By Michael E. Miller, Washington Post The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep. It was just after dawn on May 27 when Andrew Jennings’s phone began ringing. Swiss police had just launched a startling raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich, arresting seven top FIFA officials and charging them and […]
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By Larry Weitzman It’s been five long years since I last tested the Lexus IS 350 and not much has changed my opinion that this IS is dollar for dollar the best ride in the Lexus line up and perhaps the best Lexus model, although I haven’t tested the new RC coupe yet. As far […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Many who live near or play in the Sierra are familiar with John Muir, but his great-great-grandson, not so much. However, Robert Hanna is a name to know for those with an interest in the outdoors. Hanna, who works for California’s Assembly Republican Caucus, knows the woods and the mountains and […]
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By Julia Lurie, Mother Jones California is the latest state to consider banning products with microbeads, the tiny pieces of plastic, often less than a millimeter wide, that have become a popular addition to cosmetics and personal care products. Usually made of polyethylene, microbeads primarily serve as exfoliants in face washes and body scrubs, but […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Exercise may affect how and when we move, even when we aren’t exercising, according to a fascinating new study in mice. The findings suggest that, by influencing our built-in body clocks, exercise may help our bodies to recognize the optimal times we should be moving, and when we should […]
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Peluche is a sweet little 1-year-old Cockerpoo (cocker spaniel and poodle). He is quite playful, walks nicely on the leash, and is very affectionate. They don’t get much cuter than this! Peluche, which means plush in Spanish, has beautiful fur that will need regular grooming and he likes other dogs. Peluche is neutered, microchipped, tested […]
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By Mandy Morgan, Deseret News Research has long shown that concussions are not healthy in any case, but a recent study finds children and teenagers who sustain a concussion while participating in sports could also be affected in their academic performance. Student-athletes with concussions “may experience more problems concentrating, keeping up and paying attention in […]
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By Ben Steverman, Bloomberg Business For a decade, a new kind of mutual fund has been taking over Americans’ retirement portfolios. The target-date fund is designed for people with no knowledge of investing. You pick the fund closest to the year you expect to retire—the Vanguard Target Retirement 2030, for example — and the fund […]
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By KJ Dell’Antonia, New York Times Parents feel as if their young children are constantly in motion. But research suggests that children in preschool have few opportunities for active play and are often sedentary. To learn more about how preschoolers spend their day, University of Washington researchers monitored the activities of 98 children attending 10 […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek The latest disaster movie, “San Andreas”, has drawn considerable attention, especially when coupled with the real-life earthquake disaster that struck Nepal April 25 and the magnitude 4.8 gentle-reminder earthquake 100 miles north of Las Vegas that rattled homes and highways throughout the valley on May 22. “As a couple of our graduate […]
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