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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: January 9, the iPhone makes its debut

Today is Thursday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2025. There are 356 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. Also on this date: In 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Jan. 9

With the moody moon change, feelings arise uninvited, and if you turn them away, they won't go; rather they'll just settle in until they get what they want. Whether your feelings hide in waiting to jump scare you, or cause a ruckus that's impossible to ignore, they'll continue in kind until ...

Navigating family jealousy without changing your lifestyle

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been very blessed. We both were able to find and keep jobs in our chosen fields and worked through the years without any layoffs, slowdowns, serious illnesses, etc. We made good middle-income wages, and we always lived within our means while saving for retirement. ...

Patient feels ignored when it comes to anesthesia concerns

DEAR DR. ROACH: Next month, I am scheduled for cataract surgery. The procedure has been approved by my cardiologist and my primary doctor. I am pretty healthy, feel like I'm doing OK, and have been told so by my medical providers. My problem is that no one seems to be listening to me. I have ...

Siri, turn on the flashlight

Dear Heloise: Thank you for all the helpful hints that you have given your readers over the years. I would like to add in my hint for walking in the dark. We have motion-sensor lights in wall plugs around our house. But with four dogs, I need more light at night sometimes, especially on my way ...

Today in History: January 8, Lyndon Johnson declares ‘war on poverty’

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2025. There are 357 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America." Also on this date: In 1790, President George ...