Reading archive 2024-02-07

Opinion  It’s the world’s leading killer. Make it the focus of the next breakthrough. - "Hypertension, the 'silent killer,' is the deadliest but most neglected and widespread pandemic of our time, killing more than 10 million people a year worldwide. More than a third of deaths from high blood pressure occur in adults younger than 70 years old and this proportion is even higher in low-income countries."

Opinion  Republicans will never get another border security deal this good - "The element of the agreement perhaps most misunderstood among Republicans is a Border Emergency Authority that would allow the president to turn away most asylum seekers if more than 5,000 people arrive daily, measured over the course of several days, which has been the case every week but one in the past four months. This goes further than the Title 42 authorities Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden invoked during the pandemic, restricting migrants who are turned away from reapplying for a year. Practically, this authority would end the migrant caravans."

Toby Keith had stomach cancer. Symptoms can be easy to miss, doctors say.

A radical plan to save a rural oasis: Don’t pave the roads

Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump’s GOP

D.C. Circuit considers claim of Jan. 6 jury bias ahead of Trump trial

How the world of recycling is about to be transformed: The world’s biggest builder of recycling plants says it will retrofit thousands of waste plants with AI tools to better sort recycling

Do you have a hunger habit? How to conquer mindless eating.

Does aspartame pose a health risk? Here’s what the science says.: A World Health Organization committee has named aspartame as a possible carcinogen. Health experts say the research behind the review is flawed.

Are turmeric supplements safe and good for health?: Research suggests that turmeric is an anti-inflammatory agent and an antioxidant, but its instability and poor absorption make it tough to study

Senate GOP blocks border deal; future of Ukraine, Israel aid unclear: National security spending for key U.S. allies will receive its own vote after the failure to pass border package.

Kobach, coalition demand Biden drop EPA lead pipe rule; Hays survey underway - "In Kansas, the EPA estimates 54,107 lead pipes remain while the Natural Resources Defense Council believes there are more than 160,000."