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Why U.S. politicians care about Britain’s age verification law

Why U.S. politicians care about Britain’s age verification law

A growing number of U.S. politicians are condemning a new British law that requires some websites and apps — including some based in the United States — to check the ages of users across the pond. A bipartisan group of members of Congress visited London recently to meet counterparts and air their concerns about the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which …

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Scientists pinpoint age when body and tissues start aging rapidly

Scientists pinpoint age when body and tissues start aging rapidly

Share on PinterestThe human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace throughout our life. There is still much to discover about the aging process, especially when it comes to how it impacts the body’s organs. A new study found that …

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Why trendy high-protein diets are causing a cancer epidemic: As top doctors warn they can make you four times more likely to die early, here’s the exact amount YOU need to eat at every age

Why trendy high-protein diets are causing a cancer epidemic: As top doctors warn they can make you four times more likely to die early, here’s the exact amount YOU need to eat at every age

A social media trend encouraging women to double their protein intake could be putting them at risk of a range of cancers, one of Britain’s top diet experts has warned. Increasing protein levels has been touted as a way to build muscle and protect against mid-life diseases such as osteoporosis. In recent years, the number of supermarket products with ‘added …

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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97. Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a “successful failure” after the spacecraft experienced an oxygen tank explosion thousands of miles from Earth but managed to safely return home. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said in a …

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Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for ‘ultimate elimination’ 5,600 years ago, study suggests

Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for ‘ultimate elimination’ 5,600 years ago, study suggests

A Neolithic family was massacred, skinned, defleshed, cooked and eaten in a cave on the Iberian peninsula 5,600 years ago, a new study suggests. Researchers found evidence that at least 11 people, including adults, adolescents and children, may have been victims of warfare cannibalism during a bloody event at the El Mirador cave in northern Spain. Bones found at the …

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Latin music star Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Latin music star Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88 : NPR

Eddie Palmieri, seen here performing in 2009 at the Theatre de la Mer in southeastern France. Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri, whose pounding rhythms forged a new style for Latin music, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Fania Records, the renowned Latin jazz label that released several of Palmieri’s …

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Former Dragon Age producer posts tell-all video about the messy birth of EA and BioWare’s Anthem

Former Dragon Age producer posts tell-all video about the messy birth of EA and BioWare’s Anthem

Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah has posted a sprawling video about the development of Anthem, EA and BioWare’s ill-fated mech RPG shoot-me-do. We’ve heard about this remarkably torrid period in the RPG developer’s existence from other ex-BioWare honchos and anonymous sources, but perhaps never quite this extensively: the video tops out at an hour long, and this …

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