Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Should young hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg break Yuriy Sedykh’s world record, it may well happen in Budapest. Competing Tuesday in the Hungarian capital, the 24-year-old Canadian delivered a season best, meet record and world-leading throw of 83.64 metres to win the men’s event over Germany’s Merlin Hummel (81.74) at the 16th Gyulai István Memorial.Bence Halász of Hungary beat Katzberg last year with a then-meet record of 83.18. On Tuesday,…

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You might dub it “produce paranoia.” On social media, videos show people clearing out their fridges, swearing off salads and debating whether it’s safe to eat cilantro.It’s the frantic but expected internet response to the surge in cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite that’s rapidly spreading across the US, as health…

The last time that Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Kyiv, in late February, she arrived in the midst of a gruelling winter. Ukraine was suffering widespread blackouts caused by Russian strikes. The population endured sub-zero temperatures without heating. This week, on her second trip this year, she declared upon…

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New Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Are Easy. But Do You Really Want One? Despite the potential value of new blood tests promoters say can identify Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms arise, these tests raise many important issues that patients and their physicians should carefully consider before requesting or administering them. Because…

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