Doctors and dietitians give guidelines for what to avoid if you want to power through your day. EMILY LAURENCE ADHD aside, sometimes concentrating long enough to finish a work or school task feels impossible. You sit down at your computer with the best of intentions only to end up toggling between 10 different tabs because […]
Feb 12 2025 | Posted in
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KRISTEN ROGERS Drinking coffee has repeatedly been linked with better heart health and prolonged life. But the benefits of coffee consumption could depend on when you drink it, new research has found. Limiting coffee intake to the morning, it turns out, may be best — and that seems to be regardless of the amount consumed […]
Jan 11 2025 | Posted in
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AYANA ARCHIE Adultery is no longer a crime in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday November 22, signed off on repealing a 1907 law prohibiting the act. New York’s penal law previously said that “a person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he […]
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Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and discrimination persist, the President of the UN General Assembly President said on Friday, November 8. Philémon Yang was speaking at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters to mark the closure of the International Decade for […]
Nov 26 2024 | Posted in
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These congregations are struggling to attract younger members. That has consequences for social cohesion and Black political power writ large. CLYDE McGRADY On a Sunday morning, about 100 worshipers gathered for services at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. The choir filled the room with verses from “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior.” […]
Oct 9 2024 | Posted in
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These sex-related mishaps can land you in the emergency room. Here’s how to avoid them. KELSEY BORRESEN Sex should be a fun and pleasurable experience that leaves you in a state of post-coital bliss — not one that sends you to the emergency room. Unfortunately, injuries from sex do happen from time to time. Minor […]
Aug 11 2024 | Posted in
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JULIE GREGSON Berlin has officially renamed one of its streets for the late activist, scholar and writer Audre Lorde. She was a regular visitor to the city and unleashed the anti-racism debate in Germany. “Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet” — that is how LGBTQ+ icon Audre Lorde described herself. Born to Caribbean immigrants […]
Jul 14 2024 | Posted in
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Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health. ELLEN BARRY & CECILIA KANG The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday, June 17 that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the […]
Jun 26 2024 | Posted in
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JACK GUY Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation and potential health effects mount. Seven different kinds of microplastics were found in four out of five samples of penis tissue taken from five different men as part of a study published in IJIR: Your […]
Jun 26 2024 | Posted in
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The last known remaining survivors of the 1921 attack by a white mob were hoping for their day in court. AUDRA D. S. BURCH A historic quest for justice by the last two known centenarian survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre likely ended on Wednesday, June 12 when the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed a lower […]
Jun 26 2024 | Posted in
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