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Health, Lifestyles & History

How to end a friendship

Dear Annie: I have known "Gabe" for 13 to 14 years now. We met through the website Meetup and have attended social events. He's awkward in social settings and wasn't included in groups. I felt bad for him, so I included him. At that time, I was planning on leaving town, so I thought the right ...

Watch out for this pharmacy scam

Dear Heloise; I've never written to you before, but this is important. I just received a phone call that appeared to be a local number. When I answered the phone, I heard the background noise of a call center. A man with a foreign accent said that he was calling from CVS Pharmacy and needed ...

Today in History: December 27, Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Today is Friday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2024. There are four days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 27, 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a shooting and bomb attack that killed at least 20 people in the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Also ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Dec. 27

The exploratory energy of Sagittarius figures prominently in the cosmic map of the day. When you explore, it's natural to want to touch back to what you know often. This is how you make sure you're keeping yourself and not getting lost in the new. In Capricorn Season, be like the tree, which ...

Inheritance dilemma: Fairness vs. feelings

Dear Annie: I will be inheriting a modest sum of money and want to gift some of it to my two married children. I also want to gift some money to my daughter's two young children to be used for future educational needs. My son and his wife don't have children and will likely not have any in the ...

84-year-old debates starting statins due to high cholesterol

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn't smoke, and has a BMI about 25. (I'm 6 feet, 1 inch tall, at 185 pounds.) My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL levels were 250 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL, ...