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Meet the Sisters Who Turned Their Family’s Business Into a Social Media Sensation

Culture, Exclusive / 3 min. read

Two savvy sisters have used their social media prowess to turn their family’s dress store into a viral sensation. Gipsy Rodriguez, 25, and her younger sister Gelssy, 23, grew up in and around their parents’ brick-and-mortar clothing store, Moda 2000 — at one point even living in it when times were tough financially. These days, though, […]

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Your Guide to the 2022 National Dog Show: What to Expect and How to Watch

Culture / 3 min. read

Like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and pumpkin pie, the National Dog Show is an American holiday tradition. More than 2,000 of the top American Kennel Club (AKC) sanctioned dogs will compete this year in the most widely viewed dog show in the United States, which takes place on November 19 and 20 at the

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"Best in Group" dogs wait backstage before competing for the "Best in Show" award that a Bulldog named "Thor" won at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on November 16, 2019 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Featuring over 2,000 dog entrants across 200 breeds, the National Dog Show, now it its 18th year, is televised on NBC directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and has a viewership of 20 million.

Meet the Talented 12-Year-Old Who Sells His Paintings for Charity — and Has Donated More Than $16,000

Exclusive, Humanity / 3 min. read

Arsh Pal believes in the importance of making the world a more beautiful place: The talented 12-year-old not only paints prolifically, but he also sells his artwork and donates the proceeds. And so far, he’s raised over $16,000 for charities.  It all started when his parents, Divya and Sanjeev Pal, bought him an acrylic paint

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Arsh Pal stands smiling in a blue jacket with arms crossed in front of the paintings he sells for charity

Rats Bop Along to the Beat of Music Just Like Humans Do, Study Says

Culture, Environment / 3 min. read

If you’ve ever found yourself swaying your hips to a supermarket soundtrack, you understand the power music has to, literally, move us. Now, first-of-its-kind research suggests that humans aren’t the only ones who get “into the groove.” In a new study out of The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), scientists found that rats, like humans, just

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Got Allergies? Researchers Identify When Pollen Counts Are Lowest During the Day

Health / 3 min. read

Good news for allergy sufferers: Researchers have issued more guidance on how to avoid high levels of pollen. A recent study presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting found that pollen in the air is typically at its lowest between 4 a.m. and noon. Pollen is produced by

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Electric Pulses Delivered to Spinal Nerves Are Helping Paralyzed People Walk Again: Here’s Why

Health / 3 min. read

In 2018, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, neuroscientist Dr. Grégoire Courtine conducted a medical trial in which three paralyzed people — all of whom suffered from severe or complete motor paralysis and had minimal sensation in their legs — were treated with a technique known as epidural electrical stimulation (EES)

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How Old Spanish Vines May Bring New Hope to the Wine Industry in the Face of Climate Change

Environment / 3 min. read

Winemaking has been around for a long time — at least 8,000 years, give or take, according to archeological evidence. As with most crop-reliant industries, climate change is starting to impact wine production due to extreme weather and rising temperatures. Increased heat has been causing grapes to mature faster, resulting in higher alcohol content and

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Mindfulness Meditation Is Equally Effective as Medication in Treating Anxiety: Study

Health / 3 min. read

Over 40 million adults in the United States struggle with anxiety. Both medication and meditation practices, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), have previously proved helpful for alleviating symptoms. But in a new study out of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers compared the two treatments directly for the first time — and found them to

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