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CNN  —  After traumatic events like school shootings, parents often struggle with how to talk to their children about the upsetting headlines. This is how you can open a healthy conversation about gun violence with kids while calming their anxiety, a grief specialist explains. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “CNN’s 5 Things” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) Police in Nashville are working to uncover a motive in the mass shooting that killed six people at a Christian elementary school on Monday. The…

A large new study explores the mechanics behind the known relationship between coffee consumption and a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.The study proposes that coffee’s anti-inflammatory properties may largely be the reason for its beneficial effect.Coffee appears to lower pro-inflammatory biomarkers while increasing anti-inflammatory ones.Consuming coffee is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The relationship is well-established, says a new study, but the mechanism remains unclear.The benefit was strongest in drinkers of ground coffee — filtered or espresso — and people who do not smoke or who never have.The study’s authors analyzed a large data…

A chemical spill in the Delaware River on Friday, March 24, has ignited concern about the safety of Philadelphia’s tap water, and a backtracked bottled water advisory from city officials has caused confusion among many residents. Is Philadelphia tap water safe to drink right now?In an update at a virtual press briefing on the afternoon of Sunday, March 26, Philadelphia city officials notified the public that Philadelphia tap water is safe to consume at least through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 27, based on the latest testing results.Is Philadelphia tap water safe to drink?Yes, Philadelphia tap water is safe to…

One of the biggest unknowns since the Federal Reserve started its historic rate-hiking campaign has been how many jobs could be lost from the central bank’s deliberate effort to slow down the US economy. So far, the labor market has stayed white hot, with unemployment hovering at a half-century low. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s acknowledgment on Wednesday that the banking sector meltdown could lead to “tighter credit conditions for households and businesses, which would in turn affect economic outcomes” has critics reminding him of the human impact of that “Fedspeak:” Millions of people out of work. The Fed’s latest…

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House Democrats accused Republicans of harboring racist motives this week as the House voted against two new laws from the D.C. Council that the GOP charges are “radical” and dangerous to residents of the District of Columbia.Republicans called up two resolutions that disapprove of the two D.C. Council laws and passed them in a mostly party-line vote. One of those laws allows non-citizens and illegal aliens to vote in the district and the other law reduces a wide range of penalties for violent crimes.In floor debate, Democrats said the GOP push to reject the two D.C. laws was a direct…

The aptly named “Chick-fil-A Cauliflower Sandwich” is being tested in three cities beginning next week, marking the chicken chain’s first-ever plant-based sandwich. Imitating the chain’s signature fried chicken sandwiches, the new offering uses a “tender filet cut” of cauliflower that’s marinated and breaded in the chain’s seasoning, then pressure cooked and served on a buttery bun with pickles. “Guests told us they wanted to add more vegetables into their diets, and they wanted a plant-forward entrée that tasted uniquely Chick-fil-A,” said Leslie Neslage, the chain’s director of menu and packaging, in a statement. Chick-fil-A’s new sandwich goes on sale Monday…

Mum-of-two Nicola Bulley vanished while walking her dog by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, close to two weeks ago on January 27 Police officers searching for missing mum Nicola Bulley could be attempting to track down a “tatty-looking” red van which was parked close to the spot she disappeared. Mum-of-two Nicola Bulley vanished while walking her dog by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, close to two weeks ago on January 27. Her phone was found on a bench by the waterside and had recently connected to a work call. Her dog Willow was running…

Three American citizens have been confirmed dead in southeastern Turkey following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the country and Syria this week, the U.S. State Department tells Fox News.A State Department spokesperson said the agency is “working closely with local authorities and other partner organizations to assist any U.S. citizens in the affected areas.”We offer our sincerest condolences to the victims and to the families of all of those affected,” the spokesperson added. DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS TURKISH EARTHQUAKE RESCUEThe identities of the three American victims have not been disclosed.Rescue crews in both Turkey and Syria are sifting through rubble…

A father, mother and their 12-year-old son were found dead Thursday inside a home in Andover, Massachusetts, the town’s police chief said.Officers responded to the residence on Porter Road minutes after getting a 911 call from someone inside the home around 3:20 a.m., Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe told reporters, without identifying the caller.They breached two doors to enter the residence, where they discovered the 56-year-old father, the 55-year-old mother and the preteen with gunshot wounds, he said. Their names were not released, but Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker said the child was a sixth grader at Saint John’s…