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I’ve kept a running mental checklist of self-improvement ideas over the years. Some of them, I’ve tackled and seen them pay off. Others have been on the list for years, like a reminder you keep ...

BLOOMINGTON — Every August, a familiar mass exodus takes place in Bloomington. Hundreds of talented college students and young professionals pack their bags, clear out their apartments, and leave the ...

Fourth of July fireworks at the National Mall will start later than usual this year, according to Freedom 250, the organization in charge of putting together the celebration. On July 4, the fireworks ...

A human brain starts as a single cell. Over time, that lone cell gives rise to an extraordinarily complex organ containing roughly 170 billion cells. One of the biggest questions in developmental ...

Haaland has scored four goals so far at the World Cup, scoring twice in each game. Norway took a 4-1 victory over Iraq in their first fixture, before taking a 3-2 victory against Senegal. With the two ...

Chicago Cubs (40-37, third in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (34-43, fifth in the NL East) New York; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Edward Cabrera (4-4, 5.21 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 61 ...

A 41 percent lower risk of cognitive decline. That’s what a new Harvard study of almost 160,000 people found, for a specific diet that outperformed five other healthy eating patterns in a head-to-head ...

A clinical trial is exploring whether high doses of vitamin B3 could give patients with glioblastoma a better chance against the aggressive brain cancer. Scientists found that niacin may help revive ...

Feeling anxious or frozen by a simple checklist is a common sign of task paralysis. Explore the psychological reasons behind productivity dread and learn practical ways to get started. Woman is the ...