Super El Niño could disrupt weather worldwide through 2027

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Strongest El Niño in a century? What this rare phenomenon could bring

D. C. can’t outrun its steakhouse reputation

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Washington, D. C.: Still a steakhouse town—or more than that?

They lost a limb, but found each other

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Three-legged dog and cat inseparable at hospital are adopted together

Mentally demanding jobs may lower dementia risk

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Why your job’s complexity level may affect your risk of dementia

First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.

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As dozens of frog species have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, ...

Pig who ‘talks’ using buttons gets Guinness World Record for his viral fame

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His ability to communicate - along with his stubbornness - has made Merlin, 4, an internet sensation. Guinness World Records said last week that Merlin’s 1.1 million ...

To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt

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In the run-up to Hungary’s pivotal election in April, a unit of Russia’s foreign intelligence service last month began sounding the alarm over plummeting public ...

After barista’s tips were stolen, strangers showed up with $900

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Michael Coyne considers every customer who walks into his coffee shop his friend. So when someone stole from his tip jar earlier this month, it left him shocked ...

Grandpa, 101, goes viral as ‘Happiest guy in the world’

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George Strausman recently went viral on social media for pottery class he has been taking for 10 years with people half his age.

Have trouble falling asleep? Try cognitive shuffling

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The technique mimics this kind of “dreamlike” thinking - with the hope that it can trick his brain into falling asleep faster.

People 65 and older can get better with age, study shows

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There are many examples of older people accomplishing things their younger selves could only dream of - but are these people anomalies? Or could many of us get faster, ...

Only a certain type of leader wants his face everywhere

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Of all the recurring features of authoritarianism I’ve seen, from Africa to Asia to the Middle East to post-Soviet Europe, none is more bizarre - or revealing - ...

After 30 years of waiting, a father and son’s birthday wish comes true

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Jimmy Rush began planning his 80th birthday celebration about three decades ago. He got the idea when he spotted a sign at a restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, that ...

Six friends started an annual trip. They didn’t realize it would become a lifeline.

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Why not make a concentrated effort to see each other every year? Someone suggested using the alphabet as a framing device. They could wind their way through the ...

Trump urged an uprising, but as the bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’

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Two weeks into the war that President Donald Trump initially said was intended to force regime change in Tehran, the Iranians living in Dubai say their families ...

Kids in hospital help penguins woo mates with painted pebbles

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Patients at a nearby children’s hospital designed and painted the pebbles for Gentoo penguins’ breeding season at Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo. Children watch on a live ...

Here’s what to eat to sleep a little better every day

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A cup of chamomile tea. A glass of warm milk. The classic turkey sandwich. Certain foods and drinks have a reputation for making us sleepy.

Baby left in shopping cart in 1972 reunites with women who found her

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Two young women who found a baby in a shopping mall over 50 years ago have an emotional reunion with the child this month

Letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots, prior to beheading draws crowds

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The letter, the last she wrote, was a big part of why the 44-year-old royal didn’t just fade away as a headless footnote. Instead, four centuries on, she continues ...

UAE, oasis for business and partying, faces war

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More than a week after the attack on Iran, Persian Gulf nations continue to be targeted by waves of drones and missiles that show few signs of letting up. The assault ...

‘House Hushing’ may be the secret to taming your clutter

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Life gets messy, and clutter stacks up. It drains you. It’s like an irritating background noise that you just can’t quite tune out.

A newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human.

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When it comes to using AI for reporting - are the guardrails adequate to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation?

Students add puppy training to their course load

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The recent training class was for student members of a college chapter for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to people ...

Meet Fancy, 37, the world’s oldest horse — and her lifelong caretaker

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The two even had the same birthday, April 1, though when the met Blumer was 8 and the horse - whom she called “Fancy” - was 12.

Inside the cutthroat competition for the best baguette in Paris

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They arrived on foot and by e-bike, bread van, Tesla, taxi and maxi-scooter. They carried baguettes in paper bags, flour sacks and enormous boxes. Some just tucked ...