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Here’s who you don’t want to be—the kind of person who says, “Let me know what I can do,” and then never does a thing. When a friend is hurting, grieving or overwhelmed by challenging circumstances, you want to be the resourceful, helpful one — the person who does something that’s actually useful. The ways […]

President Donald Trump has minimized the severity of head injuries sustained by U.S. troops during the Iranian missile strikes on an Iraqi air base By JILL COLVIN Associated Press January 22, 2020, 3:53 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday minimized the severity of head injuries sustained by U.S. troops during

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMedical staff have involved 54 patients from Wales in the cooling trial A year ago, Andrew Barnett collapsed and his heart stopped beating, as he played football with his young son. Luckily, it was at on a pitch at a Cardiff leisure centre – which had a

We’re in the thick of what’s turning out to be a fairly uneventful and unfortunately predictable awards season, and as a result, we have to cling to the few things that still delight and surprise: Awkwafina winning a Golden Globe for her turn in “The Farewell,” “Parasite” making history as the first foreign film to

Here’s what’s new in the outbreak linked to an emerging virus in China January 22, 2020, 10:09 AM 2 min read About 450 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed in China and elsewhere since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Nine people have died. Scientists have

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor talks us through what we know about the virus The UK is to begin monitoring flights arriving from China, as part of a series of precautionary measures after the spread of a new coronavirus. The measures, to be announced by the health

Instagram is the second-most-downloaded free app and millions of photos and videos are uploaded in a single day. It’s an overflowing sea of content. While the average person couldn’t care less if anyone besides family and close friends see their pics, it’s a different story for social media influencers. If you factor in how much

California is considering whether to label one of the United States’ most common drugs a carcinogen By ADAM BEAM Associated Press January 21, 2020, 3:54 PM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fight is coming to California over whether to list one of the world’s most common over-the-counter drugs as a carcinogen, echoing recent

Image copyright Thinkstock Dementia patients are being dumped in hospitals in England because of a lack of community care, a charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society called for action, highlighting data showing one in 10 dementia patients spends over a month in hospital after being admitted. The figures also suggested the overall number of emergency admissions

What’s better than a hot bowl of French onion soup on a chilly winter day? It’s amazing that with just a few simple ingredients you can have an incredibly flavorful bowlful. But the problem is, it takes so much time ― first you have to caramelize the onions, and then you have to assemble the