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Local pediatricians say they've seen increase in anxiety, depression in young patients
According to a CDC report, mental health-related emergency department visits are up 24 percent for kids ages five to 11 and up 31 percent for kids ages 12 to 17.
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Biden nominates Denis McDonough to lead VA, turning to another longtime Obama adviser
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday tapped Denis McDonough to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, adding the longtime chief of staff to former President Barack Obama to his new Cabinet.
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President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap Denis McDonough, seen here in 2018, to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, a person familiar with the …
Published on December 10, 2020
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'Light at the end of a long dark tunnel.' UK residents respond to mass vaccine rollout
The UK became the first country to begin administering a fully vetted and approved Covid-19 vaccine this week, starting with the elderly and frontline health workers.
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CT becomes first state to require high schools to provide courses on Black, Latino studies
Connecticut became the first state in the nation to require all high schools in the state to offer courses in Black and Latino studies.
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R.I.P. Rafer Johnson, 86, Gold Medalist in the 1960 Olympic Decathlon
According to nytimes.com, American athlete Rafer Johnson, who carried the United States flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a U.S. Olympic team and went on to win gold in the decathlon bringing him acclaim as the world’s greatest all-around athlete, died today at his home in Los Angeles, CA. He was 86.
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Biden set to appear with Gen. Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee
President-elect Joe Biden will begin trying to sell his choice for defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to congressional Democrats who are balking at the prospect of waiving the requirement that the position be filled by someone who has been out of active-duty military service for at least seven years.
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President-elect Joe Biden will begin trying to sell his choice for defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to congressional Democrats who are balking at …
Published on December 9, 2020
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4 ways to stay fit and stress less during the holidays
As the holiday season ramps up, daily schedules can easily fill with the demands of the season, like shopping, cooking, wrapping and planning. To avoid overload, it's all too easy to shift self-care priorities — like regular exercise — to the bottom of the list. Skipping workouts, however, can actually make it more difficult for our bodies and minds to deal with added holiday stressors
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Not everyone is sad to be missing the holidays with family this year
In pre-pandemic times, Sarah Sheehan always headed to North Carolina for a hectic holiday schedule that included hopping between the homes of several different relatives, a Christmas Eve midnight church service and caroling around the rural county where her extended family lives.
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Twitch officially bans blackface, swastikas and the Confederate flag in new, targeted guidelines
In one of the most targeted and far-reaching social media guidelines issued by a major tech company, Twitch said it is beefing up its policy against hateful images on its platform and adding a ban on the Confederate flag. The new rules will take effect January 22.
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Taylor Swift on the quarantine secret her boyfriend and her family knew about
Taylor Swift is getting better at keeping secrets. Having recently revealed that her boyfriend Joe Alwyn was the mystery co-writer "William Bowery" on her latest album, "Folklore," she's now talking about the secrecy surrounding the entire project.
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Kourtney Kardashian will make a cameo in 'She's All That' remake
Kourtney Kardashian is set to appear in the upcoming film "He's All That," the movie's official Instagram stories revealed Tuesday.
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Neighbor donates life-saving kidney to veteran police officer
Troy Biggs, 45, has a new kidney. The veteran Green Township police officer underwent a successful surgery this week, replacing a failing kidney.
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Kourtney Kardashian will appear in the film "He's All That." Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Dior Men
Published on December 9, 2020
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Letters to Santa reveal kids' pandemic fears
Jonah wants nothing from Santa this year except for a cure for coronavirus.
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Mother says Casey Goodson had dreams that were ripped away when he was fatally shot by a police officer
Casey Goodson was coming home from a dental appointment when he was fatally shot by a law enforcement officer, and in that moment his family lost a young man who "would not have harmed a fly," his mother said.
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Melania Trump 'just wants to go home'
In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments. But privately, a handful of days after the final state tally, the first lady tasked an emissary with discreetly finding out what was available to her in terms of budget and staff allocation for post-White House life.
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Honda shutdown is a warning of the chaos Brexit could cause
Honda has been forced to halt production at a major plant in England because parts deliveries have been delayed — an ominous sign ahead of January when the end of barrier-free trade with the European Union could snarl supply chains.
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States face tough questions about who should get Covid-19 vaccines after the initial groups
With the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine poised to go out as early as this week, the plan to get the shots from the manufacturers into hospitals, assisted living homes, pharmacies and -- ultimately -- Americans' arms, is still riddled with unknowns.
