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A Single One-Hour Daily Walk Could Add Six Hours to Your Lifespan
 "If we could increase investment in promoting physical activity and creating living environments that promote it such as walkable or cyclable neighbourhoods and convenient, affordable public transport systems, we could not only increase longevity but also reduce pressure on our health systems and the environment."
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Editor's Note: Suggesting that exercise leads to a longer life is nothing new, but quantifying and simplifying the benefits can grab attention - whether it's five minutes a day to reduce blood pressure or nine seconds a week to grow muscle.
WorkRichard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, dies at age 76 Parsons was active in many charities, including playing leading roles for the Jazz Foundation of America, the Apollo Theater Foundation and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. During his years on the Apollo Theater board, he helped the historic Harlem entertainment venue raise nearly $100 million. Parsons and his wife also donated 40 works of art to the American Folk Art Museum in July 2021 to help celebrate its 60th anniversary. Work
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WorkThe humans behind the robots This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Here's a question. Imagine that, for $15,000, you could purchase a robot to pitch in with all the mundane tasks in your household. Work
WorkWhere Is Beast Games Filmed? Incredible Locations Revealed Beast Games is making its way through its first season, and with an unfathomable budget, its filming locations are appropriately astounding. Developed by internet sensation Mr. Beast, Beast Games raises the bar for game shows in a way it's never been raised before. Work
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WorkWorkEconomic Injustice is Anchoring Itself in the Arab World Socioeconomic discontent has been rising in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa. In 2019, there was a surge of protests in these countries, including Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, and Algeria, which did not experience the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011.
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WorkWorkThe dead zone is real why US farmers are embracing wildflowers Between two corn fields in central Iowa, Lee Tesdell walks through a corridor of native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Crickets trill as dickcissels, small brown birds with yellow chests, pop out of the dewy ground cover. This is a prairie strip. WorkWorkWorkSmartphone Design Plateaued in 2024 Sorry to be that guy. Smartphone innovation has stagnated in favor of adopting artificial intelligence. Samsung, Google, and Apple made AI the primary marketing focus of each flagship phone in 2024. WorkJapan Airlines Delays Flights After Cyberattack Japan Airlines operations were disrupted by a cyberattack on Thursday morning, causing delays to both domestic and international flights. For part of the day, the airline stopped booking tickets for flights departing on Thursday, and its mobile app was temporarily disabled. WorkWorkFrance rescues 107 people trying to cross to UK on Christmas Day Tens of thousands of people on small boats reached Britain in 2024, where the government has pledged to crack down on people-smuggling gangs. In November Keir Starmer called for greater international cooperation against the gangs, which he described as a “global security threat similar to terrorism”. WorkBoxing Day footfall down on UK high streets despite discounts “With almost 10 million shoppers through the doors at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City throughout the festive shopping season so far, Boxing Day will take us well over 10 million, as hundreds of thousands of visitors come to shop the sales and enjoy a day out to dine, skate or watch a movie,” Wyle said. WorkWorkWorkThe fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline | TechCrunch Henry Pickavet is the Director of Editorial Operations. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Henry had a hand in a number of online and print publications, including InternetNews.com as chief copy editor and Government Technology Magazine as managing editor. He also did a stint in Sydney as group editor of RBI Australia’s manufacturing group, which is when he also developed an affinity (a love, really) for cricket. He has a bachelor’s in English from California State University, Chico, and a master’s in Liberal Studies from the New School for Social Research in New York. WorkAmericans searched for holiday deals online and in stores this year Throughout the season, successful retailers demonstrated their understanding of a new consumer mindset. “Consumers consistently demonstrated their willingness to spend this season, but they were strategic about finding deals,” said Michelle Meyer, chief economist at Mastercard Economics Institute. “The most successful retailers recognized and responded to this value-hunting behavior.” WorkJapan Airlines hit by major cyberattack, leading to massive delays Although the end-of-year holiday season is a major travel period in the United States, due to religious observances like Christmas and Hanukkah, Japan does not have such festivities to the same extent. Instead, the New Year is a major travel holiday, and many domestic customers will be returning home next week. WorkWorkWorkWorkTemu's Takeover Is Now Complete Love it or hate it, you have to admit Temu had a banger year. Launched in late 2022, the Chinese-owned ecommerce site, known for selling a vast array of astonishingly affordable goods, took only two years to become a household name in the US. WorkHow Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals The cartel operatives came to the homeless encampment carrying syringes filled with their latest fentanyl formula. The offer was simple, according to two men living at the camp in northwest Mexico: up to $30 for anyone willing to inject themselves with the concoction. WorkBluesky launches a Trending Topics feature in search Bluesky recently hit a big milestone with 25 million users, many of whom recently fled X following the US elections. Though still relatively small compared to Threads and X, users have remarked on the high levels of engagement along with the lack of bots and harassment compared to Elon Musk's platform. Other highly requested features still not implemented include bookmarks, editing, verification badges and private posts. WorkCeremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami However, gaps remain in the system, including a lack of monitoring systems for tsunamis triggered by non-seismological factors, such as underwater landslides. Experts say there is also a need for sustained education programmes in at-risk communities to prepare for future disasters. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkPainstaking work to conserve Irelanda??s oldest paper documents begins "The work that we do in conservation more broadly is really important to stabilise the collections so that they're available to the public now, but they're also available for generations to come, so that future generations are able to understand where they come from, what their history is, and the primary source of material is here and available to them," she said. WorkRussian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan Airlines plane, says US A spokesperson for the Kazakh emergencies ministry said on Thursday that specialists were working to identify the bodies of those who died in the crash. Of the survivors, 11 were in intensive care, the spokesperson said. Russia’s emergencies ministry said on Thursday morning it had evacuated nine nationals who survived the crash, including one child, on a special flight from Aktau to Moscow. WorkPope Francis opens a??holy doora?? at one of largest prisons in Italy The jubilee, whose motto this year is "pilgrims of hope", is aimed at the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics, but also aims to reach a wider audience. As well as the regular jubilees every 25 years, the church has organised extraordinary jubilees, the most recent in 2016. The next is in 2033 to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. WorkWorkFive Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza as Israel also strikes Yemen Ben-Gvir has made several controversial trips to the contested holy site since entering government at the end of 2022, and has been accused of attempting to stir up unrest by unilaterally announcing that Jews are free to worship there. Netanyahu’s office said again on Thursday that “the status quo on the Temple Mount has not changed”. WorkWorkFormer Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92 Singh, who is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and three daughters, famously described politics as “the art of the possible” and said toward the end of his second term as prime minister that “history will be kinder to me than the media”. WorkBody of woman found inside property after Norwich house fire Seven fire engines, including one with an aerial ladder, plus a search and rescue team, attended the incident and crews remained at the scene into the afternoon on Thursday, local press reported. The blaze burned into large parts of the roof, photos showed. WorkThe real test for Nigel Farage will be if donors follow foot soldiers to Reform The next battle between them will be over the donors and high-profile defectors – and whether more big money will follow the foot soldiers in switching from the Conservatives to Reform. Past incarnations of Reform – from Ukip to the Brexit party – did not manage to professionalise or attract a broad enough coalition of support to convince donors to make the switch. The test will be if those willing to fund the party increasingly believe Farage is becoming the leader of a viable national entity. |
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