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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

Heart Attack and Depression: A Two-Way Street?

Studies show that heart attacks and depression don't just happen separately. They often appear together, and each can make the other worse. Researchers dug into past studies to see how these two health issues are connected. What they found wasn't just a one-way road. Instead, it's more like a two-wa

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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

Keeping muscles strong as you age isn’t complicated

Muscles naturally weaken with time, but the decline speeds up after 30 and jumps sharply after 60. This process, called sarcopenia, doesn’t just make movement harder—it can steal independence. Research shows two simple habits make a huge difference: how much protein you eat and how active you stay.

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Apr 13 2026WEATHER

North Texas Weather Check: Rain Across the Region, Storm Risk Later

Sunday started quietly in Dallas, but weather patterns kept changing as heavier rain soaked western counties while the city stayed dry in the early hours. By late morning, storms had moved inland from the west, soaking rural towns like Bowie and adding an inch or more to rainfall totals in areas lik

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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

How gene tests and old-school scores team up to guess prostate cancer’s next move

Doctors have two common tools to guess if prostate cancer will come back after surgery. One tool, CAPRA, looks at PSA numbers, how fast the cancer is growing, and whether it has spread. The other, called CAPRA-S, does the same but after the tumor is removed. Both tools are handy, but they ignore the

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Apr 13 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A Quick, Fun Crime Show That’s Easy to Watch in One Go

A new Netflix show from 2024 is getting attention for being short, funny, and packed with mystery. The series follows three podcasters who visit a small Irish town called Bodkin to dig into a cold case. The town hides secrets, and the trio—an eager American, a sharp journalist, and a curious researc

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Apr 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

Rare‑Earth Tensions: How China’s Moves Shake U. S. Tech Power

China tightened rules on key minerals like gallium, germanium and neodymium in 2025‑26, saying it needed to guard national security. The U. S. and the EU reacted by bolstering stockpiles, speeding up domestic projects, and seeking new suppliers. Prices jumped, but many saw the shock as short‑term.

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Apr 12 2026SCIENCE

Quorum Breakers: New Molecule Helps Antibiotics Fight Tough Bacteria

A common hospital bug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often ignores many drugs and sticks together in protective layers called biofilms. Researchers made a new type of chemical that stops the bacteria from talking to each other, a process known as quorum sensing. This “talk‑stopper” is based on N‑acyl homo

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Apr 12 2026POLITICS

Virginia Governor Faces Legal Threat Over Gun Bills

The Department of Justice has warned Virginia’s governor that it will sue if she signs new gun‑control laws. A letter from the Civil Rights Division says any bill that limits law‑abiding citizens’ right to own firearms could trigger a lawsuit. The letter cites an executive order from the Trump

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Apr 12 2026CRIME

Seniors Face a 70% Rise in Identity Theft Losses

The FBI’s newest report on internet crime shows a sharp climb in identity theft affecting people over 60. In 2025, more than five thousand complaints were filed by this age group, with losses totaling nearly fifty million dollars—an increase of about seventy percent from the previous year. Older

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Apr 12 2026CRIME

Unexpected Link Between a Killer and an Actress

A summer morning in July 2023, a routine drive to art school turned into a shock when a friend called with startling news: the man who had been linked to dozens of murders along Long Island’s Atlantic coast had finally been arrested. The killer, known as Rex Heuermann, was identified and taken into

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