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Month: July 2023

A simple technique may help with nail-biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, new research suggests

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Compulsive nail-biting, skin-picking, hairpulling, and lip- and cheek-biting are among a range of body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs, that can become a source of distress, but new research may offer hope for relief. While many people may have one of these habits in a minor form, for a smaller

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Tim Scott pushes back on DeSantis over Florida curriculum: ‘No silver lining’ in slavery

By Kyle Blaine, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state’s new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit. Florida’s Board of Education approved new standards earlier

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US national parks are crowded – and so are many national forests, wildlife refuges, battlefields and seashores

By Emily Wakild (CNN) — Outdoor recreation is on track for another record-setting year. In 2022, US national parks logged more than 300 million visits – and that means a lot more people on roads and trails. While research shows that spending time outside is good for physical and mental health, long lines and gridlocked roads can make

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Este julio será, con diferencia, el mes más cálido registrado en el planeta y el más caluroso de los últimos 120.000 años, según los científicos

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A medida que vastas franjas de tres continentes se calcinan bajo temperaturas abrasadoras y los océanos se calientan a niveles sin precedentes, los científicos de dos autoridades climáticas mundiales informan antes de que termine julio que este mes será el más caluroso del planeta registrado hasta ahora. El calor de

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Former US Federal Reserve chair to lead Bank of England review on economic forecasts

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ben Bernanke, the former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, will lead a review of the Bank of England’s economic forecasting amid concern that inaccurate predictions about growth and inflation hampered the central bank’s efforts to combat Britain’s cost-of-living crisis. Bernanke, who served as Federal Reserve chair

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