Author: Michelle Korhonen
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.They call it the Purge.You have experienced, in a modest way, something like it in the waning days of a bad cold, when your lungs finally expel their accumulated gunk. The rattle in your chest quiets. Your sinuses clear. You smell again: the animal sweetness of your children’s hair, the metallic breeze stirring a late-summer night. Your body, which oozed and groaned under the yoke of illness, is now a perfectly humming machine. Living is easy—everything is easy. How wonderful it is to breathe,…
Kanye West has announced a ‘listening experience’ event for his new album Vultures 1 in San Francisco, set for March 12.The rapper, 46, who is being sued by Donna Summer’s estate for using an allegedly uncleared sample of her work on the new album, took to Instagram to plug the event at the city’s Chase Center with tickets starting at $100.West has teased the music will be delivered via ‘a hi-fidelity audio experience’ and has also planned an event in Phoenix, Arizona at the Footprint Center on March 10. It is not known if West will attend the event with collaborator Ty…
Results from a DNA sequencer used in the Human Genome Project. National Human Genome Research Institute hide caption toggle caption National Human Genome Research Institute Results from a DNA sequencer used in the Human Genome Project. National Human Genome Research Institute A big federal research project aimed at reducing racial disparities in genetic research has unveiled the program’s first major trove of results. “This is a huge deal,” says Dr. Joshua Denny, who runs the All of Us program at the National Institutes of Health. “The shear quantify of genetic data in a really diverse population for the first time…
Few leaders have so visibly enjoyed being president as Joe Biden. That might explain why he took so long getting down the aisle of the House chamber tonight, shaking hands and taking selfies. When he finally made it to the dais, he soaked up the applause and then grinned. “Good evening! If I were smart, I’d go home now,” he said.The joke acknowledged the stakes of the evening’s State of the Union address. Conventional wisdom held that Biden had little to gain—the speeches rarely give presidents much boost—but much to lose if he seemed lost, old, or incoherent. But Biden…
Ex-Port Adelaide player David Granger has died after a long battle with cancer.The 69-year-old – who was nicknamed ‘Grave Danger’ – died on Thursday, according to a statement by his former club released just after midday on Friday.‘The Port Adelaide Football Club is saddened by the passing of two-time premiership player David Granger who passed away yesterday at the age of 69,’ a club spokesperson said in the statement.Granger played predominantly as a key forward representing Port Adelaide in 103 games from 1975 to 1982. In between, he played three games for St Kilda in 1979. Controversial Port Adelaide player…
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Tina Cordova, a downwinder of the Trinity Test and a cancer survivor, and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan about their fight to get compensation for New Mexico radiation victims.
At some point in the past week (or five minutes ago after a Google search), you’ve made a resolution to change your life. Maybe you decided to exercise every day. Perhaps it’s time to start eating better. Or maybe you decided to stop wearing jorts. Well my friend, I’m excited for you, and I want you to know you’ve arrived at the right place! We help folks build healthy habits as part of our 1-on-1 Online Coaching Program, so you’ve come to the right place to fulfill your resolution. We can teach you how to build habits the right way!…
In the nearly two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we’ve witnessed the sober consequences of denying abortions to people who desperately want them. Women have been forced to continue pregnancies that have almost killed them, and given birth to children they can’t afford to care for, children conceived by rape, and children they are simply not ready to have. Now we’re seeing the flip side of the anti-abortion movement’s push to give legal rights to embryos and fetuses: the denial of pregnancy to women who fervently want children.Last month, at least three major clinics in Alabama…
Looking to run your first 5K? You’ve come to the right place. In today’s guide, we’ll cover common questions – and 5 mistakes – about running your first 5k, and avoiding all the mistakes most people make: What is Couch to 5K? Why is the Couch to 5K Plan so popular? 5K is short for 5 kilometers, or 5,000 meters or 3.1 miles. Running 5Ks exploded in popularity thanks to “Couch to 5K,” a free program that takes people from their couch to running a 5K race in 9 weeks. This running program was invented by Josh Clark of CoolRunning…
She tragically lost her late husband Greg Lange to brain cancer in 2010.And Carrie Bickmore, 43, continued his legacy by starting her own charity, Carrie’s Beanies for Brain Cancer.The former Project host has now posed in a new campaign for her charity, which she announced during her Gold Logie acceptance speech in 2015.The radio host flaunted her figure in a light blue singlet, a matching coloured beanie, dark blue sport tights and a jacket.‘BEANIES ARE BACK!! Orders open now! 1 week only. Beanies delivered in June,’ Carrie wrote. Carrie Bickmore stunned in new campaign as she paid tribute to her late husband Greg Lange…