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6 tips to reduce alcohol use and cancer risk after surgeon general’s warning

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4 mn readU.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal, mouth, larynx (voice box), colon and rectal cancers, making it the “third leading preventable cause of cancer” in the U.S.  This guidance follows the rise […]

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Pacific Palisades: The celebrity LA area ravaged by wildfire

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3 mn readThe affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades typically has strangers walking around, trying to catch a glimpse of celebrities’ houses. Now, though, its streets are filled with firefighters battling a 3,000-acre wildfire that is ravaging the area. Across the city, more than 30,000 have been forced to evacuate their homes as winds stoke three […]

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Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation’s food supply

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2 mn readThe shelves and prices at your local grocery store could look a little different soon. The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026. The Imperial Valley in Southern California relies 100% on the Colorado River for […]

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The ‘apple library’ with a lost world on its limbs

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4 mn readThe explosion of crisp, commercial apple varieties in the last century doomed many other breeds into obscurity. But in a field in Kent in the UK, some of them live on. A few miles from the sea in Kent in the south of England, hedges of hazel, ivy and briar stand like ramparts separating kingdoms […]

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What You Need to Know About Cooking Oils and Cancer

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2 mn readIn the culinary world, cooking oils like olive, avocado, vegetable, and canola, are indispensable. But amid the frying, sautéing, and dressing, whispers of concern have arisen regarding the potential link between cooking oils and cancer.  There is ongoing research into the relationship between cooking oils and cancer, as well as the chemical reactions created during […]

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Haitian Immigrants Fleeing To Dominican Republic Are Seen Being Sent Back In Cages 

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2 mn readVehicles at the Elias Piña border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic have been seen carrying Haitian migrants back to their native land in cages designed to carry livestock, The New York Times reported.  Since October 2024, over 55,000 people have been deported to Haiti – including men, pregnant women, unaccompanied children, and others who never lived there. […]

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