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I once went to a psychic named Olga who told me I was going to die when I was 84 years old and I’ve forever been traumatized. Olga was wearing her pajamas and smoking a cigarette while sitting in a big plush chair in a windowsill when I decided to pay her $15 to tell me my fortune. I’m not […]
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Phillippa Stewart took on the challenge of a lifetime when she began a three month, world-first kayaking journey down an Amazonian river. But things took a turn for the worse when she contracted a deadly, flesh-eating parasite along the way. Now, Philippa wants to raise awareness about leishmaniasis and the fact 1 billion of the world’s poorest people are at […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 16 Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 16 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com When Eddy Newton was 3 years old, he developed a red blotch on his face. Then a lump under his right eye. His mother shuffled him from doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital until a biopsy […]
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My first time having sex using CBD arousal oil was far from what I anticipated. Then again, it was my first time using CBD anything, so I guess I didn’t exactly know what to expect. Like just about all CBD products on the market, the brand I used, coupled with customer reviews, boasted about its supposed effects. Among them were […]
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After years of suicidal plans and thoughts, I’d been hoping to meet someone like you – my guardian angel. Last July, I was standing on Vauxhall Bridge planning to take my own life when you touched my arm and asked if I was OK. I said something – I can’t remember what – and you asked if I wanted to […]
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“Before you go, I need to talk to you.” My daughter Lucy’s pre-k teacher looked stern as she ushered me into the hallway. I followed her, nervous both about the conversation and the amount of time it would take: I had come to school in the middle of the day to pick Lucy up before we headed to the airport […]
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I'm just going to level with you: I actually really like my skin. I've never really had to deal with acne breakouts (you know, aside from the occasional hormonal pimple on my jawline), and I look forward to my freckles (er, dark spots?) after being out in the sun—on the rare occasion that I'm actually out in the sun for […]
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Until recently I was a terrible bigot: a porridge-bigot. Also known as an oatmealophobe. Also known as a rabid gruel-bashing anti-Uncle-Tobyite. Porridge: What’s not to like? Porridge had always been an abomination to me: mum used to make me eat the stuff when I was a kid and I found the flavour tasteless and the texture vomitous, and it looked […]
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My daughter went to sleepaway camp for six summers. The first year, she was somewhat homesick, but over time, camp became her happy place — away from homework, tests and the frenzied schedule of school-year activities. At camp, she felt carefree. She acted goofy, dressed in costumes and sang songs unapologetically off-key, all without fear of judgement or concern about […]
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On the day of my annual physical, I wasn’t worried about my heart: At 63, I was a non-smoker with a BMI of 20 who got (mostly) regular exercise and took no daily medication. A blood test the week prior had shown my total cholesterol was 187, with a good HDL/LDL ratio and low triglycerides. The report included this reassuring notation: “lower relative cardiovascular risk […]
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