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A new study shows people who are in the habit of climbing stairs are less likely to die from heart disease compared to those who don't. Stair climbers also had a slight boost in longevity.
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Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/AFP via GettyThe aid group said the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire and that it has almost 8 million meals ready to distribute. The group halted efforts after Israeli strikes killed seven workers. -
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Columbia University this past week amid protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson met with Jewish students who expressed concerns for their safety.
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Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions. -
Hamas has released a video showing two captives, one of them an American, as part of an effort to prove that the two men are still alive. It was the second video of a U.S. citizen released this week. -
The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. -
Missouri Republicans are campaigning to make sure voters know they don't have to split their conscience on the abortion issue this November.
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New Mexico is the twelfth state to require a waiting period for gun purchases. Safety experts say waiting periods can help reduce gun related suicides, but advocates say more needs to be done.
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Former president Donald Trump's trial in New York city proceeds as the Supreme Court appears poised to give him more delay in the federal case over Jan. 6th.
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Widad Kawar, 94, started collecting Palestinian dresses when she was a child in Jerusalem and founded a museum dedicated to Palestinian embroidery. She talks about what has been lost and what endures.
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Protests against the war in Israel are sweeping campuses and show no signs of letting up. We hear from the demonstrators on what they hope to achieve and how university administrators are responding.
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On this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Marine Staff Sergeant Nick Bennett talks about his desire to be deployed to the field after running the internet cafe on base.
