DEAR ABBY: A year ago, a supposed friend of mine asked to borrow some money. Her husband had left the country so he could renew his visa to come back and work. They have kids. The wife's car was repossessed while he was gone, and she had no way to get to work. She borrowed $3,000 from me to get her car back. A few months later, she borrowed another $1,200. I was a fool to give it to her, but I was thinking of her kids.
Light sneaking into your bedroom under a closed door or from city-glow and moonlight shining around (or through) your curtains is risky business, according to a study in the European Heart Journal. Researchers looked at data from more than 11,000 folks who wore light sensors on their wrists for seven days, and then three years later had a cardiac MRI scan. Those who were exposed to just that bit of light developed thickening of the wall of their heart's left ventricle, increasing their...
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