Doctors urged to move beyond BMI alone as a health measure
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 200 years ago, a Belgian mathematician and statistician named Adolphe Quetelet, seeking to characterize…
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New US Army regulation could result in more soldiers failing body fat assessments
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers’ body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some…
Continue ReadingLas 5 cosas que debes saber este 19 de junio: continúa la “catástrofe ecológica” en Ucrania por el colapso de represa
Gonzalo Jimenez Colapso de la represa Nova Kakhovka. Blinken en China. Dengue en Perú. Clima extremo. Las novedades de Netflix. Además, Uruguay ya…
Continue ReadingAlabama’s Brandon Miller tops AP’s list of talented 1-and-done forwards in the NBA draft
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama’s Brandon Miller tops The Associated Press’ list of top forwards in the upcoming NBA draft.…
Continue ReadingWyndham Clark’s US Open win on Father’s Day is also a tribute to his late mom
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Open wrapped up, as it always does, on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would…
Continue ReadingDrivers agree that Palou’s 74-point IndyCar lead isn’t insurmountable
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Alex Palou isn’t taking anything for granted and his competitors aren’t conceding…
Continue ReadingReds’ streak leaves them on doorstep of first place in NL Central
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Elly De La Cruz’s arrival gave fans in Cincinnati a reason to be hopeful about the future. Then the Reds started…
Continue ReadingTennis star Frances Tiafoe becomes third Black American to reach men’s top 10
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Frances Tiafoe has become just the third Black American to break into the men’s top 10 after winning his third…
Continue ReadingUnseen photos of Glastonbury from 1971 show just how much the festival has changed
By Martha Alexander, CNN (CNN) — The countdown to this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival is on; the stages are built, headliners are on their way…
Continue ReadingHow faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
CNN David McKenzie and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Malindi, Kenya (CNN) — The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible…
Continue ReadingHow faith turned deadly for Kenyan cult followers who chose starvation as path to salvation
David McKenzie and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Malindi, Kenya (CNN) — The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible…
Continue ReadingDutch soccer player Quincy Promes convicted of stabbing cousin, sentenced to 18 months
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands forward Quincy Promes has been convicted of stabbing his cousin in the leg and has been sentenced to 18 months in…
Continue ReadingChinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition leader Navalny urges anti-Kremlin campaign as his new trial begins
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged his supporters Monday to begin a broad campaign against…
Continue ReadingPakistan widens search for human traffickers after a boat carrying hundreds sank off Greece’s coast
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police have widened its search for human traffickers after a tragedy off the…
Continue ReadingMax Verstappen dominates Canadian Grand Prix to equal Ayrton Senna victories total
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen put in another dominant performance to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, bringing him level with…
Continue ReadingHeavy drinkers really don’t ‘handle their liquor,’ study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s a misnomer that heavy drinkers can “hold their liquor,” a new study found. Instead, people with…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong protest song has disappeared, and reappeared, on major streaming platforms
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A popular song from Hong Kong’s democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming…
Continue ReadingDays of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, PIYUSH NAGPAL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press BALLIA, India (AP) — A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous…
Continue ReadingHuge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, leaving 5 Palestinians dead
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli raid into one of the tensest cities in the occupied…
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