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Suzanne Somers had long battle with breast cancer before death Suzanne Somers had long battle with breast cancer before death 02:18 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Suzanne Somers died Sunday in California, one day before her birthday after a long battle with breast cancer. Somers wrote a number of health and wellness books and she was very
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Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 million Americans covered by Medicare, the federal health program for older people and some people with disabilities. From October 15 to
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Do you ever notice a change in our ability to focus? The most popular app, TikTok, consists of endless short videos. Even newspaper articles are becoming briefer and include estimated reading times. The average duration of a shot in a film is now less than five seconds. Nowadays, it is common for young people to
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Be mindful! Our ability to focus is decreasing – CBS News. Watch CBS News Is it true that people’s attention spans are decreasing? Are you finding yourself easily distracted by trying to do multiple tasks at once? David Pogue, a correspondent, attempts to find answers by speaking with researcher Gloria Mark, who wrote “Attention Span,”
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Breathtaking “ring of fire” eclipse seen across the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands of sky gazers from Oregon to Texas looked to the skies Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of the rare partial solar eclipse named the “ring of fire” because the moon doesn’t quite cover the sun. Omar Villafranca has
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“Ring of fire” eclipse seen across the U.S. Breathtaking “ring of fire” eclipse seen across the U.S. 02:13 A rare solar eclipse — known as a “ring of fire”— crossed a swath of the United States on Saturday. Eclipse-watchers have been preparing for the dazzling event for weeks, since this is the last annular solar eclipse that
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How one child inspired a possible medical breakthrough – CBS News Watch CBS News Jordan Lang was born with an incredibly rare genetic mutation — so rare that she was the first ever to be diagnosed with it. Thanks to the work of her parents and five other families whose children have the same condition,
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Researchers work to increase the lifespan of pets – CBS News Watch CBS News Scientific research being conducted to extend the lifespans of animals could do more than just keep beloved pets alive longer: It could even help humans. The Dog Aging Project is a wide-ranging study involving more than 46,000 dogs and seeing the
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DVDs and Blu-rays are rapidly becoming obsolete, much like videotapes. COME On Friday, Best Buy informed CBS MoneyWatch that it will be arriving. Stop selling physical copies of movies. Beginning in 2024, the products will be sold both in physical stores and on the internet; however, the discs will still be purchasable during the holiday
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A Dollar General worker in Georgia was allegedly fired “immediately” after telling her store manager of her pregnancy, according to a lawsuit filed against the discount chain by the federal government. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based retailer will pay $42,500 to settle the suit filed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week. The Dollar General
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