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Lifestyle -- (AP) Another growing season is building momentum with the arrival of the 2020 seed catalogs, and gardeners are drafting plans for new harvests. There’s such a thing as being too enthusiastic, though, especially among novices.
Why is Jon Voight is trending on Twitter now? A morning Tweet by Trump praising Voight has gone viral.
University of California -- Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderly, is characterized by plaques and tangles in the brain, with most efforts at finding a cure focused on these abnormal structures. But a University of California, Riverside, research team has identified alternate chemistry that could account for the various pathologies associated with the disease.
Happy Hanukkah. Today is the first of the eight-day fesitival. Haunukkah 101, on My Jewish Learning teaches people all about the festival. Below is part of the lesson. A link will be provided at the bottom of this page to learn more.
PARIS (AP) — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities.
AP Fact Check -- A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:
Date:June 23, 2015 Source: Taylor & Francis Pet Ownership Potential Benefits for Older Adults
Science Daily -- Date: December 12, 2019 Source: University of Kansas
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — James “Radio” Kennedy, the man who was a fixture on the sidelines of a South Carolina high school’s football games for decades and whose life inspired a Hollywood movie, has died. He was 73.
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