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Every time I see yet another drug commercial showing people frolicking at the park, swooning with love, or saturated with joy, with the voice-over robot reciting the medical risks, horrendous side effects, and suicide statistics, I feel sick.What are we doing to ourselves? If we really need drugs, they can be lifesavers, but the “pill for every ill” culture is destroying our health. Never have Americans been sicker or paid more to get that way.The foundation of health is stress resilience, that is, the capacity to bounce back quickly, not just in our minds, but in terms of our entire…

The NASCAR Cup Series takes on Illinois on September 7th for Enjoy Illinois 300. Here’s a look at the full entry list for this weekend’s race in Madison, IL.2025 NASCAR Illinois Entry ListRoss Chastain (#1, Trackhouse Racing)Austin Cindric (#2, Team Penske)Austin Dillon (#3, Richard Childress Racing)Noah Gragson (#4, Front Row Motorsports)Kyle Larson (#5, Hendrick Motorsports)Brad Keselowski (#6, RFK Racing)Justin Haley (#7, Spire Motorsports)Kyle Busch (#8, Richard Childress Racing)Chase Elliott (#9, Hendrick Motorsports)Ty Dillon (#10, Kaulig Racing)Denny Hamlin (#11, Joe Gibbs Racing)Ryan Blaney (#12, Team Penske)AJ Allmendinger (#16, Kaulig Racing)Chris Buescher (#17, RFK Racing)Chase Briscoe (#19, Joe Gibbs Racing)Christopher Bell (#20,…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to scrutinize the mental health risks of AI chatbots to children and will demand internal documents from major tech firms, including OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Character.AI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The agency is preparing letters to send to the companies operating popular chatbots, the report said, quoting administration officials. “Character.AI has not received a letter about the FTC study, but we welcome working with regulators and lawmakers as they begin to consider legislation for this emerging space,” the company said.FTC, OpenAI and Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for…

[SINGAPORE] Transport giant ComfortDelGro (CDG) acquired on Monday (Sep 1) all of ST Engineering Land Systems’ shares in taxi operator CityCab for a total purchase consideration of S$116.3 million. CityCab was a joint venture between CDG, which owned 53.5 per cent, and the ST Engineering unit, which held the remaining 46.5 per cent stake. CityCab has been managed by CDG since 2005 as part of the latter’s local taxi business. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the mainboard-listed company.In a bourse filing, CDG said: “Full ownership will strengthen the group’s core point-to-point business in Singapore and allow the…

Norton has expanded its small business protection options to address rising digital threats including data breaches, account takeovers, and scams. The latest changes to Norton Small Business include the introduction of new Dark Web Monitoring and Social Media Monitoring features, aimed at assisting business owners in identifying and responding to online threats more effectively. Rising threats Recent data from Gen’s Q2 Threat Report points to a notable rise in threats facing small businesses, with a 21% quarter-over-quarter increase in business-targeted data breaches and a 68% increase in attacks directed at small enterprises so far in 2025. These trends highlight the…

VENICE, Italy — VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kim Novak was worried she’d made a mistake. The 92-year-old star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” had made the long trek from Oregon to Venice, Italy, for the film festival. There she’d be receiving a lifetime achievement award and supporting the world premiere of a documentary about her life and career, “Kim Novak’s Vertigo.”But on that first day, she wasn’t feeling strong or up to the task.“I thought I could handle it, then I thought, no I can’t, I’m not physically strong enough,” Novak told The Associated Press this week. “Then I heard my…

Vaccines are essential, especially for kids. Their purpose is to help the immune system recognize viruses and bacteria before they can make you sick. According to the CDC, it takes a few weeks to develop this immunity, but it can last a lifetime. Because kids have immature immune systems, the risk of them becoming infected is very high. Vaccines are therefore used to help their bodies build immunity early on. What Happens If You Don’t Vaccinate Your Kids? Not vaccinating your child can have serious health impacts. For example, infections such as measles can cause severe complications such as pneumonia,…

UFC 317 is almost here, and fans are diving into the betting action for the big event that caps off International Fight Week.The main card features Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira, who will be battling it out for UFC’s vacant lightweight championship belt.Topuria is the former featherweight champion and Oliveira is the former lightweight titleholder.Being billed as the co-main event is the match between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France for the flyweight title.Let’s check out the odds for the main events and the undercards at BetMGM as of June 26.UFC 317C. Oliveira: +380 (bet $10 to win $48 total)I. Topuira:…

Workers from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company NIO inspect vehicles in the final quality control area on the automated production line at the companys manufacturing hub on January 17, 2025 in Hefei, China.Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe speed and scale of China’s electric vehicle revolution has caught the world by surprise, and analysts say this trend shows no sign of slowing down.Tesla CEO Elon Musk was among those who underestimated the potential of China’s EV manufacturers.In 2011, Musk dismissed BYD by laughing at their products during a Bloomberg interview. “Have you seen their car?” Musk said.…

[SINGAPORE] The data centre sector is making an “outsized” contribution to Singapore’s economy and has created several thousand jobs directly linked to this sector – and with above-average wages, said a paper by the Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association (APDCA).The paper, citing a 2023 study commissioned by Amazon Web Services, said that data centres add more than S$2 billion annually to Singapore’s economy – nearly half the size of the total retail sector and larger than the entire hospitality sector.The report said that 25,000 jobs are linked to the physical presence of data centres, with 7,000 people employed in these facilities…