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Honoring sacrifice on Memorial Day beyond long weekend

Dear Readers: Memorial Day arrives each year wrapped in red, white and blue, but at its heart, it is a day of quiet gratitude. It is the unofficial beginning of summer, yes. There will be hamburgers on grills, children running barefoot through backyards, flags waving from porches and maybe a little potato salad that sat out longer than anyone wants to admit. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the day. In fact, joy is one of the freedoms so many brave men and women fought to protect. But before we rush into summer, let us pause. Memorial Day is not simply a long weekend. It is a ...

GLP-1 agonists may help addiction

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother-in-law is a lovely man, but for years, he’s suffered from obesity. He also gambles and drinks alcohol too much. I hesitate to get too involved, but I recently read that the new weight-loss drugs based on GLP-1 agonists are also helpful in reducing alcohol and gambling addictions. This sounds too good to be true. Is it? — D.N.A. Answer: The evidence is very strong that GLP-1 agonists like tirzepatide (Zepbound) and semaglutide (Wegovy) help people lose weight. About 80% to 90% of people will experience a weight loss of more than 5% of their initial body ...

Horoscope: Monday, May 25

You experiment and home in on what fits, then further refine your taste, letting go of the excess and zeroing in on what gives life potency. Aries (March 21-April 19) Envy is an effective teacher, specific and assertive in showing you precisely what to focus on to enrich your life. No, it’s not trying to have what they have, it’s finding the version that can be all yours. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today brings the reminder that abundance isn’t always the goal. There’s a point in which too much becomes cumbersome, an obstacle rather than a boon. Travel light, keep operations ...

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Nation Officials seek cause of fatal New York blast Investigators are combing through a New York City shipyard trying to find the cause of a fire and explosion that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and medical personnel. Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and one civilian died in Friday’s blast on Staten Island. District of Columbia DOJ scrubs website of news on Jan. 6 cases WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it’s removed from its website news releases about criminal ...

Chemical tank at risk of exploding

Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 residents with no timeline on when they can return. No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank overheated Thursday and began venting vapors at a company site in Garden Grove, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Garden Grove is about 40 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Several shelters remained open Saturday, including at three high schools. But officials said the valves on ...

Suspect opens fire near White House

A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past month. The law enforcement agency said in a statement posted on X that the man was in the area of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue when he “pulled a weapon from his bag” shortly after 6 p.m. EDT and began firing. Secret Service officers returned fire and hit the suspect, who died at a hospital, the agency said. The suspect was ...