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Health, Lifestyles & History

Finding creative wedding gifts

Dear Readers: I went to a beautiful wedding a few weeks ago and was surprised by the number of air fryers, toasters, electric frying pans and bowls the bridal couple received. While these are wonderful gifts, and I feel certain that the bride and groom appreciated them, they'll have to return ...

Today in History: July 19, Republicans nominate Trump for president

Today is Wednesday, July 19, the 200th day of 2023. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 2005, President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. ...

Today in History: July 18, Nelson Mandela is born

Today is Tuesday, July 18, the 199th day of 2023. There are 166 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 18, 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick (chap-uh-KWIH'-dihk) Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne (koh-PEHK'-nee), ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for July 18

The lunar leap from the fresh new moon energy lands in the realm of the cat, precursor of what's to come. Later the sun will make a bigger show of the passage on the same day Venus takes her lion energy retrograde. Consider that there are many ways to be a cat -- fierce or shy, silent or waking ...

New treatments for small cell prostate cancer require testing

DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother was just diagnosed with a rare form of prostate cancer, called small cell. What I've read doesn't sound encouraging. Are there any new treatments? -- Anon. ANSWER: Most prostate cancers start from cells that form part of the prostate gland, whose primary job is to ...

Litter waste goes in reusable bags

Dear Heloise: For cat's litter boxes, I use clumping cat litter. When scooping/cleaning the litter box, I had used plastic grocery store bags, but I found this wasteful and environmentally unfriendly. Now, I use the bags from food items (tortillas, bread, frozen vegetables, cereal, etc.). These ...