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Hillary Hanning stands behind her bar, The Little House, in New Orleans, La. She lost $10,000 after fraudsters took over her social media accounts. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption toggle caption Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom Hillary Hanning stands behind her bar, The Little House, in New Orleans, La. She lost $10,000 after fraudsters took over her social media accounts. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom Many small businesses are online now, but so are cyber criminals trying to take advantage. On today’s show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to…

Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo hide caption toggle caption Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo This summer marks Pop Culture Happy Hour’s 15th birthday. We decided to re-watch the movies we loved at 15 with fresh eyes, and of course, some of them have aged better than others. Today on the show, we revisit the movies we loved as teens — including Chicago, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, and The Hunger. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd…

Diagnostic centres were found to deliver 71 % of reports within 48 hours, as opposed to 47 % from hospitals. Report accuracy was also higher, with only 3.3 % of reports from diagnostic labs requiring corrections, compared to 4.4 % from hospitals | Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: SRINATH M A growing number of Indians are choosing diagnostic centres over hospitals for preventive health screenings, according to a new report by health-tech platform ekincare. The Diagnostics vs Hospitals: Preventive Health Report 2025 reveals that 82 % of users preferred diagnostic centres citing faster report delivery and…

ThiruvananthapuramJul 10, 2025 17:17 IST First published on: Jul 10, 2025 at 17:17 IST Share Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has yet again put himself at odds with his party, penning an article slamming former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing the Emergency. Fifty years later, Tharoor has written, the country is “more prosperous” and has “a robust democracy”. The article, titled ‘Heeding the Lessons of India’s Emergency’, was first published on the website Project Syndicate, and reproduced in the Church-backed Malayalam daily Deepika on Thursday. Talking of “unspeakable cruelty” in the name of “discipline and order”, Tharoor…

The pavement outside the St John’s Wood tube station that leads to the Lord’s gate has smartly dressed gentlemen in light suits with dazzling orange and yellow striped ties in an orderly line waiting for hours. These are members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), one of cricket’s oldest institutions, following the good old British tradition that dates back to the days of rationing during World War II. Waiting patiently for their turn is the British way, be it at the tube station, bus stop or Lord’s. There are many worthy British contenders for this title, Wimbledon being one of…

Just before the July Fourth holiday, we learned that President Donald Trump secretly claimed a power so dangerous that even King George was prohibited from using it. The claim came in a series of identical letters that Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to 10 leading tech companies on April 5 — each instructing the company to ignore Congress’s law effectively banning TikTok in the United States. The letters, released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, consist mostly of weakly argued claims about why companies do not have to stop hosting TikTok on their platforms (as the legislation…

“An Indian student pilot was killed in a mid-air crash in Manitoba province of Canada,” according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto. The Indian pilot, identified as Sreehari Sukesh, was killed when his single-engine plane collided mid-air with another similar aircraft piloted by a Canadian youth, who was also killed in the accident on Tuesday (July 8, 2025.) The Consulate General of India on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) said it was “in contact with the bereaved family, the pilot training school and local police to provide all necessary assistance. The bodies of the two student pilots were recovered…

Forex traders said the Indian rupee ended the day in the green against the U.S. dollar amid firm expectations that India and the U.S. will reach a deal soon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day higher by 4 paise at 85.69 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (July 10, 2025), supported by U.S.-India trade deal optimism, even as domestic equity markets were closed in the negative territory.Forex traders said the Indian rupee ended the day in the green against the U.S. dollar amid firm expectations that India and the U.S.…

Managing blood sugar isn’t only about what you eat; it’s also about how you move. Among the most recommended forms of physical activity for people with diabetes or prediabetes are walking and yoga. Both offer important health benefits and are widely accessible, but when it comes to regulating blood sugar levels, which edges out the other?Story continues below this ad Walking is a straightforward aerobic exercise that improves insulin sensitivity and lowers blood glucose, especially after meals. On the other hand, yoga combines movement with breathwork and relaxation techniques, which studies suggest may reduce stress-related spikes in blood sugar.  While…

Republicans made concessions for Alaska to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cast the deciding vote approving the GOP’s sweeping tax and spending bill. Do her constituents think she got a good deal? MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Senator Lisa Murkowski was the pivotal vote on President Trump’s bill to cut taxes, spend big on border security and slash Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The Alaska Republican voted for the bill only after extracting special concessions for her state. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin explores how people back home feel about that bargain.LIZ RUSKIN, BYLINE: Shortly after the…