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May 02 2026HEALTH

Smarter Skincare and Wellness Tools to Use at Home

People now have small, portable devices that bring professional-level skin and body care into their homes. These gadgets use light, gentle electric currents, and heat to target issues like hair loss, wrinkles, stiff joints, and unwanted hair. Each device works in short sessions—often just 10 minutes

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May 01 2026BUSINESS

Small Shops in Trouble While Streets Are Rebuilt

The new design of Connecticut Avenue is meant to make the area safer and easier for walkers, but many little stores in Dupont Circle are feeling the pinch. The $37 million plan, run by the District Department of Transportation, has turned parts of the street into a maze of construction zones and clo

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May 01 2026POLITICS

New rules proposed after deadly nursing home blast to help protect patients and first responders

A deadly explosion at a Bristol nursing home last December left three people dead and twenty injured. Rescue workers later admitted they weren‘t even sure they had evacuated everyone safely. The fire chief explained that teams kept searching long after they thought they were done just to be absolute

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May 01 2026BUSINESS

When restaurants clean up their act: One bakery shines while another struggles

A local Vietnamese eatery recently learned the hard way that food safety isn’t optional. House of Saigon faced 14 violations during a routine health check, including an employee handling trash before touching clean dishes without washing up. Moldy leftover lemon slices were found in a staff fridge,

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May 01 2026BUSINESS

Good Day Farm faces lawsuit over business practices in Missouri

A Missouri cannabis company is fighting back after two wholesalers sued them, claiming unfair competition. The lawsuit says Good Day Farm runs a network of 61 dispensaries under different names like CODES and Greenlight. These stores pay fees to operate under Good Day Farm’s management, which the pl

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May 01 2026HEALTH

Yoga and meth addiction: a different kind of recovery experiment

Scientists wondered if something as simple as yoga could help people break free from methamphetamine. The drug doesn’t just affect the brain—it weakens the body’s ability to recover, makes users feel on edge all the time, and traps them in cycles of wanting more. Most treatments use medicine or talk

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May 01 2026CRIME

A Ugandan man gets death penalty for attacking nursery kids

A Ugandan court recently handed down a death sentence to a 39-year-old man for stabbing four toddlers to death at a nursery school in Kampala. The shocking incident happened on April 2, when the attacker entered the school and targeted children aged two and three. Police reported that a guard stoppe

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Apr 30 2026POLITICS

Airbnb and Anysphere Face U. S. Probe Over Chinese AI Use

House Republicans have opened a new inquiry into how U. S. tech firms might be using AI models built in China. The investigation comes as lawmakers push to curb what they see as national‑security risks and to stay ahead in the global AI contest. Both the House Committee on Homeland Security and th

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Apr 30 2026BUSINESS

Tariff Refund System Trips Up Many Businesses Right Away

When the government opened a new online system to refund certain tariff payments, it immediately turned away thousands of businesses. Within days of the portal’s launch, about 15 percent of claims were denied. More than 75, 000 requests poured in, but only 47, 000 were accepted as valid. That leaves

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Apr 30 2026BUSINESS

Tech Giants Push Boundaries While Struggling With Basics

A ride-hailing app now lets people book hotel rooms. Uber added 700, 000 hotel listings through a partnership with Expedia, plus plans to include over a million vacation rentals later this year. The company wants to become an “everything app” where users can handle travel, food delivery, and groceri

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