Date archive forAugust, 2023
By News Widelink On Friday, August 25th, 2023
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Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect next week, judge rules

[ad_1] A Missouri judge ruled Friday that a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday, as scheduled. The ruling by St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer means that beginning next More...

By On Friday, August 25th, 2023
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John Niven’s gripping new memoir reveals brutal tale of sibling grief | Books | Entertainment

[ad_1] This is one of the best memoirs I have ever read. Written by novelist John Niven, it begins on the day in August 2010 when he was told that his 42-year-old brother Gary was in a coma. Gary had been admitted More...

By On Thursday, August 24th, 2023
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Frederick Forsyth was the world’s first rock star writer | Books | Entertainment

[ad_1] Frederick Forsyth and the novel that made him a star (Image: Getty) I was not long out of school and working on my third unpublished novel when The Day Of The Jackal came out in 1971. It was serialised More...

By On Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
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Frederick Forsyth’s extraordinary life and legacy as he bids farewell to column writing | Books | Entertainment

[ad_1] Frederick Forsyth gained fame with The Day of the Jackal, published in 1971 (Image: GETTY) Frederick Forsyth would tell you he got a lucky break with the blockbuster story that made him a household More...

By On Sunday, August 20th, 2023
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Peter takes lead role in reviviting latest book on canine crime | Books | Entertainment

[ad_1] He may be best known for a fictional detective haunted by the disappearance of his wife, but dognapping rather than kidnapping drives Peter James’ latest book. The best-selling author will talk about More...

By News Widelink On Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
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The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after COVID test flop

[ad_1] In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state’s public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected More...

By On Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
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Controversial book reignites debate on James Hanratty’s execution | Books | Entertainment

[ad_1] James Hanratty (Image: Handout) James Hanratty walked the few steps from his condemned cell to the gallows just across the prison landing. A hood was draped over his head, and a noose slipped around More...

By News Widelink On Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
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Railbookers Extends Flash Sale & Gift Card Incentives For 2023 Travel

[ad_1] Railbookers reports a spike in demand for travel in the latter half of 2023, with nearly 54% of all bookings in the last six weeks departing before the end of December. The More...

By News Widelink On Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Air pollution may be to blame for thousands of dementia cases each year, researchers say

[ad_1] Nearly 188,000 dementia cases in the U.S. each year may have been caused by air pollution, researchers estimate, with bad air quality from wildfires and agriculture showing the strongest links to a person’s More...

By On Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Leading children’s author ‘against’ changing classic books in woke row | UK | News

[ad_1] A top children’s author has waded into the woke book editing row that’s seen favourite kids’ stories revised to avoid offending people. Dame Jacqueline Wilson has revealed that she is “very More...