Author: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Study links good balance to longer life. Here’s 3 ways to improve yours
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We need balance for everything we do in life, from walking, getting up from a chair, stretching and even tying our shoes. According to a study, there’s a link between having good balance and living a longer life. “After taking participants’ age, underlying conditions, weight and other factors into account, scientists determined that failing the…
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How addicted are you to your phone?
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Twelve years. That’s how much time the average American spends on their smartphone in a lifetime. It’s the result of four hours and 37 minutes a day, every day, in screen time use. That’s one full day of time spent onscreen each week, six days every month, and 70 days each year. Harmony Healthcare IT,…
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King Charles, the prostate and your health
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King Charles III does not have prostate cancer. That is about the only thing we know about the royal cancer patient’s condition right now. But the news has gone worldwide, and that may be a boon for health, doctors say. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution talked to a couple of cancer doctors at Emory’s Winship Center and…
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Ga. governor warns 2024 can’t be about ‘who can outlast the other 80-year-old’
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sharpened his criticism of his party’s direction at a nationally watched conference, warning Republicans on Saturday that voters will end up the loser if the November race devolves into “a debate about who can outlast the other 80-year-old politician.” Without mentioning former President Donald Trump, the second-term governor repeated his call…
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Georgia GOP official denies voting fraud charges in court
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ELLIJAY, Ga. • A top Georgia Republican Party official and talk show host accused of election fraud, Brian Pritchard, testified Friday that he never voted illegally while serving a felony sentence for forging checks, but state attorneys showed evidence that he repeatedly voted after his probation had been revoked. Pritchard, the first vice chairman for…
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Testimony: Trump Jr. threatened to ‘tank’ Senate runoffs unless Ga. GOP backed his father
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ATLANTA • Donald Trump’s son threatened to “tank” the 2021 Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs if the state Republican Party did not back Trump’s claims of widespread fraud in the presidential election, according to congressional testimony released Friday. Donald Trump Jr. met with GOP Chairman David Shafer and others two days after the November 2020 election, when…
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Shooter hits 10 Ga. schoolkids with BBs or pellets
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ATLANTA • Schoolyard routine turned into chaos Thursday at a DeKalb County elementary school when children began running and parents began getting reports with the words that have become one of their nightmares: active shooter. It turned out the shots that struck 10 students at Wynbrooke Traditional Theme School came from a BB or pellet…
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What’s orbiting? Paperclipping? Toxic dating trends explained
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Have you been breadcrumbed, paperclipped or orbited? If you don’t have the slightest clue as to what those words mean, don’t worry, TikTok has you covered. Users on the social app have given labels to toxic dating trends. While navigating the dating scene is a circus on its own, trying to keep up with the…