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San Francisco on Tuesday will publicly consider a plan to provide reparations of $5 million to each eligible Black person. 

Jimmy Kimmel decided to keep some Will Smith jokes out of his mouth at the Oscars. 

A Mediterranean diet, "rich in seafood, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and olive oil," may help significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to a new study, NBC News reports. 

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The federal government is scrambling to restore confidence in the financial system following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second biggest failure of a federally insured bank in U.S. history. The lender, which had $209 billion in assets at the end of December, went under after news of its money troubles sparked a run on deposits last week. A second institution, Signature Bank of New York, which had significant cryptocurrency deposits, failed on Sunday, spreading anxiety about the health of the financial system. Читать дальше...

Republican House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (Ky.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have announced plans to travel to the Washington, D.C., detention facility that houses a number of arrestees accused of various crimes linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Referencing the alleged mistreatment of the several-dozen so-called "1/6'ers" kept there, Greene claimed, "they're pretrial and they haven't even been convicted and they're not allowed to see their families, many times are not... Читать дальше...

An ongoing shortage of albuterol, an asthma medication primarily used by hospitals, may be exacerbated by the recent closure of one of the country's two domestic producers of the medicine. Here's what you need to know: 

What is climate anxiety, and might it actually be a good thing? Here's everything you need to know:

It's safe to say the video game adaptation curse has been broken. HBO's The Last of Us has been receiving rave reviews and strong viewership, proving video games can be successfully adapted into other mediums without disappointing fans. Its success could inspire a wave of new video game movies and TV shows, just as there was an uptick in fantasy series after Game of Thrones, and many are already on the way. So which could be similarly successful? Here are some of the most notable video game adaptations on the horizon... Читать дальше...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was released from the hospital on Monday, after receiving treatment for a concussion.

With help from the Na'vi, Maverick, and a Michelle Yeoh from every universe, the Academy has staved off another ratings decline for the Oscars.