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Weight loss drugs may delay alcohol`s effects, help people fighting addiction
15Oct By No Comments
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Weight loss drugs may delay alcohol`s effects, help people fighting addiction

Popular drugs for diabetes management and weight loss, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, could also be effective in reducing alcohol use, according to a study.  The study, led by researchers at Virginia Tech, US, showed that GLP-1 agonists slow the speed at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, also slowing down the effects on the brain. "People who drink know there`s a difference between nursing a glass of wine and downing a shot of whiskey," said Alex DiFeliceantonio, Assistant Professor at the varsity’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. A standard serving of either has 0.6 ounces of alcohol, but the shot brings a rapid increase in blood-alcohol content. It feels different because of the way the body handles alcohol over time. "Why would this matter? Faster-acting drugs have a higher a...
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TiVo Has Officially Discontinued Its DVRs
15Oct By No Comments
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TiVo Has Officially Discontinued Its DVRs

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.It's the end of an era: TiVo no longer manufactures or sells the DVRs that made the company a household name. If you still have one, the company will continue to support it, but don't go looking for one: TiVo as we know it is effectively over.TiVo didn't make a big deal about this discontinuation, however. As it happens, Luke Bouma of Cord Cutter News was the first to spot the development. Earlier this month, Bouma reported that TiVo Corporation had silently ended its DVR line, removing all references to the devices on its website. Following Bouma's reporting, TiVo's parent company, Xperi, confirmed the news. In a statement to...
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Hrithik Roshan enjoys a fun evening with the talented cast of `Storm`
15Oct By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Hrithik Roshan enjoys a fun evening with the talented cast of `Storm`

Hrithik Roshan, who will be making his debut as a producer in the OTT space with the thriller, “Storm,” enjoyed a fun evening with the talented cast of the series led by Parvathy Thiruvothu, Alaya F, Srishti Shrivastava, Rrama Sharma, and Hrithik`s ladylove Saba Azad.  Posting a couple of fun selfies with the cast and director Ajitpal Singh, Hrithik mentioned in the caption, "To new beginnings; an incredible journey ahead with the brilliant @ajitpalsview & the exceptionally talented cast of STORM - @par_vathy @alayaf @srishti.shrivastava21 @rrama.sharma @sabazad @ashishvidyarthi1 @rajitkapurofficial (sic)".           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Hrithik Roshan (@hrithikroshan) "Fun e...
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Global economy is resilient but U.S. tariffs holding it back: Champagne – National
15Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Global economy is resilient but U.S. tariffs holding it back: Champagne – National

By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2025 1:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says a new International Monetary Fund report shows that while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, trade uncertainty is holding it back. Champagne is chairing the fall meeting of the G7 finance ministers in Washington this week and attending the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, politica...
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Stellantis moves Jeep production from Brampton, Ont. to the United States
15Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Stellantis moves Jeep production from Brampton, Ont. to the United States

Automaker Stellantis has cancelled its plan to make Jeeps at its Brampton, Ont., facility, shifting production to the United States in a major blow for the local and provincial economy. Late on Tuesday evening, the union representing workers at Stellantis’ Brampton Assembly Plant said it had been informed the company was expanding its investment in the United States, seemingly at the expense of Canadian work.“Canadian auto jobs are being sacrificed on the Trump altar,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne.“Saving Brampton Assembly must now be this country’s top priority, sending a strong message to any corporation thinking they can take the same egregious actions.”Stellantis had been in the middle of retooling its Brampton plant to assemble new vehicles earlier this year. It paused th...
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Reform training programs to tackle high youth unemployment, Tories say – National
15Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Reform training programs to tackle high youth unemployment, Tories say – National

By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2025 11:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Conservative party is proposing a plan to improve the job prospects facing Canada’s young workers amidst high youth unemployment in the country. Unemployment rose to 14.7 per cent for youth aged 15 to 24 in September, hitting a 15-year high outside the pandemic years.The Conservatives pin much of the blame on what they call Canada’s broken immigration system, which they say flooded the job market and made it harder for young people to break in. ...
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D’Angelo, Grammy award-winning R&B artist, dead at 51 – National
15Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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D’Angelo, Grammy award-winning R&B artist, dead at 51 – National

Grammy award-winning R&B singer D’Angelo has died following a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer,” his family said in a statement. He was 51. “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” according to a family statement. “After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today.”“We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind,” the family statement added. “We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time but invite you all join us in mourning his passing while also cel...
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Loneliness, social isolation may raise risk of death in people with cancer
15Oct By No Comments
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Loneliness, social isolation may raise risk of death in people with cancer

Loneliness and social isolation can raise the risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, according to a study.  In a pooled data analysis of 13 studies involving over 15 lakh patients, a team of Canadian researchers led by those from the University of Toronto found that loneliness is relatively common among people with cancer. The potential impact of loneliness on death from cancer was reported for 2,142,338 patients in nine studies, and pooled data analysis showed that it was associated with an 11 per cent heightened risk of death from the disease, after adjusting for small study sizes. "These findings collectively suggest that loneliness and social isolation may influence cancer outcomes beyond traditional biological and treatment-related factor...
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Progressive Conservatives win majority government in Newfoundland and Labrador – National
15Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Progressive Conservatives win majority government in Newfoundland and Labrador – National

Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador showed they were in the mood for a big change on Tuesday by ousting the governing Liberals after ten years in power and handing a slim majority win to the Progressive Conservatives. As the final ballots were counted at the conclusion of the autumn election campaign, Tony Wakeham’s Tories edged into a small lead after a white-knuckle, see-saw battle, and then steadily pulled ahead of Premier John Hogan’s Liberals.In his victory speech, Wakeham took aim at pundits who had predicted another Liberal win. “I’ve spent over 30 years of my life coaching basketball, and you learn that no stat is less important than the score at halftime,” he said.“It was only a couple of months ago that a whole lot of people were looking at the halftime score and thinking that th...
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Microsoft’s October ‘Patch Tuesday’ Update Fixes Over 170 Flaws
15Oct By No Comments
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Microsoft’s October ‘Patch Tuesday’ Update Fixes Over 170 Flaws

Dd you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.On the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft issues a major security update for Windows users, known as "Patch Tuesday." Some patches are larger than others; it all depends on how many vulnerabilities researchers discovered over the past month. October's Patch Tuesday update, however, is quite large.As reported by Bleeping Computer, this latest Patch Tuesday update fixes over 170 security flaws with Windows. That includes 80 elevation of privilege vulnerabilities, 31 remote code execution vulnerabilities, 28 information disclosure vulnerabilities, 11 security feature bypass vulnerabilities, 11 denial of service vulnerabilitie...
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