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B​rain health affects how well the brain functions in various aspects of life. Multiple factors contribute to positive brain health, including lifestyle choices and habits. Data from a recent study suggest that poor oral health may be linked to poor brain health. Further research is needed to fully understand how oral health impacts brain health.The human brain controls body functions — its health greatly influences a person’s well-being. There is still much about the brain that researchers are still working to understand, including what factors influence brain health. In a new study, researchers from the Yale School of Medicine in…

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Amal Clooney may have shot to fame as a result of her relationship with now husband George Clooney, but she has since cemented her status as a style star in her own right. While her everyday wardrobe revolves around luxe separates, the human rights lawyer has a penchant for sparkling evening attire that encompasses haute couture, emerging designers and trophy vintage.From turning heads in a slit-to-the-thigh Atelier Versace gown on the red carpet, to delivering non-stop sparkles in Stella McCartney for a night on the town, Amal’s after-dark wardrobe is a perfect source of date night inspiration. On her 45th birthday,…

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This is a safe space, so it’s okay to admit that many of us have already started (and finished) Bling Empire: New York. The Netflix reality series, a spin-off of the Los Angeles version that is now three seasons in, premiered on January 20 and has turned up on the streamer’s top 10 most-watched lists in the U.S., Canada, and Singapore, among other countries. Almost instantly, the spin-off became a conversation topic in my group chats—industry friends, Vogue colleagues, Instagram acquaintances…It seems like New York did something that the LA original didn’t quite accomplish: get the attention of fashion insiders.Let’s chalk that up…

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It’s no secret that the smartphone has dramatically cannibalized the traditional digital camera space over the past several years. According to Statista, worldwide revenue for digital cameras was US$21.26 billion in 2022, down from a high of $29.03 billion in 2014. At Wednesday’s Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event in San Francisco, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S23 series. Judging by the specs and new features in this new smartphone lineup, it’s hard to fathom how the traditional digital camera space will ever recover. In addition, Samsung had a few things up its sleeves to announce in the laptop space. Let’s highlight…

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The European Union’s plans to roll out a fee and automatic biometric scanning for non-EU travellers aim to secure the bloc’s border but have raised concerns about surveillance and potential delays.The two systems Brussels wants to introduce would, once active, track all non-EU travellers’ entry and exit to the bloc. It will also introduce a €7 fee and pre-travel registration requirement for 1.4 billion people who previously enjoyed visa-free feeless access to the bloc.The initiative comes after a previous attempt to tighten EU border security failed to secure consensus among the union’s 27 countries.Concerns have also been raised over the…

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EU accession talks should start ‘this year’, says ZelenskyyBy Euronews Brussels correspondent Jorge Liboreiro.Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy has thrown down the gauntlet to the EU, saying formal accession negotiations to join the bloc should start “this year.” “We’ve already started preparing for those negotiations. We expect the respective decisions to be made by the European Commission and the European Council,” Zelenskyy said, speaking through a translator. “The goal is to start negotiations this year. And this is not just a purpose but a major overwhelming goal.” Last year, Brussels gave Kyiv a set of seven reforms to implement as part of its accession bid, including…

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Big Tech offered a generally gloomy outlook as companies released results yesterday, with both Apple and Google reporting a decline in sales while growth at Amazon’s cloud computing business slowed.Apple posted a decline in quarterly revenues for the first time in three-and-a-half years after “significant” supply chain disruptions in China delayed iPhone deliveries. Chief executive Tim Cook signalled that revenues in the current quarter would also miss the prior year’s, with the company’s other products expected to be hard hit by lower demand.Rival Google saw advertising revenue slip 4 per cent in the final quarter of last year, marking only…

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Warming centers were being opened across Maine on Thursday as the state braced for bitterly cold temperatures that could see wind chills of minus 60 degrees, officials said.Wind chills of minus 35 degrees could be seen along the coasts of Maine, and minus 45 in the foothills, the governor’s office said in warning residents to stay prepared and safe.“Frostbite and hypothermia are real risks when temperatures are this extreme,” Nirav D. Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement.Wind chill warnings covered more than 16 million people in the U.S. Thursday night, according to…

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CNN  —  Russia’s mass mobilization, looming offensive and missile-borne terror against civilians is triggering fresh calls for even greater Western lethal aid to Ukraine, days after leaders signed off on their latest package that included the first tanks. A building public debate over whether to send F-16 fighter jets is resurfacing a dilemma underlying the entire NATO response: Is the aim of the United States and its allies simply to allow Ukraine to ensure its survival or is it to help it expel Russia from all its territory and to ensure the defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin? The likely…

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