Houston Chronicle

Less than 2 weeks after his mother's death, Dominic Smith delivers a historic Braves walk-off

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves designated hitter Dominic Smith's mother died less than two weeks ago. He said the team has picked him up the last few weeks, and he returned the favor Saturday night. Smith ...
Times Argus

Proposed Barre Town budget sees 6.8-cent tax rate increase, less-than-asked for library funding

BARRE TOWN — The Budget Committee has put forward a budget with less funding than those at the Aldrich Public Library sought and comes with a 6.8-cent tax rate increase that officials hope to buy down ...
Times Union

NY Regents to vote on library rules, including support for 'diverse viewpoints'

Public libraries need to set policies on how new materials are selected and how people can object, state librarian told Board of Regents In 2023, a crowd waited at the Bethlehem Public Library before ...
New Haven Register

US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) Oil is a ...
Unbox

How you can get the Galaxy S26 Ultra for less than Php 20,000

We’ve written a primer on how one can get discounts on the Galaxy S26 series, and as of writing this follow-up story, many users are flexing the insanely low prices they have to pay for their new ...
The Hour

‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

(THE CONVERSATION) Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear pointing weapons at ...
The Telegraph

‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michele Heisler, University of Michigan and Rohini J. Haar, University of California, ...
The News-Times

Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake

(THE CONVERSATION) Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with codeine, ketamine and anabolic steroids. That’s because in ...
The News-Herald

Mentor Public Library hosts program that teaches how to stress less

There maybe no such thing as a stressless life, but Mentor Public Library is hosting the next best thing — a program that teaches how to stress less. Reiki teacher and certified aromatherapist Maggie ...
The Hour

Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows

(THE CONVERSATION) Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to improvements across several key ...
The Telegraph

Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Moul Dey, South Dakota State University (THE CONVERSATION) Older adults can ...