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Health, Lifestyles & History

Horoscopes by Holiday for Nov. 1

The Scorpio new moon is a most fitting omen on All Saints' Day, closely linked to Hallowmas and Dia de los Muertos, where families celebrate their deceased loved ones. These festivals of honor have been celebrated for well over 1,000 years, evolving in practice but retaining a central role of ...

Long-distance doubts

Dear Annie: I met a woman, "Alice," on a dating site. We have been emailing each other for 27 months. We have never met; she lives in Seattle, and I live outside of Atlanta. We are both 70 years old. I don't quite understand our relationship. We seem to get along really well, and she has my ...

Active, healthy woman finds it next to impossible to lose weight

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weigh 200 pounds, and have found it next to impossible to lose weight, even though I'm active. I swim, walk, or do yoga almost every day. I avoid most processed foods and stick to organic vegetables and pasture-raised eggs and meat. My doctor put me ...

Framing postcards for decoration

Dear Heloise: I went through my mother's hope chest after she passed away and found several postcards written by my dad while he was stationed in the Pacific during World War II. They were engaged back then and got married a year after he returned to Louisiana. The postcards were in good shape, ...

Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated

Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2024. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today in history: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India's Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was assassinated by two of her own security guards. Also on this date: In 1864, ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Oct. 31

Mercury and Neptune rule this Samhain with a dreamy trine of shadow, fog and other illusions. The tricks will be skillful, the treats divine as the Scorpio moon plays mysterious disappearing games on the night before the new moon, singing: "Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices ...