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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: December 28, U.S. Afghan war formally ends

Today is Saturday, Dec. 28, the 363rd day of 2024. There are three days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 28, 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan came to a formal end after 13 years with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul that marked the transition of the fighting from U.S.-led ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Dec. 28

We all have our rituals for getting ready to face the world. From a simple brush through the hair to weeks or years of preparation and training, we do what we can to be ready to face the life we want. Respecting one another's prep time will be a theme of this stressed aspect of Venus. We'll be ...

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 ...