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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.Tammie Frank, the widow of “Power Rangers” star Jason David Frank, has confirmed that her husband died by suicide at age 49.“My name is Tammie Frank, and my husband was Jason David Frank, who tragically lost his life to suicide just last week,” she said in an exclusive statement to People. “While Jason…

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Could you go flight-free?Millions of people took to the skies this year, as COVID restrictions and testing rules finally eased.It’s good news for families and friends who were split up by border closures – but it’s bad news for the planet.An economy class return flight from London to New York emits around 1.48 tonnes of CO2 per passenger, according to this reputable carbon calculator – more than double the average person in Ghana produces in a whole year.Shunning air travel is the single biggest action an individual can take to reduce their carbon footprint. But if you’re used to flight-hopping,…

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Al Roker’s TODAY colleagues are sending positive thoughts his way after he returned to the hospital. Al was unable to attend the lighting of the Rockefeller Center tree on Nov. 30, and Hoda Kotb said on TODAY Dec. 1 that his co-hosts are sending him love.“It was wonderful hosting the celebration, but, of course, we all wished that Al could’ve been with us,” Hoda said. “But, due to some complications, he is back in the hospital and he is in very good care. He’s resting and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him. Al and his family want everyone…

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Thousands of awestruck viewers have flocked to watch the world’s largest volcano in Hawaii oozing rivers of glowing lava.Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky.A main highway linking towns on the east and west coasts of the Big Island became an impromptu viewing point, with thousands of cars jamming the highway near Volcanoes National Park.Anne Andersen left her overnight shift as a nurse to see the spectacle on Wednesday, afraid that the road would soon be closed by overflowing lava.“It’s Mother Nature showing us her face,” she said,…

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Madrid CNN  —  Spain said Thursday it was boosting security measures after a series of letter bombs was discovered in the country, including one that was sent to Spain’s prime minister last week and another to the US embassy. The sixth and latest bomb was detected Thursday afternoon and sent to the US embassy in Madrid. It was intercepted at around 12.30 p.m. local time at the security post of the embassy, a police source told CNN. The envelope was detonated in a controlled environment, according to two US officials. No one was injured in the process, the officials said.…

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Once solely deemed “an older man’s drug,” Viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications are becoming commonplace in younger men’s lives. But why are these young men relying on this little blue pill when they clearly have no physiological impediment?It’s been over two decades since Viagra—the little blue pill— came onto the market to change the lives of millions of males. Although its initial intention was to treat angina and high blood pressure, it soon became a hit in the bedroom after showing its ‘magic’ as an erectile dysfunction (ED) drug, especially for older males.However, in the last few years, more…

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Security staff at international rail service Eurostar will strike for four days in the run up to Christmas over a pay dispute, a British union representing transport workers said on Wednesday.Eurostar runs train passenger rail services linking London to Paris and other European capitals.Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on 16, 18, 22 and 23 December, the union said. Over 100 staff will take part in the action.Security staff perform essential duties that keep people safe while travelling internationally by rail and they are contracted out to a…

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Spain could soon introduce a digital nomad visa that would give non-EU nationals the chance to live and work there for up to five years.If the scheme is approved, the country will join a number of other European nations that have introduced some form of digital nomad scheme in the last few years including Italy, Greece and Croatia.When plans were first announced back in January, the country was hoping to “attract and retain international and national talents by helping remote workers and digital nomads set up in Spain,” according to Economic Affairs Minister Nadia Calviño. Authorities estimated that it would…

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