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Busting 5 Common Myths About Intermittent Fasting

Busting 5 Common Myths About Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting is a popular diet trend, but there are still quite a few myths floating around about the practice; we set out to set folks straight. iStock/DashMed Intermittent fasting is getting a lot of press of late, but some folks are still worried about whether this diet fad is healthy, useful, or even safe. To assuage your fears, New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Mark Hyman, Director of the Cleveland Clinic for Functional Medicine, and Max Lugavere, health journalist, are busting five…

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5 Fantastic New Cookbooks to Check Out for Fall (Comfort Food, Plant-Based Cooking, and More!)

5 Fantastic New Cookbooks iStock/koldunova Looking for inspiration in your fall kitchen? Then we’ve got just the thing. These five new cookbooks are filled with healthful, delicious recipes perfect for cooler weather. Whether you’re in the mood for plant-based recipes, sustainable seafood, or classic comfort food, we’ve got the book for you. 1. “Souping is the New Juicing,” by Cherie Calbom There’s maybe nothing that says fall more loudly than soup. “Souping is the New Juicing” is the newest book from best-selling author and nutrition authority Cherie Calbom, M.S., featuring a host…

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Stepsister, Yes; Grandma, No: U.S. Sets Guidelines for Revised Travel Ban

  The meaning of “bona fide relationship” was not precisely explained, and the phrase has created much uncertainty for migrants and others seeking to travel to the United States from the six countries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — singled out in President Trump’s revised travel ban, issued in March. (An earlier version of the ban included Iraq.) Continue reading the main story The Trump administration has now made the definition explicit. According to a diplomatic cable obtained by The New York Times, “close family” is “defined…

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Daily Report: Twitter Makes the News a Little Dumber

  Photo Twitter is where political messaging and disinformation get digested, packaged and picked up for distribution to cable, Facebook and the rest of the world. Credit Ali Asaei If there is one thing to know about Farhad Manjoo, the technology columnist for The New York Times, it is that he uses Twitter. A lot. So if anyone would know a thing or two about what appears on Twitter, it would be Farhad. Photo Now Farhad has come to a conclusion: Twitter is making the news dumber. “The service is…

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Tech Roundup: A Busy Week to Come

  Photo Visitors got a look at the new Samsung smartphones at an event in Moscow last week. Credit Maxim Malinovsky/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It’s shaping up to be a busy week in tech. After something of a lull — there were not many new revelations about Uber and no giant breakthrough in artificial intelligence last week — there is a lot of activity on the horizon. That includes quarterly earnings reports from tech companies such as IBM, Qualcomm and Yahoo this week. Facebook is also holding its annual…

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Uber Suspends Tests of Self-Driving Vehicles After Arizona Crash

Photo Uber’s modified Ford Fusion sedans in Pittsburgh last year. Credit Jeff Swensen for The New York Times Uber Suspends Tests of Self-Driving Vehicles Uber said on Saturday that it was suspending the testing of its self-driving vehicles, a day after one of the vehicles was involved in a collision in Tempe, Ariz. The Uber vehicle, which was in self-driving mode, was not at fault in the accident, according to Josie Montenegro, a Tempe Police Department spokeswoman. Uber’s Volvo XC90 sport utility vehicle was hit when another driver failed to…

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