In this series, “The Miraculous Immune System,” we have explored the true power of human immunity and the organs that work tirelessly to protect the body. Previously: Bone marrow is vulnerable to a variety of harmful factors and lifestyles, but there are measures we can take to keep this crucial cellular workshop healthy. The Miraculous…
Dear Cheapskate: I’ve Got a Question on Withholding, People-Pleasers, Cosigning
As faithful readers know, my inbox fills up quickly. While it’s impossible to respond personally to each of your letters and messages, I often choose questions to answer here, which I believe will be of interest to a large number of readers. Dear Cheapskate: I just went back to work after being a stay-at-home mom…
Decoding Social Security ‘Claim’ Numbers
Q: I am a 78-year-old recent widow. I got my own Social Security number when I was about 20. But since my husband and I started getting Social Security benefits about 15 years ago, the correspondence I got from the Social Security Administration showed my husband’s Social Security number with a letter “B” behind it….
Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Restricting Minor Access to ‘Sexually Oriented Performances’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law new legislation aimed at limiting children’s exposure to drag events or other sexual performances on public property or businesses across the state. Senate Bill 12 (pdf) restricts certain “sexually oriented performances” from taking place on public property, on the premises of a commercial enterprise, or in the presence of individuals…
Elon Musk Hints at ‘Significant Investment’ in India After Meeting Modi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has signaled interest in making a “significant investment” in the world’s most populous country, India, after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York on Tuesday. Musk told reporters that he had an “excellent conversation” with Modi and suggested that he would bring his electric vehicle manufacturing business to…
Minister Under Fire Over Police Censorship of Tasering
Chris Minns has rejected calls to sack his police minister after it was revealed her department slashed key details from its first statement on the tasering of a 95-year-old great-grandmother. Clare Nowland was tasered during a confrontation with police while walking with a frame and holding a steak knife at the Yallambee Lodge in Cooma…
‘Underwater Noises’ and ‘Banging Sounds’ Heard in Search for Missing Titanic Tourist Submarine
Crews searching for the tourist submarine that went missing on June 18 while exploring the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean have detected “underwater noises” in the search area on June 20. The U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter late at night that the noises were picked up by a Canadian P-3 aircraft, prompting remotely operated vehicles…
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