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According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the Green Mountain State is not only one of two states in the Union that didn’t have a coronavirus-related fatality in the past week, CNN reports, but it hasn’t seen a death caused by the virus since June 18. The only other state in the country that can claim a remotely similar success streak is Alaska, though it’s only been without a reported coronavirus death since July 7, CNN notes....

While many risk factors can make you more likely to develop dementia, one in particular raises your dementia risk by roughly 50 percent, studies suggest. Read on to learn which one thing makes your chances of developing dementia soar according to recent studies, and what simple steps you can take to slash your risk. READ THIS NEXT: Taking These Medications for Even a Short Time Spikes Your Dementia Risk. Every year, roughly 1....

READ THIS NEXT: The TSA Just Made This Major Change to Airport Security. The TSA has made a number of recent changes, including the introduction of new technology. In June, the agency said it was rolling out new equipment, known as credential authentication technology (CAT) scanners, at certain U.S. airports. The innovative technology uses a personal ID to match each traveler to their flight information, eliminating the need to show boarding passes to TSA agents when going through security and making the overall process simpler, Conde Nast Traveler reported....

RELATED: The CDC Just Banned You From Bringing This on Flights. If you’re looking to have a drink on your next flight, you just might be in luck. United Airlines will start selling miniature bottles of hard liquor again on its flights, starting Nov. 15, USA Today reported. According to the news outlet, this in-flight alcohol service will be offered in economy class on flights in domestic, Canada, and Latin markets that are at least 301 miles long....

The discovery comes from a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry on March 2, in which 1,043 students at King’s College London between the ages of 18 and 30 responded to scientific questionnaires about their smartphone usage and sleep quality, CNN reports. Results showed that 39 percent of respondents could be classified as “addicted” to their phones and that those who had reported longer hours of phone usage were also more likely to report poor sleep quality....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Making These Major Changes to Your Deliveries, Starting Jan. 22. Not every post office in the country is directly run by the USPS. Instead, some of these facilities are owned by outside suppliers as Contract Postal Units (CPUs) through contracts with the Postal Service. “These units provide full service retail products and services to postal customers at USPS prices,” the agency explains. “They are housed within a supplier facility and are operated and managed by supplier employees....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Getting Rid of This Service, Starting in January. When the USPS isn’t able to run operations normally, it notifies those impacted through its Service Alerts website. With this tool, “residential customers and small businesses can find out if mail is being delivered, or if their post offices are open,” according to the Postal Service. Based on the agency’s latest update, several facilities are facing new service disruptions....

The Postal Service has tried to combat some of these larger issues by making a number of changes to its service, from hiking prices up to slowing delivery times—and even President Joe Biden has tried lending a hand by passing the Postal Service Reform Act in April, which is set to provide $50 billion in relief to the USPS over the next 10 years. Despite all this, the USPS has now had to issue a new warning on a problem that is impacting more and more customers as time goes on....

1 Big Fish, Then Bigger Fish In video shared by Twitter account The Depths Below, two sharks swim by a group of cage divers. At the start of the video, a huge-looking shark is seen swimming near the vessel. Then an even bigger shark appears, seeming to push the smaller one away with its tail. The Depths Below wrote the video shows the “size difference between a 10-foot great white and a 16-foot great white....

RELATED: If You Can’t Hear While Doing This, Your Dementia Risk Is 91 Percent Higher. In a 2018 study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in March 2018, a team of researchers from the University College London and University of Nottingham analyzed data collected from 3,932 adults older than 60 who had participated in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. The team first recorded the participants’ walking speeds on two separate occasions sometime between 2002 and 2003 and again in 2004 to 2005....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart and Dollar General Are Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers. Nowadays, you no longer have to shop at a physical location to be considered a frequent Walmart shopper. The retailer now allows customers to purchase products online for same-day pickup or delivery. In 2020, the COVID pandemic greatly increased demand for this service, and the retailer rebranded it as Walmart Online Pickup and Delivery (OPD), according to Harvest Group....

RELATED: Walmart Is Now Facing Backlash for Selling This. If you’re familiar with sneakers, you will likely recognize Vans’ distinct style. The brand is a staple for skateboarders and teenagers alike, and has been since its founding in 1966. Functional and fashionable, Vans are sought out by customers who want stylish sneakers. But when there is high demand for a product, it often spurs competition.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb This competitive spirit becomes problematic when products are too similar, which is the case with Walmart and Vans....

READ THIS NEXT: If You’re Using Any of These Milks in Your Coffee, Stop Immediately, FDA Warns. On Aug. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 bacteria could potentially be linked to Wendy’s. While the agency says that they have not established an official source, an investigation has found that most of those who have fallen ill did so after eating a sandwich from the fast food chain....

“For me, The Crown is very to true life in depicting the Diana I knew,” said one close friend of the late princess of the latest season, which was released on Netflix on Nov. 15. Even for those people who briefly met her or saw her at events, the Diana they encountered was sadly very much like her portrayal on The Crown. Read on to hear what they have to say and for more on Season 4, check out 5 Heartbreaking Ways Princess Diana Defines “The Crown’s” New Season....

This poses a particular challenge in public restrooms, where you’re likely to encounter strangers’ germs, and there are rarely any toilet lids to protect you. Thankfully, some experts say there’s reason to believe that this phenomenon might be less risky than initially thought. Amesh A. Adalja, MD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, recently told Yahoo News that while there could technically be a spread of viruses or bacteria from another person, it’s not something he would “spend a lot of time worrying about....

RELATED: The Worst Will Smith Movie of All Time, According to Critics. Karyn Parsons was cast on Fresh Prince as Hilary Banks, Will’s status-obsessed and flighty older cousin. She’d played a few small parts in TV shows and movies before the sitcom premiered in 1990, but Hilary was her first major role. Smith notes in the book, per EW, that Parsons “beat out a slew of Hollywood big hitters” who were also up for the part....

They’re the children of Melanie Brown, his biological daughter, who was living in Forth Worth, Texas, oblivious to this dark part of her family history. The reunion “was just a mixture of joy and terrifying. Being terrified and excited and just trying to understand, you know, make sense of everything,” Melissa Highsmith told KDFW-TV. Read on to find out more. 1 Babysitting Offer Leads to Abduction According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Melissa Highsmith’s biological mother, Alta Apantenco, had recently separated from the girl’s father and placed a newspaper ad seeking a babysitter....

This finding comes from a recent Irish study that observed 128 COVID positive patients who were tested at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Researchers found that more than half of these participants (52.3 percent) reported persistent fatigue, even 10 weeks after supposed recovery from infection—no matter how severe their COVID case was. But while this long-term symptom clearly can affect anyone, it was more prevalent among the women studied....

READ THIS NEXT: U.S. National Parks Are Getting Rid of This for Visitors, Starting Now. One of the best ways to experience all that Yellowstone has to offer is by driving through the park. The intricate road systems take you to and from major attractions like Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, and Mammoth Hot Springs. But in June, Yellowstone endured record-breaking floods, which led to the evacuation of 10,000 visitors and devastated several aspects of the park’s infrastructure—including its roads....

In a July 2 appearance on CNN, the county’s health commissioner, Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, DO, said that the individuals’ reluctance impeded her department’s investigation into how far coronavirus had—and could still potentially—spread due to the party, which was hosted by someone who was already showing symptoms at the time. Eight attendees of the party so far have tested positive. “There are those in the community who have been home for a number of months and they’re just really tired of it, they’re fed up, and they want to be out....