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USA
Regularly using internet LOWERS risk of dementia by 50% in middle age, study claims
We’re often told of the dangers of too much screen time, but a study suggests regularly using the internet may slash the risk of dementia. Researchers at New York University tracked 18,000 adults aged between 50 and 65 for about eight years. They were asked at the start of the study and then again every two years if they ‘regularly’…
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NY State lowers minimum scores for student proficiency and says post-Covid scores are ‘new normal’
New York State is set to lower the level required for students to be classified as ‘proficient’ in math and English tests. The change, which will affect students in grades three through eight, is a response to the reality that academic standards have slipped since the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year in New York students performed terribly compared with 2019. In…
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Economy
Retail giant Frasers Group lowers Hugo Boss stake
Frasers Group has reduced its stake in Hugo Boss just two months after announcing it had upped its position in the fashion giant to over a third. Mike Ashley’s retail empire said it now directly owns a 3.9 per cent share in the upmarket fashion brand, down from 4.3 per cent, while the additional interest held through put options has…
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