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Across the genome, lifetime cannabis use and frequency of cannabis use were genetically correlated with more than 100 different traits including psychiatric conditions (e.g., schizophrenia, ADHD, anxiety and depression), cognitive traits (e.g., executive function and risk-taking) and physical health (e.g., diabetes, chronic pain and coronary artery disease). They were also associated with an increased risk for tobacco use, infectious diseases …

You may have heard of dark matter before. It’s the strange, invisible, undetected stuff that makes more than a quarter of all the matter in the Universe. It can’t be seen, but astronomers know it’s there because it’s acting like a sort of gravitational glue, holding galaxies together. More mind-blowing science Credit: Daniel Megias / iStock / Getty Images Plus …

A large, new study tracked older adults who had received the shingles vaccination and received promising results. The scientists report that those who received a shingles vaccine shot were at a definitive health advantage over the control group. They were less likely to receive a new dementia diagnosis during the next seven years. The analysis made use of a policy …

Federal employees and annuitants are heading for yet another year of large increases to their health insurance premiums, in both the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program and the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program. The Office of Personnel Management announced Thursday that FEHB participants will pay an average of 12.3% more toward their insurance premiums starting in January 2026 …

Trump imposing new 25% large truck tariff starting Nov. 1  Reuters Trump announces 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks  Fox Business Trump Says US Tariffs on Heavy Truck Imports to Begin Nov. 1  Bloomberg.com Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on medium and heavy imported trucks  Al Jazeera A Trump tariff that doesn’t hurt India: 25% on trucks imported into US  India Today Source link

CBS News Live CBS News Los Angeles Live A large fire erupted at a Los Angeles County refinery following an explosion on Thursday night.  Officers and firefighters responded to the Chevron refinery in El Segundo after receiving multiple reports of an explosion, according to the El Segundo Police Department. A witness said the explosion felt like a small earthquake.  The …

A giant walking stick insect has stepped out of the treetops in north Queensland, and it is creating a stir for its size. It reaches about 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) in length, and weighs around 1.6 ounces (45 gra,s). Scientists have now given it a formal name, Acrophylla alta. The species was described in the taxonomic journal Zootaxa, in a …

The United States government appears to be heading for a shutdown on Tuesday, as Democrats and Republicans each blame the other for the lack of a breakthrough on health care and spending. A House measure that would extend funding for federal operations for seven weeks to allow lawmakers to finish their work on annual spending is at stake. If it is not passed by the Senate before …

BAAAH-BA-BAAH! It had just gone nine in the morning when the speakers started blasting out Village People’s YMCA at Bethpage. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1 had arrived on the putting green and everyone was whooping and hollering at him. Scheffler bumped fists with one of his coaches, wrapped another up in a hug and, BAH-BA-BADA-BADA-BAH!, walked on up and …

A federal judge ruled on Monday that work can resume on Revolution Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Rhode Island. Construction on the project had been halted since Aug. 22, when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order. The order represents a rare — and, at least for now, temporary — win for the offshore wind …