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Eating Leafy Greens Each Day Tied to Sharper Memory, Slower Decline

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Shots - Health News

Eating Leafy Greens Daily May Help Keep Minds Sharp

Scientists are keen to figure out how diet influences aging, including brain health. A 5-year study of healthy seniors found those who ate a serving or two of daily greens had less cognitive decline.

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News Brief: Government Shutdown Looms, Pence To Travel To South Korea

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Colors in Space Explosions in the Sky

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Still D.R.E. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg

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Sports

Super Bowl: Eagles Pull Out A Shocker, Beating Patriots 41-33

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Super Bowl: Eagles Pull Out A Shocker, Beating Patriots 41-33

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Battle Brews Between Newspapers In Rhode Island, Connecticut

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One of These Nights Eagles

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Law

Disgraced Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor To Receive Final Prison Sentence

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Europe

Hungary Closes Borders To Most Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Advocates Say

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Hungary Closes Borders To Most Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Advocates Say

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Business

Interest Rates Are Rising. What Does That Mean For Investors?

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Interest Rates Are Rising. What Does That Mean For Investors?

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Armando Is a Velociwapta Friendship Lottery

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Kkd They Mean Us

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It's Obvious Chastity Belt

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In 'The Afterlives,' Holograms And Ghosts Give Meaning To Life After Death

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Author Interviews

In 'The Afterlives,' Holograms And Ghosts Give Meaning To Life After Death

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In 'The Afterlives,' Holograms And Ghosts Give Meaning To Life After Death

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Politics

Government Funding Runs Out This Week. Will There Be Another Shutdown?

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English Garden Jimmy Wahlsteen

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Asia

Pence To Travel To South Korea To See Start Of The Olympics

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Pence To Travel To South Korea To See Start Of The Olympics

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Shots - Health News

Eating Leafy Greens Each Day Tied to Sharper Memory, Slower Decline

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Eating Leafy Greens Each Day Tied to Sharper Memory, Slower Decline

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Drum Song The Temper Trap

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Mushrooms Are Good For You, But Are They Medicine?

Enoki mushrooms have been used in Eastern medicine for hundreds of years and are now being studied for their anti-tumor properties. Mary Shattock/Flickr hide caption

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Mushrooms Are Good For You, But Are They Medicine?

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Mushrooms Are Good For You, But Are They Medicine?

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Business

Hasbro Announces 'Monopoly' For Cheaters

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Politics

President Trump Will Promote GOP Tax Plan In Ohio Monday

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Television

Review: Super Bowl Halftime Show, Commercials

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Review: Super Bowl Halftime Show, Commercials

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Fed Hits Wells Fargo With Penalty For 'Widespread Consumer Abuses'

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Fed Hits Wells Fargo With Penalty For 'Widespread Consumer Abuses'

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I'll Stand by You Pretenders

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Go Deep Janet Jackson (Movin Studio remix)

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What Goes Around-/-Comes Around Justin Timberlake

Politics

Congress Faces A New Deadline On The Budget This Week

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Congress Faces A New Deadline On The Budget This Week

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Rockchuuch DJ Babu

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Analysis

The Digital Backstory Of The Much-Debated GOP Memo On The FBI

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Colombian Speedskater Gets A Last-Minute Chance To Compete In Olympics

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Colombian Speedskater Gets A Last-Minute Chance To Compete In Olympics

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Africa

Remembering Top Wildlife Trade Investigator: 'It Is A Great Loss'

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Technology

Former Google Executive Warns Smartphones Keep Us Hooked

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