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☆ The Menopause Canon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Hope Reese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Each day, around 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause, which officially starts 12 months after a woman’s last period. But perimenopause, the time leading up to menopause, can last anywhere from two to 14 years (the average is around four). “Many women enter into this transition without any information about what may occur,” said Rebecca C. Thurston, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Books can help demystify the experience of perimenopause and menopause, but many titles are rampant with misinformation. To help you sort through the options, The New York Times asked nine experts — gynecologists, endocrinologists, researchers and podcasters — to recommend their favorites.

Persons: ”, Rebecca C, Thurston, ” Dr, Joyce Harper, —, podcasters — Organizations: University of Pittsburgh, Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, New York Times Locations: United States

☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Relatives Condemn His Comments Once More
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Several members of the Kennedy family have condemned a bigoted conspiracy theory from the Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suggested that the coronavirus was “ethnically targeted” to spare Jews and Chinese people. In comments at a recent event in New York City, a recording of which was first published by The New York Post, Mr. Kennedy said: “Covid-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” He added, “We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted or not.”His sister Kerry Kennedy called his remarks “deplorable and untruthful” and said they did not represent the principles espoused by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the organization she leads — named after their father, the former attorney general and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. His brother Joseph Kennedy II issued a similar statement, telling The Boston Globe: “Bobby’s comments are morally and factually wrong. His remarks in no way reflect the words and actions of our father, Robert F. Kennedy.”

Persons: Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “, ”, Kerry Kennedy, —, Joseph Kennedy II Organizations: Democratic, The New, Kennedy Human Rights, Boston Globe Locations: New York City, The New York

☆ California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Nick Watt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Los Angeles CNN —California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. “The problem would be so much worse, absent these interventions,” Jason Elliott, senior adviser on homelessness to Gov. David Swanson/AFP/Getty ImagesThe admittedly reductive math would leave nearly $4 billion for services like mental health treatment. Still, tackling mental health issues among the unhoused is a major plank in the Newsom administration’s effort. “One of the surprising things was how optimistic people were that relatively small amounts of money would have prevented their homelessness,” Kushel said of the people surveyed.

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☆ Here’s one thing Baby Boomers and Gen Z have in common
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —There’s nearly a 50-year age gap between the oldest Baby Boomer and the youngest member of Gen Z. As Pew President Michael Dimock put it, a common misconception about Baby Boomers’ past serves as a reminder of a key question we should be asking as we talk about Gen Z today. Cultural critic Louis Menand has pointed out that another important detail often gets overlooked when talking about this chapter in Baby Boomers’ past. And Gen Z may not be as ‘woke’ as you thinkCould our understanding of Gen Z’s politics – frequently described as liberal – also be missing part of the picture? Joe Raedle/Getty Images“In poll after poll, we have found enormous diversity among Gen Z and their views,” she says.

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☆ Opinion | Wonking Out: De-Dollarization Debunked
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Most of us rarely engage in barter; we sell stuff for dollars, then use those dollars to buy other stuff. Similarly, a large share of international transactions, especially in financial markets, involves payments in dollars rather than in local currencies. How much does this special role matter? I’ve tried elsewhere to debunk some of the myths about the centrality of dollar dominance to U.S. power. In general, one’s belief in the crucial importance of the dollar’s international role tends to be inversely proportional to how much you actually know about the subject.

Persons: moneys, I’ve, Elon Musk, “ weaponizing, Vladimir Putin Organizations: U.S, America, Federal Reserve Locations: America, Saudi

☆ A Tragic Act of Gun Violence Repeats Itself in a Small Southern Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Lauren Leblanc | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Threaded through her consciousness is a steady reference to nursery rhymes and folklore, the vehicles by which she carries her shame. Ghost stories and folksy tales, as well as novels, embody a history worth exploring. If the truth is subject to debate, perhaps we’re only left with stories to set us free. “Inside the Wolf” is a vital Southern novel that speaks to a violent American legacy. Lauren LeBlanc is a book critic whose writing has appeared in The Times, The Boston Globe and The Atlantic, among other publications.

Persons: Rachel reconnects, ” Rowland, Palmer, Rachel, Rowland, Lauren LeBlanc Organizations: The Times, Boston Globe Locations: Southern, American

☆ Don't believe everything your parents told you about money: 4 common money myths, debunked
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For young professionals new to the workforce — particularly recent college graduates — here are four common money myths that have been passed down through generations, debunked. The idea has likely inhibited women and people of color in particular from being confident about investing, Ransom-Cooper says. The gap has begun to close, though, with 58% of Black Americans investing in 2022, compared with 63% of white Americans. What's more, young professionals do not have to wait until their student loans or other outstanding debt is completely paid off to begin. Investing early and growing your retirement savings, for example, are valuable ways to build wealth outside of the real estate market.

Persons: you've, Chelsea Ransom, Cooper, Ransom, Schwab, Roth, it's Organizations: Zenith Wealth Partners, CNBC, Investor Survey, Roth IRA

☆ 3 things you're getting wrong about success, according to a millennial CEO: It’s not just about ‘money, control and power’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fine launched Dame, a sexual wellness brand, in 2014, when she was 26 years old. She and her co-founder Janet Lieberman, an MIT-trained mechanical engineer, wanted to design vibrators that could help bridge the "pleasure gap." While Fine never dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur, she did know that she wanted to spend her career talking about sex. Success is a concept that's often misunderstood, Fine adds, with many people assuming it's just about "money, control and power." Here are three of the biggest myths about success that Fine says you should ignore:

Persons: Alexandra Fine, Fine, Janet Lieberman, —, Dame Organizations: MIT, Columbia University Locations: Pitchbook, Target

☆ Opinion: Where Putin goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —“It is a stab in the back of our country and our people,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told his nation Saturday as he faced an unprecedented challenge from his former ally, Yevgeny Prighozin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. “The Russians were not stabbed in the back during World War I, as Putin suggested during his remarks on Saturday,” wrote Peter Bergen. Sound familiar?”“A keen student of Russian history, Putin is aware of the stakes here. The Wagner force served the Russian president as a useful tool he could control for foreign adventures.

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☆ Putin has only himself to blame as infighting engulfs Kremlin insiders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Vladimir Putin, meet the Law of Unintended Consequences. In the years leading up to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a St. Petersburg-based businessman named Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as a canny political entrepreneur. After all, mercenary activity was technically barred by Russian law, and Putin could always maintain that interference in US elections was merely the work of “patriotic” hackers. Prigozhin’s feud with the leadership of the Russian military is longstanding, and many observers suggested that this was part of the intricate game of court politics under Putin. After Prigozhin’s forces seized Rostov-on-Don, a video surfaced that showed Prigozhin in a tense conversation with two Russian military commanders.

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☆ How Much Do You Know About the Menstrual Cycle?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Alisha Haridasani Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Posts on social media and several surveys underscore just how pervasive the knowledge void is. A 2016 survey suggested that women of reproductive age also had notable gaps in their understanding of the menstrual cycle. The problem is partly rooted in the quality and depth of sex and health education in schools, which varies dramatically from state to state, Dr. Bobel said. In the fall, Washington, D.C., will become the first jurisdiction in the country to roll out mandatory, standardized classes on menstrual health starting in the fourth grade. In Florida, a new bill limiting education around the menstrual cycle for certain age groups will go into effect on July 1.

Persons: Tampax, Chris Bobel, Bobel, Ed, “, she’s, ”, Jennifer Lincoln, ” “ Organizations: University of Massachusetts, D.C Locations: University of Massachusetts Boston, Washington, Florida

☆ Opinion | Your Brain Has Tricked You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Adam Mastroianni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Perhaps no political promise is more potent or universal than the vow to restore a golden age. What these political myths have in common is an understanding that the golden age is definitely not right now. I and my colleague Daniel Gilbert at Harvard have found evidence for that bug, which we recently published in the journal Nature. We first collected 235 surveys with over 574,000 responses total and found that, overwhelmingly, people believe that humans are less kind, honest, ethical and moral today than they were in the past. Respondents of all sorts — young and old, liberal and conservative, white and Black — consistently agreed: the golden age of human kindness is long gone.

Persons: Caesar Augustus, Medicis, Adolf Hitler, Xi Jinping, “ Bongbong ” Marcos Jr, Donald Trump’s “, ”, Joe Biden’s, Daniel Gilbert, pollsters, — Organizations: Harvard Locations: China, Philippines

☆ Analysis: As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It marks the moment in June of 1865 when Union troops arrived in Texas to inform enslaved African Americans that they were free by executive decree. Though it commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery and people like Cummins. 1: African Americans were ‘freed’ after the Civil War endedThere is a popular conception that the formerly enslaved were freed after the Civil War ended. It is what historians call a “Slave Bible.” It is a copy of a Bible that was used by British missionaries to convert enslaved African Americans. Kin Cheung/APThe historical record shows that enslaved African Americans revitalized Christianity in other ways, historians say.

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☆ I'm the breadwinner in my marriage while my husband stays at home. Here are 7 things I'd tell other families who decide to take this path.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Andrea Mac is a growth strategist at Prequal and the sole earner for her family of six in Illinois. When I shifted from being our family's primary financial earner to the family's sole earner, I struggled to find resources and guidance to navigate this new terrain. It becomes a never-ending loop of work, family demands, and stress. My role as a provider is minimized in those scenarios, so I'm famous for saying, "If I don't work, we don't get paid." She simply couldn't conceive that I was the sole earner for the family and assumed we had missed this step.

Persons: Andrea Mac, —, It's, didn't, we've, we're Organizations: Service Locations: Illinois, Greater Chicago

☆ Joseph Fiennes says playing Michael Jackson ‘was a wrong decision’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Though the project was never released, Joseph Fiennes being cast to play Michael Jackson in 2017 created a whitewashing controversy. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Fiennes addressed the backlash to his casting. Fiennes had initially defended the decision in a 2016 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. It doesn’t negate who he was.”In a 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Jackson rejected the idea of having a white actor portray him onscreen. Winfrey had asked him about reports that he wanted Pepsi to cast a white actor to play him as a child in a commercial.

Persons: Joseph Fiennes, Michael Jackson, Jackson, Marlon Brando, Brian Cox, Elizabeth Taylor, Stockard Channing, Fiennes, “, ” Fiennes, ”, ” “, “ It’s Michael, –, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, ” Jackson Organizations: CNN, Guardian, Hollywood, Pepsi

☆ UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Noele Illien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

ZURICH, June 12 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion and greater muscle in wealth management. The merger also brings to an end Credit Suisse's 167-year history, marred in recent years by scandals and losses. Credit Suisse shares were up 0.9% on their last day of trading, while UBS were up around 0.8% in early trade. UBS is set to book a massive profit in second-quarter results on Aug. 31 after buying Credit Suisse for a fraction of its so-called fair value. Ermotti has, however, warned the coming months will be "bumpy" as UBS gets on with absorbing Credit Suisse, a process UBS has said will take three to five years.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Colm Kelleher, Jean Dermine, Arturo Bris, Ermotti, Noele Illien, John O'Donnell, Miranda Murray, Tomasz Janowski, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Banking, Finance, INSEAD, IMD, Competitiveness, U.S, NEXT, Credit, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss, Switzerland

☆ The story behind this playful rooftop portrait
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong’s humidity – already oppressive – was intensified in the dark, maze-like alleyways of an unruly enclave known as Kowloon Walled City. Greg Girard, courtesy of Blue Lotus GalleryA ‘strange, vertical village’Girard first visited Kowloon Walled City in 1986 while on a shoot at the nearby airport. As such, the Walled City remained technically subject to Chinese rule, though this was never enforced. The site of the Walled City has since been transformed into a public park, which opened in 1995. Ongoing interest in the Walled City is, Girard suggests, because of the spirit it encapsulates: the aptitude for survival even in the harshest of circumstances.

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☆ Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Robin Pogrebin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Gadsby show was developed in response to an invitation extended to several institutions by the Musée Picasso to mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death in part by considering what the artist and his work mean today. “It seemed necessary to think about that question in terms of the culture shift brought about by feminism over the 50 years since his death,” Small said. “We wanted to foster dialogues about the myths and tropes of the male-dominated Modernist canon that Picasso exemplifies,” the curator added. Thomas and Minter declined to be interviewed. “I celebrate and congratulate the Brooklyn Museum for trying to begin that conversation.”

Persons: ” Small, “, Picasso, Mickalene Thomas, Judy Chicago, Marilyn Minter, Thomas, Minter, Chicago, Gadsby, “ Nanette, ” Organizations: Party, Brooklyn Museum Locations: Chicago

☆ 10 things that happen to your body when you stop drinking coffee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brooke Nelson | Reader'S Digest | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While there are numerous health benefits to drinking coffee, cutting the habit can make a major impact on your body as well. But if you suspect you're drinking too much coffee or caffeine and want to cut back, here's what could happen. Here are some signs you're drinking too much coffee. When you stop drinking coffee, you deprive your body of adrenaline and dopamine, hormones that act as natural stimulants and keep you awake. Here are some things that happen to your body when you switch from coffee to tea.

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☆ 5 common survival myths that could get you killed in the wilderness
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Gene Kim | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There are a lot of survival myths out there that could get you hurt, or even worse, killed. Getting outdoors this summer is great for your mental and physical health, but spending time in the wilderness can come with risks. Don't try to pick up or track snake either, if it bites you. Myth 3: If you're lost in the wild find a food supply immediately. So if you're trying to gain a sense of direction in the woods, don't use moss as your guiding north star.

Persons: —, Panish Shea, Boyle, Mayo, that's, you've, Moss, Clint Emerson, Emerson Organizations: Service, US Centers for Disease Control, National Park Service, NPS

☆ Archeologists made a game-changing discovery at Greece's oldest dig site where ancient humans used to roam 700,000 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Nicholas Paphitis | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Archeologists discovered simple stone tools that date back an estimated 700,000 years. The discovery was made at Greece's oldest site where ancient humans were thought to exist. The Greek site was one of five investigated in the Megalopolis area during a five-year project involving an international team of experts, a Culture Ministry statement said. This skull from a member of the deer family was also discovered at the dig site Megalopolis, southern Greece. These stone tools, discovered at the dig site Megalopolis, southern Greece, date back about 700,000 years ago.

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☆ Opinion: The good news about lower HIV infections comes with a big caveat
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Opinion Lala Tanmoy Das | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But as of 2019, Black people accounted for 40% of people with HIV, and Hispanic and Latino people accounted for nearly 30%, according to the CDC. And shockingly, in 2021, only 11% and 20% of Black and Hispanic people, respectively, who would potentially benefit from PrEP, were prescribed it. To date, health care providers are the primary gatekeepers of PrEP prescriptions. For example, educational sessions in conferences, easily accessible virtual resources and academic journal clubs may help dispel myths among health care providers about PrEP. Several studies found that White men who have sex with men (MSM) have significantly higher PrEP awareness than Black and Hispanic MSM.

Persons: Lala Tanmoy, Tom, Das, Read, Lala Tanmoy Das Patricia Kuharic, it’s Organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine, CNN, for Disease Control, PrEP, The Joint Commission, California’s PrEP, MSM, Facebook, Pride Month, FDA, Twitter Locations: New York, White, Black

☆ Millionaire who retired at 35: These are the 3 'stupidest lies' I've heard about early retirement
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In 2016, after years of climbing the corporate ladder, living frugally and investing the excess cash he saved, Adcock retired at age 35 with about $900,000. Since he retired, "I've heard some of the stupidest lies about early retirement from people who will never retire," Adcock wrote in a recent tweet. Here's why he says each of those three notions are myths, as long as you're strategic about your early retirement plans. "You need to know what you're retiring to, not just what you're retiring from," he says. Maybe it's true that you and your partner would get on each other's nerves if one or both of you retired early.

But in the last few years, increasing pay transparency has become a common cause for young workers, anti-discrimination advocates, and, increasingly, state legislators. But employers in states with transparency laws make up for it by imposing informal rules that prevent employees from talking about pay. If the "new norm" of salary transparency had supplanted the old taboo, then we'd expect a large majority to chafe under outdated restrictions against discussing pay. Strong support for managers in general appears to translate into strong support for managerial approaches to pay secrecy or transparency. If salary transparency is actually going to become the "new norm," it will clearly require more than our existing set of state laws.

The TV series, an action-comedy-drama combination, is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang and premieres on Disney+ streaming service on Wednesday. He changed his mind, however, after being reassured by show producer Melvin Mar and series creator, Kevin Yu, and seeing the dedication of the Asian-led cast. The TV series follows high school student Jin Wang, played by Ben Wang, who struggles with his identity as he navigates both school and home life. “American Born Chinese” draws from Chinese folklore and Chinese and Japanese animation that is based on the 6th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West.”Beyond the kung fu action story, the show focuses on the challenges of Jin understanding his Chinese and American identities, while also going through the tribulations of being a teenager. "So, you feel really impotent, really powerless,”Reporting by Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross Editing by Mary Milliken, Marguerita Choy and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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