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How to talk to your teen about difficult topics, according to an expert

From social media to mental health, parents have many worries when it comes to their teenagers — but often struggle when it comes to starting a conversation.  In a recent survey, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found some of parents’ top concerns include their kids future, experiences at school …

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Latest shingles vaccine may also delay dementia, study finds

There may be new hope in the fight against dementia, according to recent research that found the latest shingles vaccine appears to delay the onset of the memory-impairing condition. In the study, published in Nature Medicine on Thursday, researchers found people who got the vaccine lived, on average, an additional 164 …

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UC Riverside student accused of building AR

Riverside County prosecutors charged a UC Riverside with two felonies after he allegedly built an AR-15-style rifle in his campus apartment.  When campus police searched his home, they found an AR-15-style rifle registered to the student, as well as several high-capacity magazines, ammunition and “hand-drawn images in a journal depicting …

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“Menopause does not mean you have to suffer”: An OB

An estimated one million women in the United States experience menopause every year, but it’s still often surrounded by stigma — something Dr. Sharon Malone is trying to change. Malone, an OB-GYN and the chief medical adviser of Alloy Women’s Health, gets candid about health and aging in her new book, “Grown …

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The average Wall Street bonus fell a bit last year — to $176,500, New York state’s comptroller says

New York — The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s comptroller reported Tuesday. The average bonus for employees in New York City’s securities industry was down 2% from $180,000 in …

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8 Northeast High School students shot in Philadelphia near SEPTA bus stop; 4 suspects wanted: police

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police believe they’ve recovered the getaway car involved in Wednesday’s shooting that left eight Northeast High School students injured near a SEPTA bus station at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues in Northeast Philadelphia. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Thursday that a 2018 blue Hyundai Sonata was found …

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Murder suspect sentenced after Pennsylvania jail escape, kidnapping of elderly couple

 A homicide suspect who escaped from a northwestern Pennsylvania prison last year and was on the run for more than a week before a pet dog led to his recapture has been sentenced to decades in prison. Michael Burham, 35, was sentenced Friday in Warren County Court to serve from …

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BOSTON – The WBZ-TV I-Team uncovered two sex ring websites with explicit nude photographs and a detailed menu of services. Prosecutors seized the sites and shut them down, alleging they were used to advertise the women available at brothels in Watertown and Cambridge.  Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer says that …

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Philadelphia police issue arrest warrant in Josh Kruger murder

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An arrest warrant has been issued for 19-year-old Robert Davis in the murder of journalist and activist Josh Kruger, Philadelphia police said Friday. The arrest warrant includes charges of murder and related offenses. Investigators believe Kruger and Davis were acquaintances, and Kruger was in the process of …

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What temperature counts as a fever? Medical experts explain when to worry

Sick adults and parents concerned over their children’s health may have wrong ideas about what actually counts as a fever.  The answer isn’t as clear as many people might think and depends on a number of factors, medical experts said. Doctors broke down what the numbers on your thermometer actually …

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