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WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) – Here are some notable health news stories today. Male cancer deaths Cancer cases and deaths among men are expected to nearly double by 2050, with older people and those living in developing countries likely to bear the brunt of this increase, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer. Researchers say men are at higher risk of cancer because they are less likely to avoid risk factors or get screened than women. Kids eat free Free school meal programs reduce obesity and suspension rates. Researchers at Texas A&M University analyzed six studies that involved…
Advertisers love to talk about AI, but they face a big problem: Consumers are skeptical of the technology and resist being bombarded with AI messaging.The problem was on full display at the Olympics, when Google suffered a major advertising blunder for its Gemini AI tool. The “Dear Sydney” ad, which featured a father using AI to help his daughter write a letter to her idol athlete, drew widespread backlash and led Google to pull it. Google said in a statement that it had sought to show AI's ability to enhance human creativity, rather than replace it, but critics slammed it…
Stewart Investors, the Edinburgh-based active long-only equity specialist, has expanded its access to sustainability strategies in Asia Pacific and Japan with a new EU-based variable capital company (VCC) fund. The strategy seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of 30 to 60 sustainably managed companies across the Asia Pacific region, including Japan. Managed by Doug Ledingham, the strategy focuses on investing in high-quality companies with diversified cash flows that have the potential to grow in value over the long term. Investing directly in Japan allows investors to invest in high quality Japanese companies at a much…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced this week that average U.S. diesel fuel prices have fallen significantly compared to the previous two weeks, providing good news for fleets and drivers. As of Aug. 12, the national diesel fuel price average fell 5 cents to $3.704 per gallon, 67 cents lower than the same time last year. The decline was reflected at varying levels across the country, with diesel prices dropping from less than 1 cent to nearly 6 cents depending on the region. The Rocky Mountain region saw the smallest decline in diesel prices, dropping less than a cent to…
Milwaukee Film Special: “Barbenheimer” and more Milwaukee Film's Christopher Pollard brings you the week's biggest stories on 12 News This Morning. Last updated: August 13, 2024, 7:15 AM CST Mallory: Introducing the new movie. Jeron: Christopher Milwaukee Film and the movie podcast Cinebuds are here with What to W live. Lindsay: First of all, we've been talking about this all summer. Christopher: That's right. It's been a year since Barbie and Oppenheimer, the couple that was the talk of the theater and won award after award. Barbie is back. Last year, they starred together as a couple, and no one…
The Irish Times Group has acquired the remaining stake in luxury and lifestyle publisher Gloss Publications, which publishes The Gloss magazine, in which it has held a 50% stake since 2006.The acquisition of the shares held by Gloss Publications co-founders Jane and Sarah McDonnell is part of a strategic move by the Irish Times Group to expand its media and digital offering, following its acquisition of leading death notice website RIP.ie earlier this year.Launched in 2006, Gloss is a large-format glossy print publication published in partnership with The Irish Times on the first Thursday of every month and features articles…
Top Line Following comments about former President Donald Trump's voice during an interview with Elon Musk on X on Monday (when some users on the platform claimed Trump was slurring his speech), X's AI-powered chatbot, “Grok,” briefly made the unsubstantiated claim that the former president had lost his “false teeth.” X's Grok chatbot spread an unsubstantiated claim that Trump wears dentures, but the post was removed by X.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts During Trump's discussion with Musk in Space, the word “slurring” trended on X, with some users, including Vice President Kamala Harris' official campaign account, suggesting that…
TEHRAN – Iranian knowledge-based companies showcased their capabilities during the 6th Technology Investment Conference (TIM) of the D-8 Technology Transfer and Exchange Network (D-8 TTEN) held in Malaysia.According to IRIB, they also actively participated in technical conferences in the field of innovation and technology. The D-8 includes major Muslim developing countries such as Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. Key areas of cooperation among member states include finance, banking, rural development, science and technology, humanitarian development, agriculture, energy, environment and health. The 6th TIM Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12-13 August, in conjunction with…
In July, protesters took to the streets of Palma, Mallorca's capital, holding signs with slogans such as “No to mass tourism” and “Tourism, but not like this”.Local resident Jaume Fuster, 27, who was not in attendance, echoed the message: “This should be a wake-up call to politicians to enact laws to address overcrowding and improve the quality of life for residents,” the hotel employee said.Fuster added that the island's housing crisis is out of control. Like many of his friends, he lives with his parents. “It's impossible for us to survive independently on our salary,” said Fuster, who works only…
Nesmith said he flew into Greece on Sunday, when the wildfire first broke out in the village of Varnavas, about 20 miles north of Athens. “When I flew in to the airport I was shocked at how much smoke there was,” she said.At least one person has died since the fire began — a woman's body was found inside a building in the town of Brilisia further south on Monday, Reuters reported — while others were being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.So far the fires have prompted several towns northeast of Athens to order evacuations and convert hotels into…