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Chicago thieves steal 3 mannequins wearing designer clothes
Chicago, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — Chicago police say three thieves smashed a display window of a high-end department store and stole three mannequins dressed from head to feet in designer clothes.
Nepal woman spends her day feeding temple monkeys
Kathmandu, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — In the forests of Nepal's capital Kathmandu near the revered Hindu temple of Pahsupatinath, some 300 monkeys eagerly await their pieces of roti, or flat bread.
Sex with HIV still a crime? Updated laws divide advocates
Atlanta, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — As Sanjay Johnson describes it, his sexual encounter with James Booth on Oct. 2, 2015, was a one-night stand. But it would bind the men inextricably two years later, when Booth walked into an Arkansas police station and accused Johnson of exposing him to HIV.
Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood on Booker Prize list
London, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Booker Prize winners Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood are contenders again for the coveted fiction trophy.
Diplomats' brain scans show differences, add to Cuba mystery
Chicago, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Advanced brain scans found perplexing differences in U.S. diplomats who say they developed concussion-like symptoms after working in Cuba, a finding that only heightens the mystery of what may have happened to them, a new study says.
GOP, Dems offer compromise to reduce drug costs for seniors
Washington, Jul 24 (AP/uNB) — Two veteran senators — a Republican and a Democrat — unveiled compromise legislation Tuesday to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients, while saving money for federal and state health care programs serving seniors and low-income people.
Miss America pageant leaving Atlantic City for Connecticut
Atlantic City, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — There she is. Here she isn't.
Taking hot water bath 90 minutes before bedtime helps one sleep better: Study
Dhaka, July 23 (UNB) - A new research has suggested that one can fall asleep quicker and experience better quality sleep if a hot water birth is taken 90 minutes before bedtime. Biomedical engineers at University of Texas-Austin reached this conclusion after analysing thousands of studies linking water-based passive body heating, or bathing and showering with warm/hot water, with improved sleep quality, reports The Indian Express.
From chocolates to yogurt: Does ‘sugar-free’ mean ‘no sugar’
Dhaka, Jul 23 (UNB)- While most of us happily consume anything that says “sugar-free”, assuming that it doesn’t have sugar at all, what we don’t realise is that “sugar-free” doesn’t mean ‘no sugar’. Like we add white table sugar or brown sugar to our cakes, coffee, cookies and even fruits, food manufacturers are also known to add artificial sweeteners, a form of sugar, or typically high-fructose corn syrup to foods and beverages including crackers, tomato sauce and salad dressing. Even low-fat foods like flavoured yogurt are considered to be high on sugar reports the Indian Express.
Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday.