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☆ Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ATHENS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens was imminent but said the two sides were in talks on the long-running dispute. The museum, custodian of the sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles, also reiterated it would not dismantle its collection. Last week, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the sculptures in Greece. Citing a British official, Greece's ANT1 TV said on Sunday that the only way to return the sculptures to Greece without violating British law was "if the British Museum opened a kind of annex in Greece". In March, the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO urged Greece and Britain to reach a settlement on the issue.

☆ Exercise may increase the effectiveness of your Covid-19 vaccine, a new study found: Here's how to get the most benefit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Having the most protection from severe outcomes following Covid-19 infection is largely attributed to vaccination. But, the shot's effectiveness may be enhanced by physical activity, a new study found. They completed at least 150 minutes, or two and a half hours, of physical activity each week. Intensity: Their physical activity was moderate intensity, which means their heart rate was between 70% or 79% of their maximum heart rate while exercising. Participants within this group were 2.8 times less likely to develop severe outcomes from Covid-19 than people who rarely exercise.

☆ Don’t overlook this health warning on your holiday lights: 3 tips for decorating safely this season
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

To prepare for the "most wonderful time of the year," my family went to pick up our new Christmas tree that came equipped with built-in lights. What we didn't expect when we unboxed it was this giant warning: "Cancer and reproductive harm." We visited the link printed on the package and learned that the warning was for the holiday lights — which according to the site — can cause increased risk of cancer and reproductive harm. It seems that some of the holiday lights we all buy at our local big-box store or pull out of storage every year are coated in harmful chemicals like lead. Here's how you can make sure you're protected against any health risks as you shop for holiday decorations this year.

☆ The 13 Best Winter Hats for Women, According to Style Insiders
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

By Leah Melby ClintonNecessary essential or fashion statement, a winter hat is a wardrobe must, period. Below, a breakdown of the four big winter hat trends this year, with the pros’ specific picks that combine warmth and sartorial elan. The perfect wool beanieAcne Studios Appliquéd Ribbed Wool Beanie $170 at Net-A-PorterA knit beanie is a wardrobe staple, and this 100% wool version from Acne was mentioned by multiple style pros. Retro-modern bucket hatA ’90s throwback moment enveloped the fashion industry this year, with the return of the bucket hat. Chic cashmere beanieThis warm all-cashmere style was a constant in Sanford’s wardrobe when she lived in the Northeast.

☆ The top 10 TikTok food trends of 2022, from butter boards to pink sauce
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Social media sites like Twitter and Instagram are hubs for the all the latest food trends, but TikTok in particular continues to bring about very interesting culinary creations. We're all looking for ways to spice up our meals or just have a little fun in the kitchen, which is why it's no surprise that #foodtiktok pulled in 106.6 billion views in 2022. But some food trends reigned supreme and raked in the most views on the app this year — and had users doing taste tests across the globe. Chiquito, a restaurant chain in the U.K., sourced the food trends with the most clicks. These were the top food trends on TikTok in 2022.

☆ Harrison Ford cracks the whip in teaser trailer for ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It’s a name so iconic, he comes with his own theme song, and boy, is it a sweet sound. In the new teaser trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Harrison Ford returns as the titular hero archaeologist, this time alongside “Fleabag” star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Colonel Weber (Thomas Kretschmann) and Doctor Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Lucasfilm Ltd.“Indiana Jones movies are about mystery and adventure but they’re also about heart,” he said. After the audience reacted to the mention of this being his last film in the role, he joked, “This is it.

☆ ‘The Hours’ Review: A Woolf Pack of Divas at the Met
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Heidi Waleson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York‘The Hours,” by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Greg Pierce , which had its world-premiere staged production at the Metropolitan Opera last Tuesday, is clever in concept. Its sources—the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham and the 2002 all-star film by Stephen Daldry —supply juicy roles for three women playing characters experiencing traumas in three separate eras, related through Virginia Woolf’s novel “Mrs. Dalloway.” The structure of opera permits techniques of simultaneity and overlap that exist in no other medium. From a marketing standpoint, the creation of “The Hours” was driven by soprano Renée Fleming , once the Met’s most beloved diva, whose 2017 “Der Rosenkavalier” at the house supposedly marked her retirement from staged opera. On Tuesday, she returned in the role of Clarissa Vaughan, custom tailored for her voice.

☆ Dr. Jha: The U.S. is ready to 'move on' from Covid if people 'keep their immunity up to date'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. is getting closer than ever to finally putting Covid in the rearview mirror, according to Dr. Ashish Jha. "The good news is: People can move on if they keep their immunity up to date." Currently, that means a primary series of Covid vaccines followed by a booster shot with an omicron component, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The omicron booster shot provides a particularly strong immune response against omicron subvariants like BA.4 and BA.5, recent data from Pfizer and BioNTech shows. But Jha hopes that figure will rise in the coming weeks, as more people get flu shots and potentially knock out both vaccines simultaneously.

☆ Earthquake rattles Greece, felt in Athens
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ATHENS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook central Greece on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The quake occurred at 2006 GMT and its epicentre was 57 km (35 miles) northeast of Athens, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the island of Evia, in central Greece, damaging old buildings in the area and forcing authorities to shut down schools protectively. Greece is often rattled by earthquakes, most causing no serious damage. Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ My mom told me to read ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’—here are 5 quotes I’m using to help guide my career
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In March, my mom handed me a copy of "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz, but life happened, and it took me three months to get around to actually reading it. I came into reading "The Magic of Thinking Big," not really knowing what to expect. The book made me feel a lot more confident about joining a new team, commuting to the office and stepping into the role I've always wanted. Now the only thing left to do is to get her to read the book herself. But in the meantime, here are five quotes from "The Magic of Thinking Big" that stuck with me and what I learned from them.

☆ Is your house making you sick? 3 things you might not realize are affecting your health at home—and how to fix them
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With so many things to worry about, it can be easy to overlook the small things, but even those small things can have an effect on your body. "Homesick" could take on a new meaning for you once you realize that some ordinary things around your house may be affecting your health. An uncleaned air filter can trigger allergies and offer less ventilation in your house, reducing your protection from respiratory viruses, he adds. Soft surfaces with mold on them, including dry wall and insulation, should be tossed, Bidwell adds. "It's a good thing to just walk around and check these things sometimes," says Bidwell.

[1/2] Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance speaks during an event in Athens, Greece, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Costas BaltasATHENS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said on Friday regulation rather than opposition of the crypto sector is a better option for world governments as digital currencies become more mainstream. Regulation of crypto currencies has come into sharp focus following the collapse of several platforms, culminating in the crash of the FTX currency exchange earlier this month. It's better to regulate the industry instead of trying to fight against it," Zhao said, speaking at a Binance event in Athens. Asked whether he saw countries adding crypto currencies such as Bitcoin to their reserves in the future, Zhao said he expected countries to start, particularly those which did not have their own currency.

☆ These are the daily behaviors an expert in sleep medicine does to get the best night's rest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dr. Schwab is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Sleep experts have some of the best knowledge about how to prepare for bed and about how to get satisfying sleep through the night. There are several behaviors that contribute to better sleep in Schwab's daily life. Determining how many hours of sleep you need each night can be done through trial and error, says Schwab. Typically, most people need seven and half to eight and half hours of sleep each night, but some can require as many as 10 to 12 hours.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Four college students who were fatally stabbed last weekend were likely killed in their sleep and some had defensive wounds, authorities said Friday. Each of the victims was stabbed multiple times, the Moscow Police Department said in a statement, citing autopsies completed by Thursday by the Latah County coroner. There was no sign of sexual assault in the Sunday killings of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, the department said. Authorities did not receive a 911 call until 11:58 a.m., when someone reported an “unconscious person” at the home, authorities said. I mean, Just nothing.’”More than two-dozen local patrol officers and detectives are investigating the case with the help of 22 FBI investigators and 35 officers from the Idaho State Police, the Moscow Police Department release said.

☆ A clinical psychologist shares 8 tips for navigating ‘very food-centric holidays’ if you’re in recovery from an eating disorder
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

While the holidays are a joyful time for many, they can also be difficult for those recovering from eating disorders (ED). "They're very food-centric holidays," says Marshall Beauchamp, assistant professor in the Applied Psychological Science Program at Pacific University and a licensed psychologist who researches eating disorders and their treatments, "So much revolves around food." Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and even Halloween are all occasions with a major food component, which can be triggering for people who've recently stopped harmful eating behaviors, Beauchamp tells CNBC Make It. But, that doesn't mean that if you're recovering from an ED that you can't have a wonderful holiday season with the people you care about, he says. Here are some tips for approaching the holidays while in recovery and resources to keep in your back pocket.

☆ ‘Next at the Kennedy Center: A Joni Mitchell Songbook’ Review: Tribute to Her Jazz-Folk Fusion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Like a bouquet of gilded lilies, “A Joni Mitchell Songbook” offers a tribute to Ms. Mitchell as well as a bit of misdirection. The subject, now 79 years old, does not appear, which is hardly a shock, but neither is the show a songbook in the customary sense. He is on hand to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra and several guests putting their own vocal spin on the songs. It makes for one lush hour of Mitchell. Ms. Mitchell, once upon a time the ethereal blond poster-girl of folkies, was never easy to mimic, thanks largely to her open guitar tunings and singular soprano; and once she became a Charles Mingus acolyte she morphed into a sui generis jazzman.

☆ 5 daily practices could up your chances of living to 90—check out this life expectancy calculator to see more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Increasing your chances of living to 90 could boil down to your behaviors, not just genetics, research shows. "If you're getting to 95, you're usually doing that because of really good health behaviors," says Perls, as well as benefiting from good luck and good genes. On average, followers of the religion tended to live to between age 86 and 90, regardless of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. 'The older you get, the healthier you've been'While researching, Perls noticed that several people had reservations about living a long life, which prevented them from seeing the value of maintaining healthy behaviors. "Some people think that the older you get, the sicker you get and that they wouldn't want to live to that age.

☆ Greeks march to commemorate 1973 student uprising
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] People march during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Costas BaltasATHENS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Greeks marched through central Athens on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta which then ruled the country. Brief tension broke out between police and protesters before the march reached the heavily guarded parliament on Syntagma square. At the front of the procession, youths held a blood-stained flag that belonged to the students engaged in the 1973 revolt. Earlier, people laid wreaths and carnations at the Athens Polytechnic, site of a bloody clamp-down on Nov. 17 1973 when tanks smashed through the gates to crush the revolt that heralded the end of the junta.

☆ Greek court acquits activists over 2021 protest against Beijing Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ATHENS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A Greek court has acquitted three activists detained in October 2021 after unfurling banners at the Athens Acropolis opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, their lawyer and activists said on Thursday. Those acquitted were 19-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang, 22-year-old Hong Kongese-American Joey Siu and a 35-year old Vietnamese-American activist. They had staged a brief protest at the Acropolis in the Greek capital, holding up a Tibetan flag and a banner reading "Free Hong Kong - Revolution" at a scaffolding surrounding part of the monument. The protest took place hours before a dress rehearsal of the torch-lighting ceremony for the Games in Greece's Olympia, site of the ancient Olympics. "Today's result is a huge victory for the right to peaceful protest and for the Tibetan and Hong Kongese people, said Michael Polak, director of the group."

☆ Michelle Obama's new book puts a spotlight on multiple sclerosis and her father's late diagnosis: Here are 5 early signs of the disease
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

With the arrival of Michelle Obama's new memoir, "The Light We Carry," readers will get a closer look at the illness that changed her father's quality of life – and inevitably her family's as well. At age four or five, Michelle Obama's dad began using a cane to maintain balance while walking, which he much later found out was as a result of multiple sclerosis (MS). Her family remained resilient by viewing her father's cane as "just a tool," similar to that of her mother's spatula and her grandfather's hammer. The fear that surrounded Michelle Obama's family about her father's health is something that many families with loved ones living with multiple sclerosis face, according to Dr. Lauren B. Krupp, the Nancy Glickenhaus Pier Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center at NYU Langone Health. Here are some early signs to look out for and common symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Because while some of last week’s election results are still being tabulated, one thing is certain: Abortion was a clear winner. Across the country, many voters named abortion as their top or second most important issue in exit polls. Of course ensuring everyone has legal, affordable access to abortion care in our communities is front of mind. White nationalists use abortion as an issue to divide white Christian voters and oppress people of color seeking reproductive freedom and health care. We’ve had pro-choice majorities before, but pro-choice leaders placed abortion on the back burner, believing it wasn’t in jeopardy.

☆ Balance these 6 things to reverse burnout at work, says social psychologist and author of 'The Burnout Challenge'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Do you struggle to pinpoint why you're burnt out at work? It may actually be a mismatch of the two, according to Christina Maslach, a social psychologist, retired professor of psychology at U.C. Berkeley and author of "The Burnout Challenge: Managing People's Relationships with Their Jobs." "You really have to look at the relationship with the job, and that means looking at both the job and the person. It's not like one or the other," Maslach tells CNBC Make It.

☆ A private celebrity chef in Beverly Hills shares what her millionaire clients eat in a week
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brooke Baevsky – more commonly known as "Chef Bae" on social media – is a private celebrity chef in Beverly Hills whose day can range from meal-prepping for pro-athletes to crafting homemade dishes for A-list celebrities and royals. Having wealthy clients offers Baevsky an advantage; there is typically no limit to what she can buy and how much she can spend when grocery shopping. Baevsky often works with a nutritionist or trainer to ensure she's meeting her clients' dietary needs and is helping them maintain their physique. "My clients love knowing exactly what is in their food, sometimes every macro and calorie that's going into their body," Baevsky says. Here are some of the healthy meals her millionaire clients eat throughout the week.

☆ Ballet dancers who fled Russia reunite on California stage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mike BlakeCOSTA MESA, Calif., Nov 11 (Reuters) - Xander Parish is a British-born ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Other international dancers based in Russia also fled, leaving behind their lives, jobs and belongings. Now, for one night, the dancers from the Mariinsky, the Bolshoi and other elite Russian companies are reuniting with a performance on Saturday in Costa Mesa, California. Although the corps de ballet will be together only for one night's performance, Parish already has plans for them to do more. "Reunited in Dance" will be performed at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

☆ Do you and your partner need a sleep divorce? Here's what to consider and 4 tips from an expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If your struggle to get a good night's sleep is specific to being in bed next to your partner, it might be time for a sleep divorce. A sleep divorce is simply sleeping apart, in separate beds or bedrooms so that both partners can get the best sleep, says Shelby Harris, a licensed clinical psychologist and director of sleep health at Sleepopolis. Despite how extreme it might sound, a sleep divorce may actually save your relationship if your inability to sleep at night has brought you to a breaking point. Here's when most people should consider a sleep divorce and how to do it successfully. Tips for a successful sleep divorce

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