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Kids who play video games three hours or more a day performed better in cognitive skills tests involving impulse control and working memory than kids who never play video games, according to research released Monday. The study of nearly 2,000 children was conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont in Burlington and sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and other entities of the National Institutes of Health and is part of an ongoing study on adolescent cognizant development. According to the NIDA, a number of studies have investigated the relationship between video gaming and cognitive behavior.…

Millions of people live with breast cancer, the most common form of cancer worldwide — and also, in most cases, one of the most treatable. However, even after successful treatment, breast cancer can recur. How does breast cancer spread, why does it sometimes come back, and can lifestyle changes help improve the prognosis for people with a breast cancer diagnosis? We discuss these and other questions in our monthly podcast.According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020 alone there were 2.3 million women globally who received a diagnosis of breast cancer. Men can also develop breast cancer.In…

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Brits could face Christmas travel chaos, with UK Border Force officers threatening to strike over the holiday period.Up to 3,500 staff – represented by the Union for Borders, Immigration, and Custom (the ISU) – will take part in a ballot over potential strike action in the coming week.If approved, the industrial action could see Border Force, visa officers, and immigration personnel walk out during the busy festive season.This would delay security checks, causing lengthy queues and knock-on disruption.Where in the UK could be the worst affected?There are 140 ports and airports in the UK, and ISU staff work at all…

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London CNN Business  —  The UK government has delayed its budget by more than two weeks, buying new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak some time to make difficult choices about how to tackle the country’s “profound economic crisis.” Finance minister Jeremy Hunt will now deliver the government’s medium-term fiscal plan on November 17, according to a statement from the Treasury. It had been scheduled for October 31, after the date was previously pulled forward by more than three weeks in a desperate attempt to reassure investors spooked by huge unfunded tax cuts promised by former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Sunak, Britain’s…

CNN  —  Ukraine has asked refugees who fled the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion not to return home this winter, after Russian drone and missile strikes threatened to overwhelm the country’s fragile power grid. Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, advised Ukrainians in a video message on Tuesday “not to come back just yet.” “We need to survive this winter. (If people come back) the electrical grid might fail,” she said. The warning comes after weeks of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which have caused blackouts across the country and threatened a difficult winter for those still living…

CNN  —  England suffered a shock defeat against Ireland at the T20 World Cup as rain in Melbourne thwarted the team’s run chase. Pursuing Ireland’s total of 157, England had Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone at the crease and needed 53 runs from 33 balls to win when rain arrived at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. At that point, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, which calculates a team’s target score when rain stops a match, intervened to hand Ireland a five-run victory. The result means England, one of the favorites to win the tournament, will likely have to defeat reigning champion Australia on…