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Still adjusting after falling back? How to battle the winter blues

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

When the winter blues strike, many people blame the shorter days and longer nights. It’s a clinical condition known as seasonal affective disorder or SAD for short.Symptoms including persistent low mood, irritability and feeling stressed or anxious, can pounce without warning, said Dr. Norman Rosenthal, clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine.“[People] become slowed down and need more sleep,” he said. “They withdraw from friends and family and relationships and work can suffer.”About 15% of the U.S. population suffers from SAD. Of that number, roughly a third experience more severe symptoms.Rosenthal said there are four simple ways to combat the condition.“First and foremost, get more light,” he said. “This can be done with light fixtures. It has to be big enough. And you have to do it regularly.”Taking walks outside is another option to get more light therapy. Brisk walks can also add more ex...

F1 exceeds Las Vegas expectations as Verstappen wins one of the most competitive races of the season

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen hated everything about the Las Vegas Grand Prix from the moment he arrived in Sin City. Formula One’s three-time reigning world champion found the excess and opulence over-the-top and prioritized over the actual racing. He changed his tune — literally — following his 18th win of the season. “Viva Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas!” sang Verstappen as he crossed under the checkered flag waved by Justin Bieber. Verstappen had slammed Saturday night’s spectacle at every chance, yet raced in an Elvis-inspired firesuit and took the victory on the famed Las Vegas Strip. “I hope everyone enjoyed it, we definitely did. Excited to come back here next year and try to do something similar,” said Verstappen, who had markedly reversed his weeklong position on the Las Vegas spectacle.“It was a fun race. I enjoyed it,” he conceded. Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc at the start then overcame a penalty to pass Leclerc once more with 13 laps remaining to continue ...

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Results

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

SundayAt Las Vegas Street CircuitLas Vegas, United States.Lap length: 6.00 kilometers(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing, 50 laps, 1:29:08.289, 25 points.2. (1) Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Ferrari, 50, +2.070 seconds, 18.3. (11) Sergio Perez, Mexico, Red Bull Racing, 50, +2.241, 15.4. (16) Esteban Ocon, France, Alpine, 50, +18.665, 12.5. (19) Lance Stroll, Canada, Aston Martin, 50, +20.067, 10.6. (12) Carlos Sainz Jr, Spain, Ferrari, 50, +20.834, 8.7. (10) Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, Mercedes, 50, +21.755, 6.8. (3) George Russell, Great Britain, Mercedes, 50, +23.091, 4.9. (9) Fernando Alonso, Spain, Aston Martin, 50, +25.964, 2.10. (18) Oscar Piastri, Australia, McLaren, 50, +29.496, 2.11. (4) Pierre Gasly, France, Alpine, 50, +34.270.12. (5) Alexander Albon, Thailand, Williams, 50, +43.398.13. (8) Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas, 50, +44.825.14. (14) Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Alphatauri, 50, +48.525.15. (17) Guanyu Zhou, China, Alfa...

Varias personas resultaron heridas después del tiroteo en Spring Valley, dice el departamento del sheriff

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

Se reportaron múltiples heridos este sábado por la noche luego de un tiroteo en Spring Valley, California, según el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de San Diego.La policía fue alertada a la cuadra 9000 de Ildica Street, alrededor de las 8 p.m. hora local en respuesta a informes de disparos, dijo el teniente Mike Krugh a CNN.Cinco adultos sufrieron heridas de bala y fueron trasladados a un hospital del área, y dos menores fueron trasladados a un hospital infantil con quemaduras leves en las manos, dijo Krugh.El sospechoso no fue detenido y la investigación sigue en curso, dijo Krugh.Noticia en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Azotada por la sequía, esta isla se está quedando sin agua potable

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

(CNN)– Cuando Racha Mousdikoudine abre el grifo de la cocina, nunca sabe lo que sucederá.“Tal vez no obtenga agua en absoluto”, le dijo a CNN. “Quizás tome 30 minutos de agua. Quizás el agua solo llegue después de horas de espera”.Durante los últimos cuatro meses, Mousdikoudine y sus dos hijos tuvieron poca o ninguna agua corriente en su casa en el territorio francés de Mayotte, una isla de unas 310.000 personas en el Océano Índico frente a la costa oriental de África, entre Mozambique y la isla. de Madagascar.Mayotte se enfrenta a una crisis de agua sin precedentes en medio de una de las peores sequías de su historia, mientras los impactos de la crisis climática causada por el hombre chocan con una falta crónica de inversión en el sistema de agua.La isla está lidiando con su peor sequía desde 1997 . Sus dos embalses de agua alcanzaron  un “ nivel crítico de disminución ”: uno está al 7% de su capacidad y el otro al 6%, según las estimaciones más recientes, y están...

Australia wins toss and will bowl against India in the Cricket World Cup final

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

AHMEDEBAD, India (AP) — Five-time champion Australia won the toss Sunday and decided to bowl against India in the Cricket World Cup final.The match is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket venue with a seating capacity of 132,000. A world-record attendance for a cricket match was expected.On the field, it was a clash of the best two sides in the tournament. Hosts and two-time champions India are unbeaten in 10 games — winning all nine round-robin games in dominant style before beating New Zealand in the semifinals at Mumbai.It is attempting to win its third title in its fourth final appearance.India has fielded an unchanged side from the Mumbai semifinal, where it beat the Black Caps by 70 runs. Australia has also fielded an unchanged X1 from the Kolkata semifinal, where it beat South Africa by three wickets.India’s Virat Kohli, not surprisingly, has been the focal point for this Indian performance. Now the foremost one-day international batter in histor...

Jordan Eberle’s 3-point night leads Kraken over Canucks 4-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jordan Eberle had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night.Jamie Oleksiak, Yanni Gourde and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle (7-8-4), which won back-to-back games for the second time this season. Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves.“More than not we’ve found ways to lose games in third periods rather than find a win, so it was nice to find a way to win here against a really good team that has obviously been pretty good at home,” Eberle said. “So hopefully this kick-starts us in the right direction.”J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver (12-5-1), which has lost two in a row. Thatcher Demko stopped 22 shots.Miller and Hughes are tied with teammate Elias Pettersson for the NHL lead in points with 28 apiece.“I think that we all know we have a good team in here,” Hughes said. “We’re going to win lots of hockey games this year and we’re not going to go on 10-game winning...

El precio de la azúcar alcanza sus niveles más altos en más de una década. He aquí por qué

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

Si bien la inflación ha provocado que los precios de varios productos hayan subido desde el 2020, se espera que el precio de la azúcar se dispare aún más debido al fenómeno climático del Niño.Las recientes cifras económicas revelan que el precio actual del azúcar es el más alto registrado desde 2011, principalmente debido a problemas en la distribución y condiciones climáticas.Expertos señalan que El Niño ha provocado extensas sequías en Asia, las cuales han destruido cultivos y dificultado la cosecha.Esto ha afectado principalmente a India y Tailandia, el segundo y tercer mayor exportador de azúcar a nivel mundial, según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).Además, la guerra en Ucrania y las fluctuaciones en los tipos de cambio de divisas también han tenido un efecto generalizado en todo el mundo.La FAO estima que la producción global de azúcar disminuirá un 2% entre 2023 y 2024 en comparación con el año anterior, lo que se traduciría e...

‘Unbearable and unjustifiable:’ WHO slams situation at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

The World Health Organization described Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital as a “death zone,” after a U.N. team visited the largest medical complex in the Palestinian enclave on Saturday.“The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted,” WHO’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wrote on social media. He announced WHO was trying to set up an urgent evacuation plan from the current situation, which was described as “unbearable and unjustifiable,” and called for a cease-fire. Some 290 patients, including 32 babies in extremely critical condition, were left at al-Shifa, according to the U.N.-led mission, which accessed the facility briefly. The team also saw a mass grave at the entrance of the hospital, it said.Meanwhile, the White House said the U.S. was working “hard” to get a deal between Israel and Hamas that would see the release of hostages seized by the militant group in e...

Biden: ‘A cease-fire is not peace’

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:02:47 GMT

President Joe Biden reiterated his opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza in an op-ed published Saturday, in which he also lamented the high cost to Palestinians and laid out his vision for a two-state solution.“As long as Hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace,” Biden wrote in a Washington Post opinion piece detailing the challenges presented by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.Even as many Democrats in Congress have called for a cease-fire and questioned the Israeli offensive, Biden has remained adamant that Israel is exercising its right to self-defense and has instead supported humanitarian pauses.These pauses, which were implemented last week, are designed to allow Palestinians to flee the hostilities and seek out food and medical care.Biden said he was “heartbroken” by the thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza and blamed Hamas for using Palestinian civilians as human shields. The “road to peace,” the president wrote, must lead to a two-state s...