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Not seeing clearly can hamper a child's academic achievement, social development and long-term health, research shows. The right pair of glasses can make a big difference.

Vision Care Lags, With Blind Spots In Insurance Coverage

Up to 16 million people in the U.S. have undiagnosed or uncorrected vision errors that could be helped by glasses, contact lenses or surgery. But many health plans don't include routine vision care.

The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns

Casper changed mattress shopping with the promise of a 100-night "risk-free" trial and easy returns. Now the cost of those returns is being scrutinized as the online company prepares to go public.

Your body needs trace amounts of zinc for cell division and other basic biology. Nobody's sure how it works to shorten colds.

Taking Zinc Can Shorten Your Cold. Thank A 91-Year-Old Scientist For The Discovery

Dr. Ananda Prasad first turned up zinc's benefits to human growth back in the 1960s. Years later, his study and others found that the right dose of zinc can cut a cold's duration by days.

Brazilian kids play soccer in a <em>favela,</em> or shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Brazil is hosting the World Cup next month and its team is considered the favorite. Many of the country's top players learned the game playing in the street or on dirt fields.

For Brazil's Soccer Stars, Careers Often Begin On Makeshift Fields

The soccer-mad country produces some of the world's best players. They often come from shantytowns, where they learn the game playing barefoot in the streets or on dusty fields.

Valentin Danilov, 83, is a resident of Sevastopol, Crimea, and a former executive officer on a Soviet submarine. He still wears his military uniform in public though he's long since retired. He says he got some dirty looks when Crimea was part of Ukraine, but now that Russia is in control, he says, the uniform is welcome.

In Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of Resistance

Russia's takeover of Crimea extends from the flags over government buildings to passports to the labels on wine bottles. Despite the international criticism, many Crimeans are happy to rejoin Moscow.

Here are all the best looks from the Met Gala 2023

The annual Met Gala fundraiser pays tribute to designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has a controversial legacy in the fashion industry.

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