Imagine a traffic jam in your brain’s blood vessels. That’s what an ischemic stroke feels like — a sudden block that stops oxygen and nutrients from reaching your brain cells. It’s the most common type of stroke, striking millions worldwide every year. If it’s not cleared fast, it leaves you with disabilities or even takes your life. You might think it’s just a personal problem, but strokes ripple out, affecting your family, your job and your daily routine. When a stroke hits, your brain cells don’t just die by chance. There’s a hidden process called “programmed cell death” — think…
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FINAL MOMENTS. The last bout of Marc Mateo Castillo (in red), 20, during a boxing match against an opponent at the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association National games on Saturday (April 26, 2028) in Mambajao, Camiguin. Castillo died shortly after he was rushed to the hospital. (Videograb courtesy of Val Pabillore) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The family, friends, and academic community are in mourning following the tragic death of a student-athlete shortly after participating in a boxing event in Camiguin province over the weekend. In a statement released on Monday, Occidental Mindoro State College confirmed its coordination with relevant…
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Key Takeaways Exclusive Features: Snapchat Premium offers advanced tools for storytelling, enhanced filters, and unique content options that help users elevate their social media presence. Privacy Focus: Subscribers enjoy an ad-free experience that promotes more authentic connections with followers, ensuring user trust is maintained. Advanced Story Insights: Businesses can use custom Story timers and analytics tools to optimize social media engagement and tailor content to their audience effectively. Enhanced User Experience: Personalization options such as custom app icons, chat interfaces, and unique notification sounds help brands maintain a consistent identity and improve customer interaction. Affordable Subscription: At $3.99 per month,…
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I love participating in loyalty and reward programs. They’re almost always free, gets you free “stuff,” and there’s really no downside. The only risk is that you overspend, which I’m not prone to do. And if you don’t participate, you invisibly subsidizing the folks who do. It’s like not using a rewards credit card, you still pay a premium but you don’t get any rewards. What gets especially challenging is when you start hoarding points. This happens a lot with travel rewards because you want to wait until there are transfer bonuses you can take advantage of, less so with…
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The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various nonprofit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities. This blog features Splunk’s partnership with Per Scholas, showcasing their transformative work to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity and IT professionals through Splunk’s Core User and Power User technology training. In a world where cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and high-profile data breaches make headlines, the need for cybersecurity professionals is greater than ever. Yet today, too many people lack access to the training that can launch cybersecurity careers. Per Scholas is on a mission to change that. It…
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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The HBCU alum took their talents to coaching positions at the Division 1 schools. As Minnesota and Indiana’s women’s tennis teams prepped for their 33rd match against one another, their Black coaches did so with history in the making. The colleges’ respective coaches, Lois Arterberry and Gabrielle Moore, were once teammates at Southern University. The duo even worked to bring two championships to the Louisiana HBCU. “I was a junior when she came in,” said Arterberry of Moore to MSR. “So we had the opportunity of playing two years together and winning two championships.”…
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Millions of veterans across the U.S. require reliable, compassionate and qualified in-home care. But with so many care providers and programs available – some offered through the VA, others privately – it’s not always easy to know where to turn. What is the best option for veterans needing in-home care? 1. Village Caregiving Village Caregiving specializes in non-medical home care that feels like family support – reliable, compassionate and tailored to individual needs. With a strong understanding of VA programs like Aid & Attendance and Veterans-Directed Care, Village Caregiving helps simplify the red tape that can delay essential services.…
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The Illinois Fighting Illini will more closely resemble a European professional squad than a men’s college basketball team for the 2025-26 season. It feels like no program personifies the changing nature of college basketball roster construction than the Fighting Illini, who are going all-in on European talent for next season, with most of the key pieces already having professional experience. The Illini put a bow on their 2025 offseason haul by nabbing one of the last remaining proven wing scorers from the transfer portal. Andrej Stojakovic committed to Illinois over North Carolina and Stanford on Monday afternoon with two years…
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Sunnu Rebecca Choi/For NPR The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dealing with financial uncertainty. With people afraid to look at their retirement accounts and others fretting about a possible recession and layoffs — fear around our individual and collective financial future can feel overwhelming. There’s no denying having financial reserves helps people get through financial instability, but some research suggests there are other factors that matter as much — or in some cases more — when it comes to people’s physical and mental health. The way people…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today’s business landscape is global and ultra-competitive, and scaling efficiently without significantly increasing headcount is essential for early-stage organizations and a major challenge many entrepreneurs face. There is no secret sauce, no elaborate scheme that successful businesses use to get ahead; the growth often lies in maximizing your current resources through lean methodologies that empower and energize smaller, agile teams to achieve outsized results. Related: Building Your Business With Limited Resources? Here’s the Mindset You Need to Succeed. Leveraging automation and AI With the explosion of AI over the past few years,…