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By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. Related Articles Health | USDA documented insects and slime at Boar’s Head plants, records show Health | Broward Health adding medical specialists and highrise office buildings Health | Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant.

By Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio, KFF Health News In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising “free” cellphones, J. R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a reporter how he tries to avoid overdosing when he smokes crack cocaine. KFF Health News is identifying him by his initials because he fears being arrested for using illegal drugs. It had been several hours since his last hit, and the chatty, middle-aged man’s hands moved quickly.

By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends his term with a gulf between his policy record and his public reputation. The Democrat spent so much of his time addressing long-term priorities that many voters felt he did not adequately deal with more immediate problems like high inflation that peaked in 2022 and illegal crossings at the U.

By Karen Bennett, Bankrate.com (TNS) Navigating the world of personal finance is daunting for anyone, but it’s a particularly pressing concern for members of Generation Z as they begin their careers and become financially independent. Adult Gen Zers, aged between 18 and 27, are grappling with new financial challenges at a time of expensive college costs, a competitive job market and sticky inflation, which reached a 40-year-high in 2022 and remains elevated on items such as food and shelter. The effects of these financial concerns seep into Gen Z’s well-being, too.

With the Miami Heat’s seven-game unpaid suspension of forward Jimmy Butler scheduled to be completed with Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto. Com Arena, it is what follows the next day that could determine what comes next in the ongoing saga. That is when Heat owner Micky Arison is expected to meet with Butler ahead of Butler’s scheduled return Friday night against the Denver Nuggets at Kaseya Center. According to multiple NBA sources familiar with the process, Arison is not in favor of allowing Butler to remain away from the team while continuing to collect on a contract that pays $48.8 million this season. Less clear is the approach coach Erik Spoelstra would take with a reinstated Butler, whose suspension has been without pay.

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U. S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app. TikTok, which has been a cultural phenomenon, could be banned on Jan.