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Study participants rode a recumbent bike while wearing four smartwatches and breathing into a metabolic analyzer.
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Smartwatch users should be wary of relying too heavily on these devices’ algorithmic measurements.
A protester holds a mask depicting Daniel Vorcaro: former banker built an influence network remarkable not just for its size, but also for its ecumenism, both on the political right and left.
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Desde traumas psicológicos graves hasta la exposición a polvo neurotóxico, los socorristas de la Zona Cero siguen enfrentando riesgos importantes para su salud.
This study examined how attractive different people were to three species of mosquitoes.
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From intense psychological trauma to exposure to neurotoxic dust, first responders at ground zero continue to confront significant physical and mental health risks.
About 70% of caregivers say that managing their children’s screen use is a primary source of parenting stress.
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Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.
Members of the Colombian navy stand guard as locals pass by in Buenaventura, Colombia.
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Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.
Pilgrims crowd the Imam Husayn shrine in Karbala, Iraq, during Arbaeen, one of the world’s largest annual religious pilgrimages.
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Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
World Cup fans have flooded Miami in June and July 2026, but tourism experts are wondering whether that will translate to more tourism next year.
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Corporate layoffs cause confusion about a business’s future, but there’s a way for investors and employees alike to see if downsizing could lead to profitability.
Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
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If you want to help, an aid expert advises you to donate cash to nonprofits involved in local rescue and recovery efforts.
Many of Cuba’s gas stations, like this one seen in 2014, originally belonged to the company that is now Exxon Mobil.
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One law generally shields foreign governments and companies they own from lawsuits in US courts. Another lets many Cuban cases proceed, according to a new ruling.
The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla.
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CAR-T therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. Making these cels more resilient can make treatments more effective.
A whitebark pine seedling grows in soil and deteriorating wood blackened by fire in Glacier National Park, Montana, in 2019.
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The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.
Older people eat at a dining hall run by the Catholic Church in Havana’s Guanabacoa neighborhood in February 2026.
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The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey in April 2026 over a social media photo of seashells.
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Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, as prosecutors suggest?
During the Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims go around the cube-like sacred structure, the Kaaba, which is covered with a black cloth, the kiswah.
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As millions gather for Hajj, they will circle the Kaaba, which is draped in the black cloth known as the kiswah – a sacred object shaped by centuries of faith, politics and power.
Associate Professor, Department of Counselling, Recreation, and School Psychology and the FIU Center for Children and Families, Florida International University