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The Truth About Protein: How to Get Enough - At Every Age


Sree VijaykumarWe need protein to build muscle, produce hormones, regulate mood and appetite, and strengthen bones. But how much, and what kind, should you eat every day?

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Editor's Note: A new technique for establishing protein needs has been developed, catchily called the indicator amino acid oxidation method. "It suggests the minimum protein intake for thrive mode, not just to prevent malnutrition, is about 1g to 1.2g per kilogram of body weight per day." By this metric, national protein consumption levels don't look as problematic. "As a woman in my 40s," says Patel, "as my hormones decrease I will lose muscle mass. The 1g of protein will help me prevent that, not the 0.75g."



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Meta's New Content Policy Will Harm Vulnerable Users. If It Really Valued Free Speech, It Would Make These Changes
Earlier this week, when Meta announced changes to their content moderation processes, we were hopeful that some of those changes--which we will address in more detail in this post--would enable greater freedom of expression on the company's platforms, something for which we have advocated for ma


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How Authorities Define Fire Containment and Control
How Authorities Define Fire Containment and Control
As wildfires spread across Los Angeles, authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, which the public can track via CAL FIRE, a web service provided by the states Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.






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France's top tabloid sparks outrage with photo of grieving Le Pen
France's top tabloid sparks outrage with photo of grieving Le Pen
The image appeared to show the far-right figure in tears onboard an airplane.


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Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland's Tusk says
Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland's Tusk says
The Israeli prime minister is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza.




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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested after reappearance at protests
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested after reappearance at protests
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas, according to aides.


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Man arrested on suspicion of starting Los Angeles fire
Residents in the West Hills region of the city detained a man who was later arrested by police in connection with the Kenneth Fire, which grew rapidly overnight. Charles Dinsel, the senior lead officer, confirmed that a man was caught trying to start a fire.




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A Corporate Anatomy Of Elon Musk
A Corporate Anatomy Of Elon Musk
Business magnate Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, starting 2025 with a net worth of around $425 billion. That dwarfs the net worth of Amazon.com (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, who weighs in at around $241 billion.


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Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Polands Tusk says
Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Polands Tusk says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has guaranteed safe passage for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the allied liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, despite the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against him.




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2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this.


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Elon Musk praises Alice Weidel's far-right AfD in X chat
Elon Musk praises Alice Weidel's far-right AfD in X chat
Germany's far-right chancellor candidate was granted an audience with billionaire Elon Musk -- albeit online and audio only. The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped, say pundits.




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Day 5: One Change to Eat Healthier All Year
Day 5: One Change to Eat Healthier All Year
This is Day 5 of the 5-Day Healthier Eating Challenge. To start at the beginning, click here. This week, we've thought a lot about our eating habits: We've tested our knowledge of ultraprocessed foods, examined them with our senses, made flavor-packed snacks and shopped for groceries.


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Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice
Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they've successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.




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Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World's Clearest Skies for Astronomy
Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World's Clearest Skies for Astronomy
The European Southern Observatory is at serious risk of losing the clear skies above its Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, officials said, due to a proposed industrial complex put forward by the subsidiary of a U.S. power company.


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Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
Meta just lost a major fight in its ongoing legal battle with a group of authors suing the company for copyright infringement over how it trained its artificial intelligence models.




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Violent protests in China after student falls to his death
Violent protests in China after student falls to his death
The death of a teenage boy sparked violent protests in a city in north-west China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video. In the videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen hurling objects at police and officers beating some demonstrators in Pucheng in Shaanxi province.


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Why Harlan Coben's Netflix Shows Have Become a Global Addiction
Why Harlan Coben's Netflix Shows Have Become a Global Addiction
We may be entering the late decadent stage of the Harlan Coben Netflix adaptation, to judge by Missing You, the most recent of the hit miniseries based on Coben novels to be released on the streaming platform.




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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado kidnapped allies say
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado kidnapped allies say
Allies of Venezuela's most influential opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, say she has been "kidnapped" from the streets of Caracas by regime officials after sneaking out of her hideout to lead a major protest against the authoritarian president, Nicolas Maduro.


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Why tea drinkers live longer
Why tea drinkers live longer
This ancient beverage does more than hydrate--it's packed with antioxidants and compounds that boost your health, focus, and longevity. Tea is one of the world's most popular drinks, second only to water, and for good reason.


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Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury's north pole. The snapshots were collected during its closest ever flyby of our solar system's smallest planet. You can check out the awe-inspiring images below.


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Team Biden?s Farewell Tour - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
Team Biden?s Farewell Tour
Situation Report: Team Biden?s Farewell Tour


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'It was a hellscape': The challenge of evacuating Los Angeles during wildfires
'It was a hellscape': The challenge of evacuating Los Angeles during wildfires
LA residents rushing to flee wildfires this week faced choke points, gridlock and the tough decision of whether to abandon their cars to the fire. What's thought to be the most destructive fire in Los Angeles' history is ravaging the city.


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OpenAI Shuts Down Developer Who Made AI-Powered Gun Turret
OpenAI Shuts Down Developer Who Made AI-Powered Gun Turret
OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle.


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A $28 Trillion Corner of Wall Street Is Flashing a Warning About the U.S. Economy
A $28 Trillion Corner of Wall Street Is Flashing a Warning About the U.S. Economy
Everyone loves talking about the stock market, but the $28 trillion Treasury market is the fortune-teller of the pair--bonds are now flashing warnings of a Fed policy error, resurgent price pressures and a ballooning debt pile.


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Breakthrough drugs herald new era in battle against dementia experts predict
Breakthrough drugs herald new era in battle against dementia experts predict
Pills that prevent Alzheimer's disease or blunt its effects are on the horizon, as the fight against dementia enters a "new era", experts have said.


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Why the West needs prairie dogs
Why the West needs prairie dogs
HCN has covered the lands, wildlife and communities of the Western U.S. for more than 50 years. Get to know the West better by signing up to receive HCN's on-the-ground reporting and investigations in your inbox.


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Why the Super-Rich Love Understated Dressing
Why the Super-Rich Love Understated Dressing
Quiet "stealth-luxe" fashion is dominating runways and TV screens - but why? Clare Thorp explores the low-key, under-the-radar world of stealth wealth.


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Artificial Blood Vessels Help Scientists Study Deadly Snakebites
Artificial Blood Vessels Help Scientists Study Deadly Snakebites
When some snakes bite, they can deliver a powerful punch of toxin-filled venom that damages organ systems and can even result in death. Annually, around 400,000 snakebite victims die worldwide.


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CFPB Sues Experian for Sham Investigations of Credit Report Errors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes.


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AI chip curbs trigger rare public fight: Tech giants vs China hawks - WSJ (No paywall)
AI chip curbs trigger rare public fight: Tech giants vs China hawks
The trigger: a Biden administration plan to limit the global sale of advanced artificial-intelligence chips. It seeks to ensure the U.S. keeps control over the future of AI by blocking Beijing from accessing AI technology through third countries.


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The era of free government is over - WSJ (No paywall)
The era of free government is over
Say what you will about 2025, the year is off to a rocky start for anyone who needs to figure out how to fund a government. Bond yields are rising across the developed world, raising some awkward questions about when politics will catch up with new economic realities.


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The CEOs who are tearing up the policies Trump hates - WSJ (No paywall)
The CEOs who are tearing up the policies Trump hates
We are watching him closely, and if he does anything illegal this time, he will spend the rest of his life in prison," Trump said in the caption, accusing the Meta founder of steering Facebook against him during his failed 2020 re-election bid.


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Why smoke from the Los Angeles fires is so dangerous - WSJ (No paywall)
Why smoke from the Los Angeles fires is so dangerous
In Los Angeles this week, wildfires have burned buildings and roadways. Incinerating the plastics, metals and other materials that these structures are built from releases hazardous chemicals and gases into the air, doctors and public-health experts say.


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Arab states race Turkey for influence in new Syria - WSJ (No paywall)
Arab states race Turkey for influence in new Syria
Saudi Arabia and other Arab states are jockeying for influence with Syrias Islamist government, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the strategically positioned country despite misgivings about the jihadist past of its new leaders.


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Supreme Court wont block Trumps sentencing in hush-money case - WSJ (No paywall)
Supreme Court wont block Trumps sentencing in hush-money case
WASHINGTONThe Supreme Court refused to block President-elect Donald Trumps criminal sentencing for covering up hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, clearing the way for an unprecedented court proceeding Friday in New York.


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Appeals Court Refuses To Block Jack Smiths Final Trump ReportHeres What We Know About It - Forbes (No paywall)
Appeals Court Refuses To Block Jack Smiths Final Trump ReportHeres What We Know About It
At least part of Special Counsel Jack Smiths final report summarizing his lengthy investigations into President-elect Donald Trump and his allies could be made public within days, as a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department can release the report despite Trumps efforts to keep it hidden.


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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry kept quiet, piled into China tech, and won big with a stock bet in 2024
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry kept quiet, piled into China tech, and won big with a stock bet in 2024
Michael Burry kept a low profile, plowed money into three Chinese tech giants, and saw a long-standing stock bet pay off in 2024. Burry is best known for predicting and profiting from the collapse of the housing bubble in the mid-2000s.


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How China is Erasing Tibetan Culture, One Child at a Time
How China is Erasing Tibetan Culture, One Child at a Time
Across China's west, the party is placing children in boarding schools in a drive to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into citizens loyal to the Communist Party.


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Want to start a fight among virus experts? Ask about HIV's new name
Want to start a fight among virus experts? Ask about HIV's new name
Jens Kuhn wasn't surprised people accused him, mockingly, of doing drugs. He's used to hate mail. After all, he has the most despised job in virology: He's a taxonomist, a categorizer of the viral world.


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EU fears Donald Trump rolling back Biden-era measures - FT (No paywall)
EU fears Donald Trump rolling back Biden-era measures
Bloc concerned about president-elect reversing US sanctions against Russia and other policies


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Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward
Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Friday n Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, go forward in a plea agreement that would spare him and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty in al-Qaida's no


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What we know about California fires suspect as LAPD make arson arrest
What we know about California fires suspect as LAPD make arson arrest
The suspect was initially detained "by citizens" in the Woodland Hills neighborhood not long after the Kenneth fire started on Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department officer Charles Dinsel told NewsNation's Brian Entin.


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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
“Americans use TikTok to communicate about all manner of topics — from culture and sports, to politics and law, to commerce and humor,” lawyers for the app told the justices. “For instance, people of diverse faiths use TikTok to discuss their beliefs with others. Recovering alcoholics and individuals with rare diseases form support groups. Many also use the platform to share videos about products, businesses and travel.”


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Wikipedia Search Habits Reveal whether Youre a Busybody, Hunter or Dancer - Scientific American (No paywall)
Wikipedia Search Habits Reveal whether Youre a Busybody, Hunter or Dancer
The website Wikipedia describes curiosity as a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals. But there is a lot more to this prime motivator for so much of human behaviorand Wikipedia, as the worlds largest encyclopedia, is now helping social scientists deepen the definition of curiosity.


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Can You Still Use TikTok if It's Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
Can You Still Use TikTok if It's Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
But without the ability for ByteDance to issue updates to TikTok via app stores, the app will likely degrade over time. Still, advertisers are anticipating some usage in the United States after the ban, and as of last month, new contracts to advertise on the app are still being signed, said Craig Atkinson, the chief executive of Code3, a digital marketing agency.


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Pink Fire Retardant, a Dramatic Wildfire Weapon, Poses Its Own Dangers
Pink Fire Retardant, a Dramatic Wildfire Weapon, Poses Its Own Dangers
There are also the longer-term health effects of exposure to wildfire smoke, which can penetrate the lungs and heart, causing disease. A recent global survey of the health effects of air pollution caused by wildfires found that in the United States, exposure to wildfire smoke had increased by 77 percent since 2002. Globally, wildfire smoke has been estimated to be responsible for up to 675,000 premature deaths per year.


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Thousands of Doctors Come Out Against Letting RFK Jr. Become Health Secretary: 'He Is Actively Dangerous'
Thousands of Doctors Come Out Against Letting RFK Jr. Become Health Secretary: 'He Is Actively Dangerous'
More than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter addressed to the Senate urging the legislature to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.


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Supreme Court rejects Trump hush money sentencing delay bid
Supreme Court rejects Trump hush money sentencing delay bid
On Wednesday afternoon, ABC News first reported that Trump spoke with conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito one day before the president-elect asked the court for the immediate stay.


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Opinion | A Big Idea to Solve America's Immigration Mess
Opinion | A Big Idea to Solve America's Immigration Mess
Without immigrants, the population would start to decline immediately, leaving employers short-handed, curtailing the economy’s potential and causing the kinds of strains on public services and society that have plagued Rust Belt cities for decades.


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An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show
An albatross couple shares egg duty in this captivating low-drama reality show
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It's a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands of ardent fans.


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LA fires live updates: authorities announce curfew amid reports of looting, as death toll rises to 10
LA fires live updates: authorities announce curfew amid reports of looting, as death toll rises to 10
Stephane Eyes, a senior wildlife biologist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, noted in October 2022 that wildlife will avoid smoke and actively burning areas until its safe to return.




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