The reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world’s magnetic field about 42,000 years ago, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and the extinction of the Neanderthals, according to a new study.
This Texas restaurant is offering free meals to those in need. Again
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. A restaurant owner in Texas is offering free meals to people...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologizes again for slow mail
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized on Wednesday for slow mail during the peak holiday season, deeming it "unacceptable." "I apologize to those customers who felt the impact of our delays," DeJoy said at a Hou...
Family rifts seem on the rise. Here’s why they happen and how to cope
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Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children's lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. "They say, 'I...
Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
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The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden's agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he served for the entirety of the Obama administration. The vote was 92...
Brooke Shields says she broke her leg and is learning how to walk again
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Brooke Shields is staying positive after breaking her leg. The former supermodel shared a video on Instagram of herself walking through the hospital on crutches. Shields did not say how she got hurt. "Broke my femur...
Did you survive Covid? Maybe you can thank your Neanderthal ancestors
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People who survive a bout of Covid-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests. Researchers found a genetic mutation that reduces the risk of seve...
Family caregivers who aren’t given priority for the vaccine, worry what would happen ‘if I get sick’
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(KHN)Robin Davidson entered the lobby of Houston Methodist Hospital, where her 89-year-old father, Joe, was being treated for a flare-up of congestive heart failure. Before her stretched a line of people waiting to ...
Neanderthal genes can change clusters of human brain tissue, scientists find
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Brains are not preserved in the fossil record, making it impossible to know how modern human brains differ from our long-extinct ancestors, the Neanderthals. From fossilized skulls we know that their brains were bi...
A woman wins a 6-figure lottery prize. The next day, she wins again
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Two days. Two back-to-back lottery wins. Both in the six figur...
‘The Equalizer’ gets a new look (again) with Queen Latifah answering the call
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"The Equalizer's" evolution continues, from that stately old British gent in the 1980s to a couple of Denzel Washington movies to Queen Latifah in a new CBS series. But the character isn't all that's changed, as the...
SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes on landing, again
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Austin, Texas (CNN Business)Starship SN9, SpaceX's early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars, launched a high-altitude test flight Tuesday that saw the vehicle travel a few mi...
Coachella, Stagecoach festivals canceled again because of the coronavirus pandemic
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The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, two of Southern California's largest music celebrations, have again been canceled under an order issued Friday by the Riverside County health officer. Public Health Officer D...