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Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say
Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say
Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor
For those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.
Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US found that those who rose to fame died on average nearly five years sooner than less well-known singers, suggesting fame itself, rather than the lifestyle and demands of the job, was a major driver. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say
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The same executives that just fired 3,200 workers in Lexington a week before Thanksgiving collected $14.4 Million in bonus pay last year.
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talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The same executives that just fired 3,200 workers in Lexington a week before Thanksgiving collected $14.4 Million in bonus pay last year.
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
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6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
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If only Donald Trump could read:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If only Donald Trump could read:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
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Trump went after Tish James and James Comey because he can’t stand anyone who tells the truth and holds him accountable—and today, the judge made it clear that the courtroom isn’t his personal revenge tour.
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump went after Tish James and James Comey because he can’t stand anyone who tells the truth and holds him accountable—and today, the judge made it clear that the courtroom isn’t his personal revenge tour.
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DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
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Thou shalt not shame people for not being dressed up and super nice on commercial flights when you use tax dollars to buy private jets for yourselves.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Thou shalt not shame people for not being dressed up and super nice on commercial flights when you use tax dollars to buy private jets for yourselves.
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I stand with the 200 CNH Industrial @uaw.org workers in Burlington, Iowa, fighting against corporate greed to protect their jobs.
CNH raked in $1.3 billion in profit and paid its CEO nearly $20 million last year alone.
CNH can afford to respect its workers and protect these jobs.
CNH raked in $1.3 billion in profit and paid its CEO nearly $20 million last year alone.
CNH can afford to respect its workers and protect these jobs.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I stand with the 200 CNH Industrial @uaw.org workers in Burlington, Iowa, fighting against corporate greed to protect their jobs.
CNH raked in $1.3 billion in profit and paid its CEO nearly $20 million last year alone.
CNH can afford to respect its workers and protect these jobs.
CNH raked in $1.3 billion in profit and paid its CEO nearly $20 million last year alone.
CNH can afford to respect its workers and protect these jobs.
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Huge shout-out to Cliff Cash and the whole Removal Coalition! Definitely bigger than Trump’s inauguration.
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Huge shout-out to Cliff Cash and the whole Removal Coalition! Definitely bigger than Trump’s inauguration.
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JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/
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Trump bought Boeing bonds while rewarding the company billions in federal contracts.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Trump bought Boeing bonds while rewarding the company billions in federal contracts.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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Tierra Walker died because she could not get an abortion in Texas to treat her severe preeclampsia.
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
Why Abortion Bans Aren’t Pro-Life | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tierra Walker died because she could not get an abortion in Texas to treat her severe preeclampsia.
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
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AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
Priorities.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
Priorities.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
Priorities.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
Priorities.
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
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No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
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All I’m going to say is, they don’t care if he’s had sex with children, but if they find out he’s had sex with another man, they will implode…
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
All I’m going to say is, they don’t care if he’s had sex with children, but if they find out he’s had sex with another man, they will implode…
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
They have a fcked up sense of morality.
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Buuuuuuut, Bill Clinton…
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Buuuuuuut, Bill Clinton…
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
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Democrats can't defeat Trump-MAGA authoritarianism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people.
We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.
It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.
We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.
It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Democrats can't defeat Trump-MAGA authoritarianism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people.
We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.
It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.
We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before.
It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.
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if you’re going to church today in america and the main topic isn’t about how your congregation can help those going without food and pay right now, you are not going to a church that is serving God, you are going to a church that serves the ego of man.
sorry, you can not convince me otherwise.
sorry, you can not convince me otherwise.
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
if you’re going to church today in america and the main topic isn’t about how your congregation can help those going without food and pay right now, you are not going to a church that is serving God, you are going to a church that serves the ego of man.
sorry, you can not convince me otherwise.
sorry, you can not convince me otherwise.
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The redwoods don’t burn, they remember. Every leaf a secret the forest never told.
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The redwoods don’t burn, they remember. Every leaf a secret the forest never told.
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In 2001, terrorists tried to destroy the White House with a hijacked plane. 24 years later, the president of the United States accepted a plane from people funding terrorists and destroyed the White House himself.🔄
November 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In 2001, terrorists tried to destroy the White House with a hijacked plane. 24 years later, the president of the United States accepted a plane from people funding terrorists and destroyed the White House himself.🔄