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Participants in sixteen Dry January studies reported better mood, improved sleep and weight loss, and had healthier blood pressure, blood sugar and liver function.
Here’s what Dry January does to your body
It’s not just better sleep — cutting back on alcohol may improve your blood sugar levels, blood pressure, insulin resistance and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Participants in sixteen Dry January studies reported better mood, improved sleep and weight loss, and had healthier blood pressure, blood sugar and liver function.
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Vulnerable people still living in unsafe supported housing in England two years after law was passed
Vulnerable people still living in unsafe supported housing in England two years after law was passed
Charities and MP Bob Blackman urge government to implement law to tackle scandal of ‘exempt’ accommodation
People are dying in unsafe accommodation and communities are being irreversibly damaged due to delays to a new law to clamp down on unregulated supported housing in England.
It has been more than two years since the Supported Housing Act, a private member’s bill brought by the Conservative MP Bob Blackman, that applies to England and Wales, was given royal assent but it has yet to be implemented due to delays in creating the regulations. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Vulnerable people still living in unsafe supported housing in England two years after law was passed
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Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
Opposition hopes to tap into frustrations of people living in country where conflict remains a daily reality
Central African Republic goes to the polls on Sunday with the president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, seeking a third term.
As many as 2.3 million registered voters will cast ballots for what observers are calling a quadruple election: votes for the presidency and parliament as well as local and municipal offices. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
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When you bad-mouth a show while leaving the theater, follow a two-block rule. Many people involved in putting on a show tend to be close by during the first weeks of performances, not to mention their friends and family.
The rule Broadway insiders use to avoid offending people who work on the show
Good word of mouth is every producer’s dream, but dissing a show in earshot of the theater can fall on tender ears.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
When you bad-mouth a show while leaving the theater, follow a two-block rule. Many people involved in putting on a show tend to be close by during the first weeks of performances, not to mention their friends and family.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Plastic surgery is often sold as a way of looking 10, 15, 20 years younger,” Marisa Meltzer writes. “But many famous people who are getting work done do not necessarily look like a younger version of themselves anymore; they simply look expensive.”
“Plastic surgery is often sold as a way of looking 10, 15, 20 years younger,” Marisa Meltzer writes. “But many famous people who are getting work done do not necessarily look like a younger version of themselves anymore; they simply look expensive.”
Opinion | I Love My Naturally Aging Face
But when I see Demi Moore, 63, looking far younger than me at 48, I wonder if I should be figuring out a way to keep up.
nyti.ms
December 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Plastic surgery is often sold as a way of looking 10, 15, 20 years younger,” Marisa Meltzer writes. “But many famous people who are getting work done do not necessarily look like a younger version of themselves anymore; they simply look expensive.”
“Plastic surgery is often sold as a way of looking 10, 15, 20 years younger,” Marisa Meltzer writes. “But many famous people who are getting work done do not necessarily look like a younger version of themselves anymore; they simply look expensive.”
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Two new wireless Samsung speakers for 2026 lean into aesthetics www.theverge.com/news/850481/...
Samsung will debut two new wireless speakers at CES 2026
Designer Erwan Bouroullec adds his aesthetic to Samsung
www.theverge.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Two new wireless Samsung speakers for 2026 lean into aesthetics www.theverge.com/news/850481/...
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Man Who Bumped Tesla While Parallel Parking Sentenced To Death http://theonion.com/man-who-bumped-tesla-while-parallel-parking-sentenced-to-death/
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Man Who Bumped Tesla While Parallel Parking Sentenced To Death http://theonion.com/man-who-bumped-tesla-while-parallel-parking-sentenced-to-death/