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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy used to talk about loneliness as a public health crisis. Now he says it’s an epidemic that urgently needs our attention. The World Health Organization agrees with him. Now as co-chair of its newly appointed Commission on Social Connections, Dr. Murthy has an even bigger platform from which to advocate for change, encouraging us to …

Henderson Silver Knights fans were encouraged to bring stuffed animals to toss onto the ice after the team scored their first goal. #teddybear #hockey #charity source

Republicans will caucus to choose their candidate in Iowa on January 15th. Here’s what to know about how they work and how they are important. Read more: Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric makes many likely Iowa Republicans more likely to back him http://tinyurl.com/2sjmfyxu #Iowa #Politics #Election source

Passengers aboard MS Otto Sverdrup cruise ship experienced massive rogue waves that rocked their ship. #Cruise #Europe #ExtremeWeather source

Boston’s mayor apologized to two Black men wrongfully accused of murder in 1989, as well as the city’s Black community for the harassment afterward. Read more: A racist accusation, a botched investigation. Then, decades later, an apology in Boston. https://bit.ly/4atAH1E #Boston #CharlesStuart #MichelleWu source

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner toured Kfar Aza, a kibbutz attacked by Hamas in the early stages of the war. #Israel #IvankaTrump #Hamas source

Candidates from the likes of Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump will land in Iowa to vie for voter attention this year. #Politics #Iowa #PresidentialElection source

The Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on Donald Trump’s immunity claim – for now. Two paramedics have been found guilty in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death. USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin breaks down the fight to again avoid a government shutdown. President Joe Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes looks at …

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that result when larger pieces are broken down. And they are everywhere. They’re in our oceans and mountains; they’re in our food; they’re in our blood. And now, according to a new study published last month, they’ve even been found in clouds. What’s the impact of these ubiquitous materials on our health and on …

Andre Parker, also known as “Santa Andre” in the city of Atlanta, is back for another holiday season, showing children the joys of Black Santa. #Atlanta #Santa #Christmas source

A powerful storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people also brought heavy floods to the Northeast. #storm #flooding #winter source

A sheriff’s deputy in Oklahoma sprinted into action to pull an injured woman to safety after her car caught fire from a crash. #rescue #sheriff #car source

The Denver Zoo enlisted a retired TV host Maury Povich to help announce the paternity of a four-month-old Sumatran orangutan. #zoo #MauryPovich #orangutan source

Thousands of snow geese take flight and nearly turn the blue sky white, all while honking during their semi-annual migration. #geese #birds #migration source

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, was remembered as a both pragmatic jurist and a mother. #SupremeCourt #JoeBiden #funeral source