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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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Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

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3 mn readThe co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the accuracy of […]

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Bringing a tyrannical Ethiopian queen and her twins to life

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4 mn readPlaywright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilization in her latest work – a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin sons. “As well as wanting the audience to be entertained – because the play is good fun – I wanted to add another dimension to […]

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Hacker stole unreleased Coldplay and Rexha tracks

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2 mn readA cyber hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased music from artists including Coldplay, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and US singer Bebe Rexha. Skylar Dalziel made about £42,000 by selling the tracks online, according to City of London Police. Prosecutor Richard Partridge said she “selfishly used their music to make money for herself by selling […]

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Ukraine renews attack on Russia’s Kursk region

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2 mn readFierce fighting is under way for a second day in Russia’s Kursk region after Ukraine launched a counter-attack on Sunday. Moscow said it had met the attack with artillery and air power and on Monday stated that Russian troops thwarted a breakthrough attempt by Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Kursk operation, launched with […]

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