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Poor diet is the leading risk factor for deaths from lifestyle-related diseases in the majority of the world, according to new research.

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, a study finds. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk factor for deaths around the world.

two sons of Sound Effect host Gabriel Spitzer

My Brother's Keeper: Sound Effect, Episode 174

We start by hearing from host Gabriel Spitzer's sons, who talk about the challenges and empathy that come with being older and younger brothers. Then, a…

In a rough-and-tumble family of five boys, two brothers share intimacy through writing

Israel Joyner grew up in a family of five boys, which he describes as basically like a herd of crazed cats. “Imagine they zoom down the hallway clawing…

Flo Filion Meiler, 84, during pole vault training last month. She mostly works out alone, but has a coach to help refine her technique in events like shot put and high jump.

Such Great Heights: 84-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Keeps Raising The Bar

Flo Filion Meiler was inspired to take up the event at 65 when she scoped out the competition. "I said to myself, you know, I think that I could do better than that."

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post, President Trump announced Sunday. Here she testifies on Capitol Hill on March 6.

Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Homeland Security Post As Border Crossings Surge

President Trump announced the secretary's departure amid a 10-year high in illegal border crossings. The two reportedly clashed as Nielsen was unable to stop flows of migrants entering the U.S.

Lauren Cox (#15) of the Baylor Bears shoots over Brianna Turner (#11) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena Sunday night in Tampa, Fla.

Baylor Beats Notre Dame To Win NCAA Women's Basketball Championship

The Lady Bears held off the Fighting Irish by a single point, 82-81, Sunday night to seal their third national title. The last time Baylor clinched the title was in 2012 against Notre Dame.

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