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High Blood Pressure – Two Good Reasons for the Screening
High blood pressure-you’ve probably heard it mentioned at the doctor’s office or on television, but did you know you could be at risk? No matter your age or background, you could be susceptible; even if you’re otherwise healthy and not be exhibiting any symptoms, you could still have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. …
NYC bomb scare: Rice cookers originally thought to be pressure cookers that sparked Fulton Street subway station evacuation in New York City deemed safe – live updates
A New York subway station was evacuated during Friday morning’s commute after two rice cookers were found inside the station in lower Manhattan. The New York Police Department’s counterterrorism bureau said on Twitter that the devices at the Fulton Street station, which were initially thought to be pressure cookers, were determined to not be explosive …
The Technology 202: Big Tech under pressure to limit spread of 8chan and other extremist content
A memorial in Dayton, Ohio (Photo by Megan JELINGER / AFP)MEGAN JELINGER/AFP/Getty Images) Ctrl + N Social media companies are facing greater pressure to limit the spread of content from 8chan and other sites known to foster violent extremism, after this weekend’s shooting in El Paso became the third this year to apparently begin with the …
What is a healthy blood pressure?
Almost half of American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension. It’s often called the “silent killer” because people often don’t have any symptoms and many don’t know they have it. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure refers to the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels, according to the American Heart Association. When …
Thousands back on Hong Kong streets to keep up pressure | News
Tens of thousands of people have again rallied in Hong Kong, in their latest effort to grow their protest movement against what they see as mainland China’s growing influence on the semiautonomous territory. Demonstrators on Sunday marched in Sha Tin, a suburban area near the border that is popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as the rallies move outwards from …
Twins manager wants players to get away before pressure gets turned up
MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins took two of three games this weekend from the Texas Rangers at Target Field and still saw their lead over the Cleveland Indians reduced to 5.5 games in the American League Central. That lead was as many as 11.5 games on June 3, but Cleveland (50-38) has gone 21-8 since then …
India pile tons on Sri Lanka to put Cricket World Cup pressure on Australia | Sport
India brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew their semi-final berth was secure. They won their last match in the qualifying process in the most dismissive manner, by seven wickets. Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul cruising in his wake, struck his fifth century of the …
Steve Hansen embraces World Cup factor: ‘We have to walk towards the pressure’
Far from banning talk of the World Cup in the All Blacks camp, Steve Hansen is embracing it. “We have to walk towards that pressure,” the coach of the back-to-back champions declares midway through his first gathering of this momentous season. Hansen has a good chunk of his initial squad of 39 for the first …
Under pressure, Biden drifts leftward on abortion, climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Joe Biden Express to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination went a bit off track this week. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop at the IBEW Local 490 in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Since …
