Douyin, Chinese Version of TikTok, Limits Kids to 40 Minutes a Day
Minors in China are now only allowed to use Douyin — the original, mainland Chinese version of video site TikTok — between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. for 40 minutes a day,...
Salt Water and a Side of Lemon – Start Your Day With Solé
Solé (pronounced so-lay) is a traditional health drink dating back to Roman times. Legend has it that this drink was named after the sun when the Roman sun goddess blessed the source of this nourishing...
Singing Can Relieve Stress and So Much More
We are all familiar with the power of music. It can evoke a wide range of emotions, from lifting our spirits, to helping us process grief; yet singing can be even more powerful than listening...
Risk of Heart Events in Teenage Boys After Vaccination Higher Than COVID-19 Hospitalization: Study
A recent preprint study by U.S. researchers, published on Sept 8. in medRxiv, revealed that healthy boys without underlying health conditions were more at risk of suffering from a cardiac adverse event (CAE) after mRNA...
Biden’s Export-Import Bank Nominee Has Concerning Conflicts of Interest With Chinese Influence Organizations
President Joe Biden’s recently announced nominee for President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States has direct connections to Chinese Communist Party influence groups that have been glossed over by both the...
Instagram Use Is Harming the Mental Health of Young Girls, and Facebook Knows It: Report
Instagram’s addictive and distorting social environment is harming the psyche and self esteem of young women, and parent company Facebook is well aware of the problem, according to a new expose by the Wall Street...
No Jab? No Job. Italy to Extend Vaccine Passport to Private Sector Workers
The Italian government plans to use its authority to extend its Green Pass vaccine passport requirement from public sector workers to the private sector, according to comments given by a Minister on public radio. In...
Pearls of Wisdom From British Centenarians
The American journalist Alexander Chase once said, "memory is the thing we forget with," and yet memories may also be interwoven with the processes of recalling, reminiscing, reflecting, and memorializing. Most people would agree that...
National Guard Deployed to Operate Massachusetts School Busses Amid Driver Shortage
Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker, a Republican, activated the National Guard on Sept. 13 to help fill a shortage of school bus drivers in his state that has left some school divisions resorting to offering...
Chinese Botnet Tried to Mobilize Social Media Users to Protest Anti-Asian Hate: Report
A new report examining a long-running series of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sponsored social media botnets that pose as organic users found the network has begun to utilize smaller social media sites, including in multiple...
Shaking Out the Best Salts for Health
Salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), is an essential nutrient necessary for keeping our bodies in working order. A small amount daily helps to cleanse our cells, maintain a balance of fluid, regulate the circulatory system,...
Kerala, the Indian Communist State Where COVID-19 Refuses to Subside
Kerala, a small state in southern India governed by a communist party, has the highest number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country. In the week ending Sept. 4, Kerala was responsible for...