancer treatment.

2023-07-13 15:40

Alzheimer's drug gets FDA nod but hurdles remain

Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc.'s Alzhiemer's drug Leqembi has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration, making it the first disease-slowing drug to secure that full blessing.

2023-07-12 16:20

Cancer risk or no, diet soda is bad for you

There were good reasons to avoid products with the artificial sweetener aspartame even before the World Health Organization classified it as a “possible carcinogen” last month. But now diet soda drinkers might really want to put down the can.

2023-07-11 16:00

Why is Biden risking an early loss to RFK Jr.?

Democrats are struggling with the consequences of their decision to reorder the party's presidential nomination calendar next year. The truth is, their worries are mainly symptoms of the fact that the party is on its way to renominating a president who hasn't been popular for the last two years.

2023-07-10 16:00

Frumpy Mom: When people won't stop talking at a concert

Buried somewhere in my garage is a cattle prod that I inherited from my late father, who was a cattle rancher in Colorado.

2023-07-09 16:00

If we want climate-friendly food, we should support young farmers

While Beyonce's Renaissance Tour may be capturing our collective attention at the moment, there's an admittedly less compelling event on stage in 2023: the Farm Bill. By some accounts a dusty relic of the New Deal Era, the Farm Bill contains billions of dollars for anti-hunger and agricultural programs. And it may be one of our best tools for addressing the climate crises. Ad...

2023-07-06 16:00

Lin Wood, outspoken Trump defender and libel lawyer, gives up law license

From Richard Jewell to Donald Trump, Atlanta attorney L. Lin Wood represented some of the highest-profile figures of his day.

2023-07-06 15:40

History shows Israel's military strength may be its weakness

The last time that I visited the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, was almost 20 years ago. In a camp outside Bethlehem a delightful 31-year-old woman named Hanavi Ramban, mother of five children, said to me: “A Palestinian state is the only hope for us the refugees, who have been waiting 50 years for it. Someone like you can come here and write about it, but you cann...

2023-07-05 16:00

Chicago's haze from wildfire smoke underscores the need for better forest management

As Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Windy City earned the unwelcome distinction of having the “worst air quality of any major city in the world,” according to federal Air Quality Index readings. Authorities issued warnings instructing residents to stay indoors if possible or don masks if they had to be outside. As Chicagoans looked out t...

2023-07-04 16:00

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5	Russia lodges protest to S.Korean envoy over Yoon's UN speech

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