July 15, 2021

BY ARIANNE COHEN 07-07-21 The good doctors of Canada would like you to be prepared for death. Enter the RESPECT calculator, which predicts deaths within five years based on declines in daily activities such as bathing and walking—which are typically stronger predictors of mortality than diagnoses of disease. The calculator is based on data from 491,000 older people’s…

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HBCUs have a long history of neglecting survivors of sexual assault. Clarissa Brooks July 12, 2021 Last month, Bill Cosby was released from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction, citing a prosecutorial error. Among those celebrating his release, though, was the actress Phylicia Rashad, who played Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. In…

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Ingredients 3 lbs. Yukon Gold, baby potatoes or small red potatoes a good dash salt 4 – 6 large eggs  3/4 cup mayonnaise (or more if you like it gloppy) 1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard  1 Tbsp sweet relish (or more if you like) 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, chopped or diced 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar  good pinch of sugar 1/2 tsp seasoned salt about 5-6 grinds of the…

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Published Fri, Jul 2, 2021 12:18 PM EDT Updated Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 1:44 PM EDTTom Popomaronis, Contributor What does it take to achieve great success in your career? According to Jeff Bezos, one of the most important things you need to do is to build trust and maintain a good reputation. But it isn’t…

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By David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele SMITHSONIANMAG.COM JUNE 29, 2021 Verena Krebs had already completed the full manuscript and had secured a contract with a major academic publisher. The bad news was more existential: She didn’t like the book she had written. Krebs knew her sources ran against the dominant narrative that placed Europe as…

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By Jordan Rosenfeld  July 8, 2021 GOBankingRates conducted a study to analyze just how much money minimum-wage earners make on a state-by-state basis, and whether a person can afford to rent an apartment (even with roommates) while earning the minimum wage, using data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. South Carolina…

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