As the death toll in Gaza rises, Prince William said he wants to see an “end to the fighting” in the Israel-Hamas war as soon as possible. William, who recently returned to public royal duties after taking time off while his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, recovered from surgery, said it was critical for aid to get into Gaza. …
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Near record wind speeds resulted in multiple international flights over the weekend exceeding 800 miles per hour — far faster than the 500 mph to 600 mph speeds at which commercial flights usually travel. Powerful, 265 mile-per-hour winds propelled three planes on international routes, allowing them to reach speeds greater than 800 miles per hour and arrive at their destinations …
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One positive coming from the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hikes is that most banks also raised the rates that they offer to savers. In particular, certificates of deposit (CDs) have been relatively attractive for many savers over the past couple of years, following a prolonged period of ultra-low interest rates. However, the CD interest rate yield curve has recently …
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. —The wife of Burnsville police officer Paul Elmstrand — one of the three first responders killed over the weekend — said he would “drop everything” to help out someone in need. Two Burnsville police officers and a paramedic were fatally shot Sunday morning after responding to a call of an armed man barricaded inside a home with family …
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Women are getting more bang for their buck than men when they exercise, researchers said in a newstudypublished Monday. The researchers found that women needed just under 2.5 hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity a week to get the same “survival benefit” that men get with five hours of physical activity. The mortality risk for women who engaged …
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An American man is under arrest and facing extradition to Germany for the 1978 murder of a woman that took place while he was stationed at a U.S. Army base there. Investigators say DNA evidence found at the crime scene decades ago has been matched to the suspect, James Patrick Dempsey. “Investigators determined that the likelihood of a match was …
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With a torn ACL and a knee in need of replacement, Cindy Tutko was facing a long and challenging trek through the Atlanta airport while heading home to Florida about a month ago. She had just left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after visiting her son, Jamie, and his family. She arrived at Terminal C in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s …
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Cairo — Just weeks after an Egyptian-Japanese archaeological team announced an ambitious project to reconstruct the outer granite casing of the pyramid of King Menkaure, the smallest of the three main pyramids at Egypt’s iconic Giza Necropolis, a committee appointed to review the plans has declared it “impossible.” Criticism and fear over the plans for the piece of Egyptian national …
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Ever wonder what it’s like to live on Mars? Now, you could try out life on the Red Planet – in a simulation run by NASA. The space agency is looking for participants to live on a fake Mars for a full year to help them prepare for human exploration of the planet. This is the second of three missions, …
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When it comes to maintaining heart health, it’s not just how long you sleep — it’s how well you sleep that matters equally, if not more, said Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep psychologist and clinical associate professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “Poor quality sleep really can influence our heart health as well,” Harris told “CBS Mornings” in …
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