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ScienceStroke cases increasing globally, air pollution, high temperatures driving numbers, notes Lancet Study
Globally, the number of people experiencing a stroke for the first time rose to 119 lakh in 2021 -- up by 70% since 1990 -- while deaths related to stroke rose to 73 lakh, which was up by 44% since 1990, making the neurological condition the third leading cause of death.
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James Cameron told Bill Gates that it's 'getting hard to write science fiction' in the world of AI
James Cameron, the acclaimed director behind "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar" shared his co…
Katie Balevic
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I visited Waiheke Island, the 'Hamptons of New Zealand,' where Taylor Swift has vacationed and the ultra-rich reside. Take a look around.
I was eager to see if Waiheke lived up to its Hamptons reputation, so on a trip to Auckland in 2022…
Monica Humphries
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Sam's Club's corporate supply chain team is merging into Walmart. Read the internal memo announcing the 'big step.'
Sam's Club aims to benefit from Walmart's massive scale as it looks to close the gap with Costco in…
Dominick Reuter
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'The Golden Bachelorette' star Joan Vassos says Gerry Turner and the 'Bachelor' psychiatrist gave her 'the best advice' for dating as a widow
"The Golden Bachelorette" star Joan Vassos spoke to Business Insider about getting relationship adv…
Olivia Singh
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Food packaging chemicals are seeping into human bodies — here's what that means for your health
Food containers and cookware are leaching more potentially hazardous chemicals into our bodies than…
Gabby Landsverk
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I made 12 easy Ina Garten pasta recipes and ranked them by deliciousness
I started cooking Garten's recipes after I spent a day following her quarantine routine in May 2020…
Anneta Konstantinides
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YouTube's CEO on hefty creator payouts, election deniers, and the NBA: Q&A
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says its big payout to creators isn't changing — and explains how it will fi…
Peter Kafka
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Meet Africa's richest man, a billionaire who doesn't own a home outside Nigeria
Despite his immense wealth — and private jet ownership — Dangote revealed in July that he does not …
Talia Lakritz
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The stock market got just what it wanted from the Fed
"The Fed has given the market what it was looking for," said one market strategist.
Jennifer Sor
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Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says
Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Rus…
Jake Epstein
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5 details to remember before watching the 'WandaVision' spinoff 'Agatha All Along'
Agatha, first introduced as the villain in the 2021 miniseries "WandaVision," returns in her own se…
Olivia Singh
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A lone dissenting vote on the Fed's rate cut marks the first split by a central bank governor in 2 decades
The Fed's decision to cut rates by 50 basis points garnered support from 11 of 12 voting members, w…
Kelly Cloonan
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Inside Russia's 'military Disneyland,' a Manhattan-sized theme park that puts the country's deadly weaponry on display
Akhmedov and Shesterov were accused of embezzling government funds allocated for the exhibition par…
Lauren Frias
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Even with a big rate cut, Big Tech will be cautious about another hiring spree
Businesses had to make difficult decisions to downsize after the pandemic – and "those battle wound…
Geoff Weiss
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'The White Lotus' star Natasha Rothwell was used to playing the funny sidekick. So she wrote herself a starring role.
With "How to Die Alone," Natasha Rothwell wrote herself a starring role that weaves hard-won lesson…
Marissa Evans
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Mark Zuckerberg says Apple's culture is very different than Meta's — and the two rivals will be battling on multiple fronts
Mark Zuckerberg expects Apple to be Meta's "primary competitor" in the next 10 to 15 years and outl…
Sarah Jackson
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Influencers and vloggers are showing off their lives in Saudi Arabia's Neom. It's falling flat.
Users mocked Saudi Arabia's still-developing Neom city after a vlogger showed off what it's like to…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Snap threw shade at Apple and Meta's bulky headsets, but its new Spectacles are cartoonish
Snap's new AR Spectacles aim for a sleeker look but are still pretty big. They also face similar ch…
Jordan Hart
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The first and last lines of 27 'Friends' characters
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green on "Friends."NBC
Amory Rose
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Netflix's co-CEO was asked why the company changed its mind after saying it would never introduce ads or live sports. Here's how he responded.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the streaming giant "should always reserve the right to get smart"…
Jaures Yip
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Fed trims interest rates by 50 basis points, gold prices touch record-high
Per chairman Jerome Powell, the decision was taken in light of easing inflationary pressures in the…
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New $100M DOJ lawsuit details the 'unseaworthy' condition of the ship behind Baltimore bridge collapse
In a lawsuit, the DOJ called the disaster that left six workers dead and the Francis Scott Key Bri…