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A dietitian-researcher outlined three simple food swaps—using olive or avocado oil instead of butter, choosing poultry or fish over red and processed meats, and preferring whole grains over refined grains—to support heart health; he cited research linking Mediterranean-style diets, higher fiber, and lower LDL cholesterol with reduced cardiovascular risk.

717 Credit Union is starting a monthly Coffee and Conversations networking series in partnership with The Business Journal; the first event is Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Kent branch on State Route 59 and is free with required reservations.

Two related cases challenging state laws on transgender athletes in women's sports are scheduled for argument at the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, and the plaintiffs include former college track athletes who joined Little v. Hecox; more than 50 amicus briefs, including filings from 27 states and the U.S. government, have been submitted.

The final 2025 inflation report will be released Tuesday; economists expect a 0.3% monthly increase and a 2.7% annual rate.

The article describes practical strategies—such as making key natural assets inalienable, organizing bounded regional market networks, and using place-based currencies and pooled finance—to keep economic value circulating locally and support ecological stewardship.

A viral Instagram clip shows a small doxiepoo named Buzz making eye contact with a woman at Dogs Trust Basildon; the post has received over 153,000 views and more than 9,400 likes.

Anthropic has introduced Cowork, a tool that lets Claude access and act on files in a user's folders to automate tasks without code; it is rolling out as a macOS research preview for Claude Max subscribers.

Südzucker reported improved third-quarter earnings after a mixed first nine months and reiterated its full-year guidance, while management said the sugar business continued to weigh on results.

Subaru last closed at ¥3,396 and shows a five-year return of about 98.7%; the article's DCF model estimates an intrinsic value of ¥2,327.03 per share, implying roughly 45.9% overvaluation on that metric.

A satellite image captured rippling ribbons of ice on Lake Michigan beside a snow-covered Chicago during a Jan. 19–24, 2025 cold snap linked to a sudden polar vortex expansion; about 20% of the lake was iced over when the photo was taken, GLERL reported.

A University of Texas study reports that ENSO (El Niño–La Niña) has been the main driver of extreme changes in total water storage worldwide over the past 20 years, often synchronizing wet and dry conditions across distant regions. Researchers used gravity data from NASA's GRACE and GRACE-FO satellites and probabilistic models to reconstruct gaps in the 2002–2024 record.

Forbes Vetted reviewed moisturizers for aging skin and highlighted SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 as a top pick while noting CeraVe Moisturizing Cream for affordability; experts cited hyaluronic acid, peptides, ceramides, vitamin C and niacinamide as key ingredients.

Munich Re reported global natural disaster losses fell to $224 billion in 2025, with insured losses at $108 billion. The reinsurer said many extreme events that year were likely influenced by climate change.

A group of Buddhist monks is walking roughly 2,300 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. as a months-long moving meditation called the Walk for Peace, and their Facebook following has recently passed one million.

After a Guardian investigation found misleading and false medical answers in Google’s AI overviews, Google has disabled the overviews for certain medical queries, including questions about liver blood test ranges.

3I/ATLAS is reported as the third recorded interstellar object and is said to be leaving the Solar System after spending roughly 8,000 years in the Oort cloud. A livestream of the comet was scheduled for January 16 at 21:00 UTC.

Apple announced that Google's Gemini models will power Apple Intelligence and a more personalized Siri, and said interactions will run on-device or through Apple’s Private Cloud Compute with encryption and deletion.

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi urged international help as Iran experienced a reported phone and internet blackout and news reports cited hundreds killed during recent protests.

The Barren County Rescue Squad held its first meeting of 2026 and will continue operations as a volunteer-funded team that serves Barren County and responds across Kentucky.

Noah Wyle won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and returned home to a handmade Best Dad foil trophy created by his three children.

The Albuquerque Police Department issued an arrest warrant on January 9 for actor Timothy Busfield, alleging unlawful sexual conduct with two 11-year-old siblings and saying one alleged incident began when a child was seven. Next legal steps are undetermined at this time.

Research by Sanyal and Rani reports that physiological maturity in Lasiurus sindicus is marked by morphological and physiological changes that affect seed traits such as weight, size and moisture, and that mature seeds show higher viability for germination in arid conditions.

Buellton approved a $1,500 pilot to install five 24/7 DIY microchip scanners, with three initial sites set and two locations to be chosen after staff analysis.

Researchers using automated microscopy reported microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air at levels far higher than earlier visual methods indicated.

The U.S. is urging allies to move faster to reduce reliance on China for rare earths, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will host finance leaders from the G7 and other economies this week.

At a White House meeting President Trump said U.S. oil companies would spend at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector; several executives, including Exxon CEO Darren Woods, described Venezuela as effectively "uninvestable" given past asset seizures.

NASA announced that a Crew-11 member experienced a medical situation aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 7 and is reported stable, and Administrator Jared Isaacman ordered the crew's early return by SpaceX Dragon Endeavour within days.

The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91 on Monday, honoring his playing career and formally closing a long chapter after Fedorov acknowledged that leaving the team in 2003 was a mistake.

SK Hynix will invest 19 trillion won (about $12.9 billion) to build an advanced packaging and testing plant in Cheongju, with construction set to begin in April and completion targeted for the end of 2027. The company said the expansion aims to meet rising demand for high-bandwidth memory driven by artificial intelligence.

On his 'Club Random' podcast Maher said he has been nominated for 33 Emmys but rarely wins and blamed 'woke' Hollywood for disliking his free speech; he was nominated at the Golden Globes for stand-up and lost to Ricky Gervais.