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Your snack habit may be even more calorie-dense than you think, recent research suggests. A study estimated that snacking contributes to around 20% of an average American’s daily caloric intake, and these snacks often add little nutritional value. The scientists found, though, that people with type 2 diabetes seem to eat fewer snack-related calories.Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedThe study was led by scientists from The Ohio State University. Research has consistently shown that Americans’ diets…

Being someone’s roommate is a very unique type of relationship. That is because you don’t need to be someone’s friend to be one. You just have to harmoniously exist in the same space.However, finding that harmony can be tricky. Sometimes even the best of friends are not at all compatible as roommates. So, it’s only natural that hiccups arise when you’re settling down to live with a stranger.This is what happened in the following story. An American and a Brit tried to cohabitate and a cultural clash ensued. Scroll down…

A new study shows that Americans born in 2019 are likely to spend nearly half of their lives (48% for males, 60% for females) on prescription medications, highlighting gender disparities and raising concerns about polypharmacy, healthcare costs, and the overall health status of the population. American boys and girls born in 2019 are projected to spend 48% and 60% of their lifetimes, respectively, consuming prescription medications, as per recent analytical findings. An American born in 2019 is expected to spend a…

(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesWall Street CEOs on Wednesday pushed back against proposed regulations aimed at raising the levels of capital they'll need to hold against future risks.In prepared remarks and responses to lawmakers' questions during an annual Senate…

How out of whack is the housing market? Well, an October poll by LendingTree of 2,045 US adults found 35% want the housing market to crash – highlighted by youthful Gen Z-ers (53%) and millennials (46%). Look, rooting for a bargain is as American as apple pie. Who doesn’t hope for that big sale, deep-discount coupon or holiday pricing to stretch the budget? So why not housing? Affordability anxiety of late is a real fear. Think about the nearly 40% of non-homeowners from Gen Z (ages 18 to 26) and the millennial crowd (27…

Meta announced Thursday that it had removed thousands of Facebook accounts based in China that were impersonating Americans debating political issues in the United States. The company warned that the campaign presaged coordinated international efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election.The network of fake accounts -- 4,789 in all -- used names and photographs lifted from elsewhere on the internet and copied partisan political content from X, formerly known as Twitter, Meta said in its latest quarterly adversarial…

November 28, 20233 min readAn estimated 460,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributable to coal-fired power plant pollution between 1999 and 2020, new research findsBy E&E News & Ariel WittenbergA coal-fired power plant in Michigan. CLIMATEWIRE | Particulate pollution from coal plants is likely far more deadly than EPA regulations recognize, according to a study published in Science over the Thanksgiving holiday.Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants has an associated risk of…

From 1915 to 1970, an estimated 6 million Black Americans left their homes in the south, fleeing Jim Crow laws and racial violence to seek out new beginnings in the north and the west.Five decades later, New York Times columnist and author Charles Blow says it’s now time for these Black Americans and their descendants to return.In his 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, Blow argued that the way for Black Americans to truly overcome white supremacy and effect social change was to gain political power.…

Imagine that every time you make a phone call, someone is keeping an extraordinarily detailed record of the call. They are tracking who you are talking to, when, where and for how long. And they don’t stop there.They also track the calls of the people you talk to, the people they talk to and so on. This is a reality for millions of Americans who use AT&T’s phone network.CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER A man on a…

New research reveals a significant underdiagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly among older adults and disadvantaged groups. The research stresses the need for early detection and treatment to manage the progression of Alzheimer’s, highlighting the challenges in recognizing the various forms of MCI in primary care settings.Two new University of Southern California Dornsife studies suggest that of the 8 million Americans who have MCI, more than 90% don’t know it…