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These heart-healthy habits, recommended by cardiologists, take only minutes a day and can lower your long-term risk of heart disease and stroke Walk for 30 minutes a day Cut back on sodium Add more soluble fiber to your plate Eat fatty fish twice a week Check your blood pressure at home Quit smoking and avoid vaping Keep alcohol to a minimum Sleep 7 to 9 hours a night Stand up and move every hour Build a daily stress-relief habit Watch your added sugar intake Swap refined grains for whole grains Track your waist circumference Get an annual cholesterol test Brush and floss every day Snack on a handful of nuts Get your annual flu shot Stay socially connected Ask about a sleep apnea screening Take heart medication exactly as prescribed

A bipartisan report reviewing the legacy of the 9/11 Commission found existing safeguards may not keep pace with AI's rapid advancement

The Defense Department expanded GenAI.mil with two new commercial AI tools, giving personnel access to secure versions of popular AI products

The two-day Chapel Hill meeting brings together commerce ministers and tech executives including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman

Under-desk ellipticals can let feet slide right off the pedals. Consumer Reports tested five models for stability and comfort Tousains Electric Under Desk Elliptical Machine Sunny Health & Fitness Smart Motorized Under Desk Mini Elliptical Cubii Move Under Desk Elliptical Cubii Go Under Desk Elliptical Merach Under Desk Elliptical

Hiring a home renovation contractor means checking licenses, comparing written bids and reading every contract clause before any money changes hands Get at least three written estimates before you choose a contractor Confirm the contractor's license with your state licensing board Ask for proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation Call two or three references and visit a job in progress Read the full contract before you sign anything Know your state's cap on upfront deposits Confirm who pulls the permits and when Find out which trades will be handled by subcontractors Set aside a contingency fund of 10% to 20% of cost Get signed change orders and lien waivers with every payment

The CameraJet uses a 100,000-pixel lens and machine learning to detect gaps between teeth and fire jets of mouth rinse while brushing

A sponge can scratch pans or fail on tough, caked-on messes. Consumer Reports tested four options for scrubbing and durability Hawkins New York Lurex Sponge Mr.Siga Multi-Purpose Scrub Sponges O-Cedar Scrunge Non-Scratch Scrub Sponge Skura Style Skrubby Sponges

Some steam mops double as clothes steamers in a pinch. Consumer Reports tested four attachments for wrinkle removal power PurSteam 10-in-1 Steam Mop Steam & Go The Housekeeper 10-in-1 Steam Mop GorFanty 10-in-1 MultiPurpose Mop Bissell PowerFresh Pet Lift-Off 2-in-1 Sanitizing Steam

Eleven official languages, a scale of natural beauty that makes a single trip feel impossible — what actually surprises first-time visitors once they're there Eleven official languages, not just English and Afrikaans A scale of natural and geographic diversity that makes "seeing South Africa" in one trip unrealistic Wine country genuinely comparable to Europe's most established regions Genuine, visible economic contrast within short physical distances A genuinely significant and still-recent political history Safari logistics considerably more varied and accessible than "one big trip" implies Weather and seasons that run opposite to Northern Hemisphere expectations A level of hospitality infrastructure and safety planning most visitors don't expect