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The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics
2025-04-24 21:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
BOSTON (AP) Its hard to imagine a better world championships for the American figure skating team, which captured gold in three of the four disciplines over the weekend for the first time in its history, and will take all of that momentum into an Olympic year.But there is an old rival potentially returning to the mix that wasnt at worlds: the Russians.The country that has dominated Olympic figure skating over the past three-plus decades has been banned from competing in any international events since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Its best skaters have been forced to defect to other countries or, for those unwilling to do so, compete in a series of domestic events far outside of the global spotlight.But late last year, the International Skating Union announced that it had developed a strict procedure whereby a small number of Russian athletes could qualify for the Milano-Cortina Games in February. The plan created at the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee involves...
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Box Office: Sinners Beats Minecraft With Good Friday Haul of $19.2M
2025-04-24 18:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Logo textRyan Googlers highly anticipated new movie Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, is finding redemption at the Easter weekend box office. Ditto for Warner Bros.The critical and audience darling topped Fridays chart with $19.2 million from 3,308 theaters, including Imax screens. That put the supernatural period vampire pic ahead of fellow Warner release A Minecraft Movie, although the latter is expected to pull ahead of Sinners sometime on Saturday.Based on Friday numbers, Minecraft is expected to stay atop the chart for its third consecutive weekend with $45 million from 4,032 locations as it nears the $350 million mark domestically and approaches $700 million globally.Related StoriesMoviesRyan Coogler and His Proximity Banner Are Playing the Long GameMoviesJack O'Connell on 'Sinners,' Honoring His Irish Heritage and Ryan Coogler: "He Cultivates Something Phenomenal"Sinners is pacing to earn $40 million to $42 million, a strong start for an R-rated, original genre pic. In...
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New Canadian guidelines offer comprehensive approach to managing pediatric obesity
2025-04-24 18:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc.Apr 17 2025Study outlines behavioral, pharmacologic, and surgical strategies for treating childhood obesity, highlighting the benefits and trade-offs of each intervention. Study:Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock.comA recent Canadian Medical Association Journal study provides evidence-based recommendations to manage pediatric obesity.Recommendations to manage pediatric obesityIn the current study, the researchers categorized their recommendations into five behavioral and psychological interventions, three pharmacologic interventions, and two surgical interventions. Multicomponent interventions that incorporate at least two interventions based on nutrition, physical activity, psychology, and technology were strongly recommended.Nutritional interventions involving specific dietary patterns, such as low-fat, low glycemic index, and Mediterranean-sty...
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