(AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region's most ubiquitous charity to set up an emergency response center.
(AP) – Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the Vatican released a statement on July 14, 2024, condemning the violence. The attack, it said, 'wounds people and democracy, causing suffering and death.'
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CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
In 1944, Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt orchestrated by several senior-level German military officials.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend recently told me that she thinks we shouldn’t be friends anymore because I am so closed off. This has hurt me because I value our friendship, but I also understand where she is coming from. I am naturally introverted, and I tend to keep my thoughts and feelings to myself. It’s not that I don’t care about her or our friendship; it’s just that expressing myself openly is challenging for me. I often find social interactions draining, and I need a lot of alone time to recharge. This can make me appear distant or uninterested, but that’s not the case at all.
Dear Doctors: I would like to know about cortisol and what it does in the body. I keep hearing that if you’re under a lot of stress, which I have been lately, your cortisol levels can go too high. What are the symptoms? How do you know if your cortisol level is OK?
Milwaukee – Former President Donald Trump once privately told associates that the problem he faced selecting a running mate was that the field of potential partners did not include a no-brainer – a candidate whose appeal was so strong, so obvious and so broad that he or she would have been a consensus pick that Trump could make without agonizing deliberations.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Six months ago, my grandmother passed away and left me a significant inheritance.
• You’re having a picnic or spending time outdoors and want to pour your excess soda, lemonade or sweetened iced tea onto the ground, or by a plant to give it a little extra treat. What’s the harm, right? Actually, you’re creating a lot of harm. Plants don’t metabolize sugar like humans do – the sugar blocks their ability to absorb water.