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☆ Blue-light glasses don’t help with eye strain, major study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“Most people have computer vision syndrome, which is related to sitting at a computer screen for a long period of time,” said See, who was not involved in the study. Eye strain from presbyopia, which is the gradual loss with age of the ability of the eye to focus on nearby objects, can contribute, as can neck and shoulder pain, See said. “There’s no reason to think that blue-light filtering is harmful, other than the cost associated with adding it to your glasses. The review was conducted to answer an ongoing debate on whether blue-light filtering lenses have any merit in ophthalmic practice, Downie said. “Our findings do not support the prescription of blue-light filtering lenses to the general population,” Downie said.

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☆ Homelessness in England has reached a 25-year high by this measure
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The number of households living in temporary accommodation in England has hit its highest level since at least 1998, according to official data. Local authorities in England have a duty to provide accommodation for households that have become “unintentionally homeless.” While authorities process a household’s application for housing, they often provide temporary accommodation. “The majority of households in temporary accommodation have been placed under the main homelessness duty,” the housing department says in its definition of temporary accommodation. In addition, there were almost 38,000 households at risk of becoming homeless, broadly unchanged from the first quarter of 2022. The figure refers to homes in England, the department told CNN Wednesday.

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London CNN —Prince William believes you can have zero homelessness and he’s using Finland as a case study. Over the next two days, William will travel to each of the six locations to formally kickstart the program. Over the next two days, William will travel to each of the six locations to formally kickstart the program. William has long used his platform to spotlight homelessness, ever since his mother, Princess Diana, first took him to homeless shelters as a child. Last year, William attempted to go undercover on the streets of London and sell The Big Issue to “experience the other side and see what it was like to be a Big Issue vendor,” he wrote in the magazine afterwards.

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☆ Massive waves, power outages plague California coastal community amid storms
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Kate Fishman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] A member of a Pacific Gas & Electric crew works to repair a power line, following storms in Mendocino, California, U.S. January 5, 2023. At the southern end of Mendocino county, the small towns of Point Arena and Gualala have been largely without power for around 24 hours. About 2,500 households and businesses were without power in the county, which is home to about 91,000 people. California's storied coast road, Highway 1, is closed in four places in Mendocino County because of fallen trees, the California Department of Transportation said. The high tide brought swells that washed debris across the beach and its parking lot, the high waves crashing into the mouth of the Noyo River.

SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed on his Instagram account. [1/4] Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele waves to the spectators before the start of the under-17 boys' final soccer match of the Subroto Cup tournament at Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi, India, October 16, 2015. Brazil's CBF soccer federation said Pele "gave us a new Brazil and we can only thank him for his legacy." Kylian Mbappé, the French star many view as the current best soccer player in the world, offered his condolences.

☆ How many?! Pele's astonishing goal record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Andrew Downie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FIFA put his overall total at more than 1,200 - over 1,000 of which came for his first club, Santos. Almost half of Pele's goals came in friendly matches – including games as an army conscript - and some argue they do not carry the same weight as goals scored in competitive matches. Barcelona celebrated in December 2020 when Messi scored his 644th goal for the Spanish club, surpassing the 643 competitive goals Pele scored for Santos. Two months later, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 768th goal, three more than Pele's total, including international goals. Pele sent his congratulations to both players but his supporters still argue the Brazilian's goal haul is superior because in Pele's day friendly matches were much more competitive than they are today.

☆ Pele, Brazil's sublimely skilled soccer star who charmed the world, dead at 82
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Andrew Downie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Brazilian soccer legend and member of the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup-winning Brazilian soccer teams Pele holds the World Cup trophy during the World Cup 2006 opening ceremony in Munich, Germany, June 9, 2006. Pele, whose given name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, scored a world record 1,281 goals, and is the only player ever to win the World Cup three times. "Pele was one of the few who contradicted my theory: Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries," the artist said. Years later, when the United States won the right to host the 1994 World Cup, the head of the U.S. soccer federation called Pele the "most important" reason why. Pele's 1,281 goals in 1,366 games, as tabulated by FIFA's website, came at a startling rate of 0.94 per match.

☆ Pele or Maradona? Debate will continue raging over who was greater
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Soccer legends Diego Maradona and Pele rest on a hammock during a reception in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14, 1995. Pele thought Maradona was gauche and undignified and Maradona thought Pele was a sell-out. Pele was happy to counsel the budding star, and Maradona excited to be fulfilling his dream of meeting the Brazilian. But their relationship soured in 1982 after Pele criticized Maradona when he was sent off for stamping on a Brazilian in a World Cup tie in Spain. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, eclipsed by Messi at the Qatar World Cup, was more expansive, calling the Brazilian "King Pele" and an inspiration to millions.

Starting in March, people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness will be able to access assisted death. Some individuals have come forward in local news reports saying they are seeking assisted death because they lack appropriate housing or other supports. The federal agency serving veterans says at least one employee suggested assisted death unprompted to at least four veterans between 2019 and 2022. It is investigating another such allegation, a spokesperson said in an email, adding advice on assisted death is not a department service. L.P., who suffers from anorexia and asked to be identified by her initials, hopes to access assisted death when it is available.

Last week, an independent review concluded that British Gymnastics allowed for a culture of physical and emotional abuse and failed to provide a safe environment for gymnasts, with children body-shamed, belittled and abused. CNNIn the report, Whyte highlighted the “recruitment of a significant number of coaches” from the former Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc. Heafford says what she experienced in the 1990s mirrors incidents reported to Whyte, who was commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England to review allegations that British Gymnastics failed to address complaints for decades. In response to the review, British Gymnastics chief executive Sarah Powell admitted Thursday that the organization failed the sport of gymnastics and apologized on behalf of the sporting body. British Gymnastics admitted full liability in Jotischky’s case and reached a settlement with the former gymnast, whom the BBC reported also received an apology from the chief executive of the organization.

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