Health & Nutrition Letter June 2024 Preview (Tufts)

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Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter (June 3, 2024): The new issue features ‘Prostate Cancer’ – There is no surefire way to prevent this disease, but a healthy lifestyle may be beneficial…

There is no surefire way to prevent this disease, but a healthy lifestyle may be beneficial.

June is National Men’s Health Awareness Month, a perfect time to consider screening for prostate cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Although most men with this disease will not die from it, prostate cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer death in American men (after lung cancer).

Let’s Get Moving!

Physical activity is good for us—whatever we do, and wherever and whenever we do it.

All kinds of movement are important to health. Find what’s right (and fun) for you! Image © forest_strider | Getty Images

The benefits of physical activity are well-established. Not only can being physically active make you feel and perform better, but it can also reduce the risk of developing many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – June 3, 2024

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE – June 3, 2024 ISSUE:

Don’t Expect the Fed to Cut Interest Rates This Year

Don’t Expect the Fed to Cut Interest Rates This Year
Chairman Powell and his team had hoped to lower rates in 2024. But sticky inflation, a strong economy, and calendar quirks are thwarting their plans.

Where to Find 7% Yields on Preferred Stock

Where to Find 7% Yields on Preferred Stock

Some preferred stock offers a far better yield than the 4.65% rate on 30-year Treasuries. Here’s what to know.

Rockefeller’s Giant Lives On. Energy Industry Mergers Are Resurrecting Standard Oil.

Rockefeller’s Giant Lives On. Energy Industry Mergers Are Resurrecting Standard Oil.

A series of the mergers and acquisitions are putting together the oil company that was broken up by the Supreme Court in 1911.

International Art: Apollo Magazine – June 2024 Issue

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Apollo Magazine (June 2, 2024): The new June 2024 issue features ‘The awesome art of Caspar David Friedrich’; Should museums charge entry fees? and Picnicking with the Impressionists…

News: Claudia Sheinbaum Elected Mexico President, Burkina Faso’s ‘Crisis Era’

The Globalist Podcast (June 3, 2024): Why neglect of Burkina Faso’s ongoing crisis is the ‘new normal’ and the results from Mexico’s historical election.

Also in the programme: Samir Puri is in Singapore as leaders discuss security in Asia, Nick Bryant tells us what’s next for Donald Trump in the wake of his conviction and the latest culture news with Amah Rose Abrams.

The New York Times — Monday, June 3, 2024

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A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System

Some are wondering how the Constitution’s checks and balances, meant to hold presidents accountable, would work if the next president elected were already a felon.

Netanyahu May Face a Choice Between a Truce and His Government’s Survival

The Israeli prime minister has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.

Colorado’s Bold New Approach to Highways — Not Building Them

The state has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit.

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Stockholm And Ljubljana

Monocle on Sunday, June 2, 2024: Emma Nelson, Charles Hecker and Isabel Hilton on the weekend’s biggest talking points.

We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Sweden and Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy de Launey, in Ljubljana. Plus: Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and Hay Festival CEO, Julie Finch, join from Hay-on-Wye to look back at this year’s event.

The New York Times — Sunday, June 2, 2024

Trump Has Few Ways to Overturn His Conviction as a New York Felon

The judge in Donald J. Trump’s case closed off many avenues of appeal, experts said, though his lawyers might challenge the novel theory at the case’s center.

Democrats Push Biden to Make Trump’s Felonies a Top 2024 Issue

Interviews with dozens of Democrats reveal a party hungry to tell voters that Donald Trump’s conviction makes him unfit for office, and hopeful that President Biden will lead the way.1d agoCREDITCHERISS MAY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Internet’s Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes

Elon Musk’s Starlink has connected an isolated tribe to the outside world — and divided it from within.

How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller

Keila Shaheen’s “The Shadow Work Journal” shows how radically book sales and marketing have been changed by TikTok.

The New York Times Magazine – June 2, 2024

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Walnut and Me’ – How my dog helped me accept that someday we will all die…

What My Dog Taught Me About Mortality

Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.

The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments

For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.

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Arts/History: Smithsonian Magazine – June 2024

Smithsonian Magazine (June 1 , 2024) – The latest issue features ‘Inside Earth’s Newest Caves’ – Clues about early life emerge from Iceland’s active volcanoes…

Journey Into the Fiery Depths of Earth’s Youngest Caves

What Iceland’s volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planetand’s volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet

This Doctor Pioneered Counting Calories a Century Ago, and We’re Still Dealing With the Consequences

When Lulu Hunt Peters brought Americans a new method for weighing their dinner options, she launched a century of diet fads that left us hungry for a better way to keep our bodies strong and healthy

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday (June 1, 2024): Will the conviction of former President Donald Trump affect his chance of winning the US election in November?

And why does Iceland’s election today have more candidates running than ever before? Join Emma Nelson and communications consultant and journalist Simon Brooke as they look through the week’s news and culture. Plus: we look at art and tourism, including co-founder and director of London Gallery Weekend Jeremy Epstein, who joins the show to talk about this weekend’s highlights.