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Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life
(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine it's Monday morning, too cold and too dark, but once that alarm goes off, you know you've got to rally. The kids have to get to school. You've got to get to work. And, of course, your ever-growing to-do list hangs over your head like a dark cloud, somehow both too threatening to ignore and too threatening ... (full story)
Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists.
Nutrient profiling systems, or NPSs, support clear front-of-package labels that assess food quality based on nutrient content. Nutri-Score in Fran ... (full story)
Sports
Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting
In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a record for the amount of money wagered legally.
Another new high-water mark of close to $130 billion is expected by the end of 2024. It coincides with what has been a year of reckoning rocked by high-p ... (full story)
US sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he'd been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bust he was part of during his previous job as a police officer.
Jason Krasley left his job with the Allentown Police Department in Pennsylvania in 202 ... (full story)
Fitness mythbuster 5.0
Ready for another edition of the fitness mythbuster?
Today’s fitness myth is one that’s more of a misunderstanding and/or misspeaking, and it revolves around two funky little organic molecules crucial to energy production in our bodies.
I’m talking about lactate and lactic acid, which are very commonly sp ... (full story)
State
University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
The U.S. Department of Education said it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.
The department's Office for Civil Rights said it investigated nine complaints against U ... (full story)
'Ohio Goes to the Movies' celebration will highlight state's rich connections to film industry
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio and movies don't strike you as going together, organizers of an upcoming statewide celebration of cinema hope to open your eyes.
Not only is Ohio birthplace to dozens of famous actors -- from Lillian Gish, known as the First Lady of the Screen, to Clark Gable, Paul Newman, Martin Sheen, Tom Ha ... (full story)