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        <title><![CDATA[Laundry detergent sheets as an alternative to liquids or powders?]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:35:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eyes on the far side of the moon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[On April 6, the astronauts of Artemis II were able to catch a full view of the Mare Orientale, a dark, ringed 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the near and the far sides of the...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:36:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:50:04 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How often should I replace my running shoes?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission are preparing for their return to Earth, the US space agency said on Wednesday.After being woken by the song "Under Pressure" b...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:09:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Pinprick of light&#039;: Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington, United States: During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose with their eclipse glasses used to protect their eyes for the Orion spacecraft&#039;s flyby of the Moon April 6, 2026.   Picture taken with a mobile phone.   </media:title>
            <media:text>The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose with their eclipse glasses used to protect their eyes for the Orion spacecraft&#039;s flyby of the Moon April 6, 2026.   Picture taken with a mobile phone.   </media:text>
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        <title><![CDATA[Artemis mission headed for first lunar flyby since 1972]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Artemis astronauts on Sunday were approaching a key milestone in their journey to slingshot around the Moon, a historic NASA mission that will see the first woman and first per...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:13:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Artemis astronauts to study the Moon&#039;s surface using their eyes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington - More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes...]]></description>
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            <media:title>ASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft&#039;s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2024.  NASA/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:17:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NASA’s new moonshot may rediscover earth]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It was morning in the universe. On Earth, it was Christmas Eve of 1968, a time of renewal. So it was for Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell, the crew of Apollo 8, who we...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:05:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Could a blood test predict if you’ll get Alzheimer’s?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss?That’s the potential promise of a new class of biomarker t...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:20:26 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do you need to wash new clothes before wearing them?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[People often say that you should never wear new clothes before washing them. That seems a little extreme. Is it true?A: In a post on TikTok, a woman showed pictures of her arms, le...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:26:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[AMR benchmark warns drug resistance outpacing pharma efforts]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Five years after the release of its previous Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Benchmark, the Access to Medicine Foundation has identified encouraging progress in pharmaceutical compa...]]></description>
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            <media:title>2026 AMR Benchmark Pockets of progress from some companies show the tide can be turned, but there is no time to lose</media:title>
            <media:text>2026 AMR Benchmark Pockets of progress from some companies show the tide can be turned, but there is no time to lose</media:text>
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                        <author>liridol@gmail.com (Liju Cherian) </author>
                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:29:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding, the European Union's climate monitor said on Tuesda...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:57:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[These tools can spot AI fakes. Do they really work?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Content generated by artificial intelligence has become so lifelike that it’s often impossible to tell whether a video or an image floating through social media is real or fake.Ent...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:46:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do energy drinks offer benefits beyond caffeine?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A growing number of Americans, especially younger ones, are reaching for energy drinks in order to stay up late or level up their workout. About two-thirds of teens report drinking...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:20:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[An elephant is blind without its whiskers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They play a crucial role for the animals, which have thick skin and poor eyesight. Elephants cannot regrow these hairs, meanin...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:13:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Landmark social media addiction trial assumes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Los Angeles - A landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company aimed to give people value, not hook them on h...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:37:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marily Oppezzo, a dietitian and researcher at Stanford University, said she was occasionally shocked by the number of supplements her clients take. A “stack” in the morning and ano...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:55:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the United States, nearly half of adults have high blood pressure. Known as a 'silent killer,' hypertension can contribute to heart attack, stroke and heart failure without ever...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:49:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[For people looking to lose weight quickly, limiting carbohydrate-rich foods (like fruits, starchy vegetables and grains) and prioritizing those high in protein and fat (like meat,...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:55:41 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Restrictive school phone policies are not linked to better student mental wellbeing, a study has found, and managing phone use can take schools more than 100 hours a week.Research...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:52:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[YouTube argued on Tuesday that it was not social media and was not addictive, on the second day of opening statements in a landmark social media addiction trial.YouTube, its lawyer...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:32:41 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Q: I hate my phone. I hate how large it is. I hate that it takes up so much of my energy. I hate how much of my time it sucks.But I also have a job. The nature of my job (like most...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:17:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does intermittent fasting live up to the hype?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In 2013, a British journalist and a doctor introduced an obscure dietary protocol to the wider culture. The idea was simple: Two days a week, eat almost nothing — fewer than 600 ca...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:31:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When the doctor needs a checkup]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room.During procedures, he seem...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:28:40 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the AI era, Microsoft expects water use to soar]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In 2020, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, outlined an ambitious plan to conserve water at the company’s growing fleet of data centers that power the internet. He pledged to cut u...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages. </media:title>
            <media:text>Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages. </media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:25:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Artemis II Lunar launch delayed by cold weather]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[NASA has postponed the historic Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flight in over half a century, due to forecasted near-freezing temperatures at Kennedy Space Center. The...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:15:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where do space junk crashes occur?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Large chunks of space junk that return to Earth at supersonic speeds are like artificial meteors, emitting sonic booms that shake the atmosphere before slamming into the ground.Tha...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:29:20 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nature’s Super Feather]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[THACA, N.Y. — Vanya Gregor Rohwer slid open a drawer to display the rich pink spread wing of a roseate spoonbill, one of thousands of mounted wings at the Cornell University Museum...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. </media:title>
            <media:text>Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. </media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:55:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you’re resolving to make 2026 the year you finally get fit, here’s a simple way to ensure you meet your goal: Aim for the minimum.A growing body of research suggests that the am...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:24:32 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;This dinosaur really knew how to get a grip&lt;/b&gt;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1182987/scitech/science/bthis-dinosaur-really-knew-how-to-get-a-gripb]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Under the cover of darkness 67 million years ago, a dog-sized dinosaur crept up to the nest of a bigger, unsuspecting contemporary. Its goal: to snatch a large egg.The tiny thief h...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:34:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One sleep habit experts wish you would adopt]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[“How did you sleep?” You might answer that question by weighing how many hours you slept or how often you woke up throughout the night.But there is a third, often neglected, elemen...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:48:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1182756/scitech/science/bscientists-discover-the-oldest-poison-on-60000-year-old-arrowsb]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Today, it seems obvious: Dip a sharp object in a poisonous substance, and then use that weapon to take down your prey. But when did humans figure out this deadly strategy? A new st...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:16:45 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington, United States:  Four crewmembers were expected to splash down on Earth Thursday after a health issue prompted their mission to the International Space Station to be cut...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:20:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1182397/scitech/science/nasa-considers-rare-early-iss-crew-return-due-to-astronauts-medical-issue]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[NASA is considering a rare early return ‌of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a plan...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:20:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lenovo unveils AI agent to bridge PCs, phones, and wearables]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1182353/scitech/science/lenovo-unveils-ai-agent-to-bridge-pcs-phones-and-wearables]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Las Vegas - Lenovo, the world's top PC maker, unveiled its own AI assistant Tuesday at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, promising a tool that follows users seamlessly across laptops...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:34:02 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[9 ways to take care of your mental health]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1182071/scitech/science/9-ways-to-take-care-of-your-mental-health]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Christina Caron and Dana G. SmithAs 2025 comes to a close, and another busy holiday season wraps up, pause to spare a thought for your brain. Does it need some TLC? These tips can...]]></description>
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            <media:title>These tips can help you take care of — and improve — your mental and cognitive health now and throughout 2026.</media:title>
            <media:text>These tips can help you take care of — and improve — your mental and cognitive health now and throughout 2026.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:21:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ These tips can help you take care of — and improve — your mental and cognitive health now and throughout 2026.Here is some of the best advice we learned from experts in 2025 about...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:14:02 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A frustrated father in Spain, whose teenage daughter regularly sidesteps parental controls that block social media, wants the government to ban apps like TikTok and Instagram for c...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:52:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[People with prediabetes who get their blood sugar under control may cut their risk of death from heart disease or heart failure by half, according to new research.Prediabetes, whic...]]></description>
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