The ancient art of acupuncture and the U.S. military aren’t two things that you think would go together, but they’ve developed a surprising partnership over the past 20-plus years. The United States is presently in the grip of an opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since 1999, 841,000 people…
US Military Is Using a Unique Formulation of Acupuncture to Relieve Pain and Avoid Opioids
U.S. Military Is Using a Unique Formulation of Acupuncture to Relieve Pain and Avoid Opioids
The ancient art of acupuncture and the U.S. military aren’t two things that you think would go together, but they’ve developed a surprising partnership over the past 20-plus years. The United States is presently in the grip of an opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since 1999, 841,000 people…
Battlefield Acupuncture
The ancient art of acupuncture and the U.S. military aren’t two things that you think would go together, but they’ve developed a surprising partnership over the past 20-plus years. The United States is presently in the grip of an opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since 1999, 841,000 people…
On Safari, a Gin and Tonic Gives Rise to the Perfect African Sundowner
By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service The end of the evening is fast approaching on the African savanna. On safari in Kenya, deep in the heart of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County, our late afternoon game drive is chilly, enough to snuggle under a blanket in the open-sided Land Rover. Most safari lodges…
How to Fix Crystalized Honey
It’s important to keep certain condiments like ketchup or ranch dressing in the fridge to retain freshness, but honey is one food you shouldn’t store in the fridge. Unlike other condiments, honey never goes bad. Because of this, you can store it in your pantry without worrying if mold will grow or if it will take on…
‘Fundamentally Unfair’: Hall of Fame Swimmer Says Girl Athletes ‘Terrified’ to Critic Transgender Athletes — So She Did
Few know the struggles transgender women athletes face better than Lia Thomas, who once competed as a male swimmer — claiming several Ivy League Champion records at Penn university as a man — before becoming the first transgender woman to win at the NCAAs. Few women athletes have dared to openly decry any biological advantage…
Mortgage Payment Costs Rise 45 Percent This Year, Worsening Home Affordability
The monthly mortgage payment for a typical home in the United States for new buyers has climbed by 45 percent or about $600 over the previous year, according to the estimates by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In April, the average monthly mortgage payment for a single-family home increased to $1,900, based on a…
No Work and Nowhere to Live: A Rural Migrant’s Ordeal in Locked-Down Shanghai
BEIJING —When Shanghai began its draconian COVID-19 lockdown two months ago, the French restaurant where Sun Wu waited tables closed and the 22-year-old, like countless other rural migrants, lost his job. To make ends meet, Sun helped sort deliveries for residents under lockdown, earning 250 yuan ($38) a day and moving from a dormitory to…
Bus Carrying Indian Soldiers Falls Into Remote Gorge; 7 Dead
SRINAGAR, India—A bus carrying soldiers fell into a gorge in India’s remote Ladakh region on Friday, killing at least seven and injuring 19 others, officials said. The bus plunged off a mountainous road and rolled down the 25-meter (80-foot) -deep gorge in the frigid region’s Nubra Valley, police said. The injured soldiers were flown to…
Twitter Keeps Musk Ally Durban on Board, Rejects Resignation
Twitter Inc. said in a filing on Friday it will not accept Egon Durban’s resignation from the board, two days after shareholders blocked his reelection at an annual meeting. Durban is an ally of Elon Musk, who has offered to take Twitter private in a $44 billion deal. Twitter said Durban failed to receive the…
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