The life expectancy of men in the U.S. is nearly six years shorter than that of women, according to new research published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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A Secret War, Strange New Wounds, and Silence From the Pentagon

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We knew Tommy Tuberville was incompetent, but insulting leader of the Marines is galling

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Youngkin event planner helped organize Jan. 6 rally at US Capitol

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Ukrainian forces attacked two key Russian air bases behind enemy lines on Tuesday, with Western officials saying that long-range missiles known as ATACMS were used in the strikes.

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Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ is an inside look at Appalachia

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Virginia universities increasingly eyeing guaranteed admissions

Enrollment increases create housing challenges for some institutions.

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A 104-year-old went viral for skydiving. She died a week later.

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There’s No American Ambassador in Israel

Dozens of top U.S. national security posts sit empty amid crisis.

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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’

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These Dogs are in Crisis. Who Looks After the Guardians?

Livestock guardian dogs can do important work on farms. But they are being surrendered and euthanized in epic numbers.

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The Rise of Tech, According to Sandra Bullock Movies

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Talking Heads reunite, dance together for first time in 21 years

The band celebrated the restored rerelease of ‘Stop Making Sense’ with a live Q&A with Spike Lee at the Toronto International Film Festival

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The US-Iran prisoner swap, briefly explained

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Plans are moving forward to build a new grain terminal in Norton, VA as part of an endeavor to boost Southwest Virginia’s specialty grains production for the craft beverage industry. It will be built at the former coal loadout facility in the eastern part of the city.

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