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Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study in Science is shining a light on the continuing impact of long COVID, with research revealing further and continuing health concerns for some of the 16 million sufferers in the U.S. Long COVID is a syndrome, or collection of symptoms, that continue or develop after an acute COVID-19 infection and can last weeks, months or years. There is no test to confirm if symptoms are related to long COVID. Some scientists suggest that long COVID is...

An exterior view of the Dunkin Donuts restaurant in Muncy, Pennsylvania, June 10, 2023. (Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Lactose intolerant coffee drinkers who opt for nondairy alternatives like soy, almond or oat milk in their drinks at Dunkin may pay as much as $2 more for the alternatives, which a new potential class-action lawsuit claims could constitute discrimination. The suit, filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Calif...

Warner Bros. PicturesSnubs and surprises are always the big story on Oscar nomination day, and ABC News Peter Travers gave his picks for both. While Margot Robbie was snubbed in the Best Actress category for her role in Barbie, shes still nominated as a producer on the blockbuster, which was nominated for Best Picture, and in seven other categories. Instead, in the running for Best Actress is the surprising choice of Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall. And you cant mention Barbie without anothe...

Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Bloomberg / Contributor/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Martin Shkrelis lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry was upheld by a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Shkreli was punished appropriately for antitrust violations. Shkreli increased the price of the antiparasitic drug Daraprim...

Anton Petrus/Getty Images(IRAQ) -- The U.S. on Tuesday staged airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq in retaliation for ballistic missiles fired Sunday against Al-Assad airbase that left four U.S. personnel with traumatic brain injuries, two U.S. officials said. "Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in ...

A yearlong detour is scheduled to go into effect at 9:30 a.m. Friday on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road between Steelmanville Road and English Creek Avenue for reconstruction of a bridge. The detour was originally scheduled to begin Monday but was postponed. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour and plan travel time accordingly or ... Read more

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that Trump was liable for sex...

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE) -- For weeks, Nikki Haley and her allies have said she was ready to take on Donald Trump in Tuesdays New Hampshire primary -- and prove she has the momentum with Republicans to keep fighting him for the partys presidential nomination. With Haleys endorsement from the states popular governor, Chris Sununu, and its higher proportion of college-educated and independent voters, the state was seen as the most favorable early battleground for her agains...

The Girl Scouts of Connecticut have launched the official 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season, ad you are now able to order the delicious desserts from individual Girl Scout members – both in-person and online. The100% girl-led entrepreneurship program teaches the important fundamentals of goal setting, decision making, business ethics, people skills, and money management, and for generations has helped shape the next generation of female business leaders. This year, each variety costs $6 per pa...

Fstop123/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A North Dakota state court denied a request to temporarily block the states strict abortion ban on Tuesday. Plaintiffs challenging the ban had asked the court to allow doctors to resume performing abortions to preserve the life or health of a pregnant person, based on their "good-faith medical judgment." While Burleigh County District Court said it would not block the states strict ban for now, the court has not yet issued a final decision on whether ...