What I’ve learned from traveling to Italy
My 50th birthday coincided with my first visit to Italy a few months ago. I was a fan before, but when I lived in Seattle in the early ’90s, I never really had the…
vaccination and immunization
The most overvaccinated country in Europe
Vaccinations are essential for the survival of humanity, but a recent spate of outbreaks in Italy has seen more and more people opting out. Italy’s health ministry is currently working out ways to tackle…
How to work with a parent or relative back at work
For people in offices with parents, brothers and sisters, and that extra cousin or relative, it’s a bit of a tough balancing act to juggle work and family. And for people who just can’t…
FDA investigates 6 more deaths linked to the cancer drug Aduhelm
Concerns Grow Over Safety of Aduhelm After Death of Patient Who Got the Drug As the FDA considers revoking MedCept’s safety certificate, the probe into what caused two deaths is expanding into seven other…
King’s special someone: What is it with creepy small-town
In Castle Rock, there is every chance that we could encounter the cold reality of Beckett’s trauma. If there are two things that word inspires, they are horror and schlock horror. The former comes…
No more lost luggage? Gadget can help track your bag
Written by By Staff Writer That feeling of being unable to enjoy flights can be an all-too familiar one — and could soon be eradicated with new, highly portable tags. Along with a host…
New heights: new ‘drink-by-seat’ style seat for first class in 2021
Travellers will be able to order a glass of champagne at departure and switch seats within 30 seconds, says the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic Jet setting business travellers could start ordering drinks for…
5am Larry: In 2004, Joe Biden on why he gave away all those extra food bags
First, “No good deed goes unpunished.” On a rainy afternoon in 2005, then-Sen. Barack Obama and his campaign staffers collected food, warm clothing and other goods at a food bank in St. Louis to…
Who are the Colorado Buffaloes’ (TBHS) fans?
By Dakin Andone, for CNN • Updated 26th July 2015 Like the Iowa State Hawkeyes, the University of Colorado Buffaloes experienced a bit of an up-and-down season in 2015. But while Iowa is gearing…
25 best-selling books every holiday-attending friend, aunt, family member should read
Which books would our holiday-attending friends, aunts, friends’ children, friends’ grandmothers and others gift-givers read? We asked Toronto Star staffers what books they’d pick for friends, family, colleagues and other loved ones. Here are…