Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said …
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Washington — More than 1,800 pounds of drugs were seized and 288 people arrested in a years-long international law enforcement operation targeting darknet drug peddlers across eight countries, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Operation SpecTor — a nod to the Tor network, a popular haven for illicit online activities — …
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Nearly five months after his wife’s disappearance, Brian Walshe appeared in Norfolk Superior Court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of 39-year-old Ana Walshe. Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Greg Connor asked that defendant be held without bail pending trial and the judge denied Walshe’s $250,000 cash bail request. New …
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Customers of Bed Bath & Beyond still have a few more weeks to shop and use coupons despite the struggling home goods retailer declaring bankruptcy on Sunday. The company plans to shut all of its 360 Bed Bath & Beyond and 120 Buy Buy Baby locations by the end of …
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Tucker Carlson emerged on social media Wednesday night with a video on Twitter, finally breaking his silence days after his abrupt departure from Fox News was announced Monday. In the video, the controversial former cable host started by addressing the audience with “things you notice when you take a little …
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Two teenage brothers are among six people accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama, authorities announced. Four young people were killed in the shooting late Saturday night at a dance studio in the town of Dadeville, Alabama. A 15-year-old from Tuskegee was arrested …
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a new legislative push targeting Disney that, if passed, would void a last-hour agreement they made to strip power from his state-appointed board. The move from the potential 2024 presidential contender continues a year-long battle with the entertainment company after they publicly opposed …
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The past year has seen 2,000 retail store closures, with the likes of Bed Bath & Beyond, Foot Locker and Walmart shuttering locations as they look to save money. But that trickle is set to turn into a flood in the next five years, according to one Wall Street analysis …
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The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine. The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation on Wednesday, the first time the office has used …
Read More »Two Florida girls who stole a car and drove 400 miles to meet somebody they’d met online are back at home. Jade Gregory, 12, and 14-year-old Khloe Larsen, stole Gregory’s father’s car to travel across state lines with the intention of meeting someone they’d been speaking to online, Union County …
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