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Could exercise help you recover from drug addiction?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

If you are trying to recover from addiction, pumping iron or going out on a morning run can do more than just improve your cardio health.Dr. Veronica Deza, who works with Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, says a new review of existing research reveals a link between physical activity and overcoming addiction to hard drugs.The studies she mentioned mostly come from Europe and are smaller in scope. But, she says, the data could potentially influence how we treat drug addiction.While we already know exercise can help with mental conditions like depression and anxiety, Deza points out that physical activity “may help or decrease, or block, the response in the brain to drugs of abuse.”Deza says it’s one of those things that seems obvious when you think about it, but it’s never been approached in this way before.The studies she mentioned have shown that the endorphins released in the brain when you are physically active can decrease the craving to achieve a high elsew...

Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Scattered rains and even smoke cover cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend, officials said Sunday, while a new fire in neighboring British Columbia led to an evacuation order for one rural area.As the heavy smoke brought cooler temperatures, it also limited the ability to fly firefighting aircraft and it can harm the health of people having to breathe it, authorities added.“I couldn’t say one outweighs the other. We will take advantage of any opportunity we have, and if it’s providing an opportunity for more on-the-ground firefighting, then that’s what we’re able to do,” Christie Tucker, an Alberta fire official, said at a news conference.Tucker said only five new wildfires started between Friday morning and Sunday morning, part of which he attributed to Albertans respecting restrictions on fires and ATV use. Overall Sunday, 84 fires burned in the province, 23 of which were out of control. More than 10,000 ...

Hovland endures another near miss at a major at PGA, believes his time is coming

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Viktor Hovland knows his moment on golf’s biggest stage is coming. Of course, he’d be fine if it would just hurry up and get here already.For the third straight major, the 25-year-old Norwegian with the incandescent wardrobe and the even more vibrant game found his name floating near the top leaderboard on the final day. And for the third straight major, Hovland watched someone else putt out on the 18th and raise their arms in triumph.Last summer on the Old Course at St. Andrews, it was Cam Smith. Last month at Augusta National, it was Jon Rahm. On Sunday at a suddenly forgiving Oak Hill, it was playing partner Brooks Koepka, who spent four entertaining and occasionally tense hours fending off challenge after challenge from Hovland before pulling away in the fading western New York sunlight.Hovland’s hopes of becoming the first Norwegian to win a major evaporated on the par-4 16th when his tee shot sailed into a fairway bunker. Trailing by a ...

La española María Pérez rompe el récord mundial femenino de marcha de 35 km con una sorprendente diferencia de 29 segundos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

(CNN) — Hay récords mundiales que se baten, y hay otros que se pulverizan. Eso es lo que hizo María Pérez este domingo en los Campeonatos de Europa de marcha atlética por equipos.La española rompió el récord mundial femenino de marcha atlética de 35 kilómetros por 29 segundos, superando la marca establecida por la peruana Kimberly García en marzo.Pérez cruzó la meta en 2 horas, 37 minutos y 15 segundos en Podebrady, República Checa, más de ocho minutos por delante de su más inmediata perseguidora, su compatriota Raquel González. Cristina Montesinos fue tercera, completando así el pleno español.Polaco de 88 años espera romper récord mundial de windsurfSegún la Asociación Europea de Atletismo, el último español que batió un récord del mundo en atletismo fue Francisco Fernández en los 10.000 metros marcha en 2008.“Es una sensación agradable terminar la carrera y el tiempo es una gran recompensa por ello”, dijo Pérez, según la Asociación Europea de Atletismo.“No ...

Search underway for 75-year-old woman reported missing from NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an elderly woman who was reported missing in Northwest Miami-Dade.According to Miami-Dade Police, 75-year-old Carol Martin was last seen on foot along 3100 block of Northwest 50th Street, at around 10 a.m., Sunday.Martin stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs around 140 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a purple long-sleeve shirt and blue shorts.Detectives said Martin may be in need of services.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call MDPD’S Special Victims Bureau/Missing Persons Squad at 305-715-3300 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

Fans flock to Gillette for 3rd night of Taylor Swift

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

Thousands of Swifties decked out in their best made their way to Gillette Stadium on Sunday for the third and final night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Foxboro. In total, the shows are expected to bring some 200,000 people to the venue through Sunday night.Police officials have reminded motorists that only those with tickets will be able to get near the stadium during the shows and people should prepare for traffic and seek alternate routes around the area during the concert if possible.The final Swift concert, featuring Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. 

3 numbers that define the Chicago Cubs’ ugly 2-7 road trip, including the pitching staff’s struggles and Christopher Morel’s hot streak

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

The Chicago Cubs can only hope a day off and a return home provide a reset.After a 2-7 trip to Minnesota, Houston and Philadelphia that featured blowouts and demoralizing losses, the Cubs must regroup ahead of a pivotal homestand. They returned to Chicago on Sunday night sitting fourth in the division, one game ahead of the last-place Cincinnati Reds, who come to Wrigley Field this weekend for a three-game series.“Realistically, we’ve just got to be better,” shortstop Dansby Swanson said after Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies. “If you want to compete in this league consistently, you’ve got to play well and you’ve got to prepare well.“At the end of the day, we’ve got to be better and we will. We’ve got a lot of great players in here, a lot of great track records. It’s just a matter of coming together at the right time.”Here are three numbers that define the Cubs’ ugly road trip.1. The pitching staff’...

Proposed concert venue sparks road safety, EMS response concerns

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - A proposed concert venue near Dripping Springs is stirring up concern amongst people living in the area. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Hays County coalition says no to proposed 5,000 seat concert venue They worry about how it will impact traffic safety and EMS response times, which are two areas they said already need improvements. "It's not unheard of to have emergency services times 35 to 40 minutes even, just to come out here and that's without 1000s of cars trying to go to music venue," said Carrie Napiorkowski near Dripping Springs. Napiorkowski called the concert venue a "recipe for disaster." She's part of the Stop Fitzhugh Concert Venue Coalition. "We found out about a year and a half ago that there was a proposed California developer that was coming in and trying to put in a 5,000 person music venue directly across the street, on a two-lane rural road," Napiorkowski said. She's called this area home for years now. She moved out here to enjoy the peace, q...

Minnesota lawmakers approve contentious $3B tax bill, sending it to governor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

A $3 billion tax bill backed by Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers that cuts the Social Security income tax for many Minnesotans, provides new child tax credits and returns part of the surplus to taxpayers as a one-time check is on its way to becoming law.Members of the Minnesota Senate on Sunday passed a bill containing what DFL lawmakers have described as historic tax relief.In the next two years, the tax bill creates $2 billion in cuts, $1 billion in new taxes and $900 million or so on items like local government aid and property tax refunds. Backers say it will help reduce child poverty, possibly by one-third. In the next four years it would create $4 billion in tax relief and $2.2 billion in new taxes.“The Senate tax bill prioritizes $4 billion in tax cuts for Minnesotans, putting money back in the pockets of families across the state. I’m especially pleased with how this bill help Minnesota’s children and their families, with the child tax credit cutting our child poverty rate ...

Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:55:51 GMT

MONROE COUNTY, Mo. - A semi-truck driver is dead after smashing into a train at a crossing in rural Missouri.According to a crash reporter filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened Sunday afternoon on Highway 24, approximately two miles east of Madison.A 2017 Freightliner was traveling eastbound on the highway when the driver, identified as Russell Minnis, failed to stop at the crossing and hit a Norfolk Southern locomotive.Minnis, of Higbee, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:30 p.m. He was 65.No one on the train was injured.The crossing was equipped with a crossbar, bell, and warning light, according to the crash report.