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31 January

U.S. travel advisory for Jamaica warns Americans to reconsider visits amid spate of murders

The U.S. government has raised its travel alert level for Jamaica amid a spate of murders in the Caribbean nation, urging Americans to reconsider visiting the island “due to crime and [unreliable] medical services.” The State Department announced the change, to its Level 3 travel advisory, for Jamaica just a few days after it issued a warning about the Bahamas, …

31 January

France farmers protests see 79 arrested as tractors snarl Paris traffic

Paris— French farmers angry over increased taxes and European agriculture policies they say threaten their livelihoods were on the roads well before dawn Wednesday, blocking highways and access roads to Paris. The protests, now about two weeks old, brought traffic to a standstill in many places as tractors blocked lanes or entire sections of highways for miles, and 18 people …

31 January

Premature birth rate rose 12% since 2014, the CDC reports. A doctor shares what to know.

Preterm and early-term births in the U.S. have increased from 2014 to 2022, raising risks to babies, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data releasedWednesday from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics shows the preterm birth rate — meaning delivery before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy — rose 12% during that time period, …

31 January

The "legging legs" trend is blocked from TikTok. Experts explain what it is and why its "problematic."

“Legging legs” is the latest body-focused term being used on social media — and some are calling the trend dangerous and harmful. The phrase, which is blocked from search on TikTok, caught on as a description of the “perfect” or “ideal” size and shape of legs for wearing leggings, promoting what experts say can be an unhealthy body image. It …

31 January

Grammys host Trevor Noah on what makes his role particularly nerve-wracking

As a comedian, Trevor Noah is no stranger to crowd work. But even he admits he has some nerves about the audience he’ll face at his upcoming gig: The Grammys. Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards for the fourth consecutive year on Sunday. The former “The Daily Show” host said he loves the unpredictability of the show. “I don’t know …

31 January

Taylor Swift songs among those TikTok may lose in dispute with Universal Music

Universal Music Group warned Tuesday that it would pull its songs, which include those by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, from TikTok after a breakdown in talks over issues such as the compensation of artists. In an open letter, Universal accused TikTok of “trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.” Both sides have been …

31 January

Biogen scraps controversial Alzheimers drug Aduhelm

Biogen is pulling the plug on the controversial drug Aduhelm, the first drug cleared by government health officials for treating Alzheimer’s in nearly two decades. The pharmaceutical giant is returning the rights to the drug to Neurimmune, the private firm that invented it, and incurring a $60 million one-time charge to close out the Aduhelm program, Biogen said Wednesday in …

31 January

Super Bowl prop bets let non-football fans get in on the action

If you don’t know the first thing about football but still want to bet on the 2024 Super Bowl, there are some so-called proposition bets that require zero understanding of the game, let alone insights into who the best players are or which team might win. Non-football fans who want in on the action can place wagers on everything from …

31 January

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin calls Harvard students whiny snowflakes

Billionaire Ken Griffin, who has donated over $500 million toHarvard University, said he’s stopped giving money to the Ivy League college because he believes the school is “lost in the wilderness” and has veered from its “the roots of educating American children.” Griffin, who made the comments at a conference hosted by the Managed Funds Association in Miami on Tuesday, …

31 January

Mark Zuckerberg accused of having blood on his hands in fiery Senate hearing on internet child safety

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and four other leaders of social media companies were reprimanded by lawmakers in a congressional hearing on Wednesday for not doing enough to safeguard kids online. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing opened with videos of people describing being sexually exploited on Facebook, Instagram and X, with Sen. Lindsey Graham telling Zuckerberg he had “blood on his …

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