Meet The Child Preachers of Brazil — Who Some Think Heal the Sick
Alani Santos, 11, croons into a microphone at her father’s church in a small city outside of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
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Taylor Swift Donates Large Sum to Firefighter Who Rescued Family From Car Crash
The two people who were badly injured in the accident were not just ordinary citizens—they were his wife and his 7-year-old son.
20 Times Dogs Made the Best Workout Buddies
Working out solo is fine and all, but isn’t it just so much better to exercise with a pal — especially a furry pal? We rounded up some of our favorite photos from Instagram of people working out with their four-legged friends. They’ll inspire you to hit the trails (or the track, or the pool!) with your dog in tow
Oregon 1st State to Cover 12 Months of Birth Control at a Time
The state has enacted a first-of-its-kind insurance law.
3 Easy Ways to Prevent ‘Long Butt’
Our bottoms, alas, are oft-neglected, resulting in a dreaded condition known as “long butt”. Here’s how to turn it all around.
Evil Genius: New Alcohol Calculator Shares Calorie Count of Your Booze Binge
See the caloric equivalent of your weekend booze binge (or daily glass of wine), plus how long you’ll have to run to burn it off.
Proposed Obamacare 2016 premiums rise 5.8 percent in seven states, D.C.: study
Proposed rates for health insurance premiums on “silver” plans to be sold on the Obamacare exchanges are up 5.8 percent from 2015 on average, according to a study of seven states and the District of Columbia by researchers at Avalere Health. It found a range from a decrease of 5.3 percent in Michigan to a 12 percent increase in Oregon. The analysis follows the U.S. government’s recent release of rate
Tears as Greek state TV returns to air after austerity shutdown
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – Employees at Greece’s state television ERT hugged each other and cried on Thursday as the channel aired its first broadcast in two years, after it was shut down under one of the previous government’s most drastic austerity measures. Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is racing to reach a cash-for-reforms deal with the European Union and IMF, had called ERT’s closure “a great wound”
Cesarean birth may raise baby’s risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While cesarean deliveries are often necessary to save lives and prevent injuries, being born by C-section may also leave babies vulnerable to chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes and obesity, a new analysis suggests. Much of the research included in the study cannot prove these surgical deliveries cause medical issues later in life. “It’s a discussion that’s important to have in view of
Drugs, divorce and despair: Somalia's forgotten male war victims
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men in war-torn Somalia suffer high rates of drug addiction, divorce and mental illness, researchers said, urging donors to do more to support men and strengthen families. “Men find themselves dispensable, with no meaningful role and no stake in the future,” said the World Bank-funded study, based on interviews with 400 men and 90 women living in Somalia and neighboring Kenya. “Men