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Getting a certain amount of sleep could help ward off diabetes, a new study suggests.A team of Chinese researchers studied how sleep duration on weekdays is associated with insulin resistance, a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The long-term observational study, held from 2009 to 2023, included about 25,000 participants.The "sweet spot" for low insulin resistance was about seven hours and 18 minutes of sleep per night, found the research, which was published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.ANCIENT HERB KNOWN AS ‘NATURE’S VALIUM' TOUTED FOR IMPROVING SLEEP AND ANXIETYLarge deviations from this benchmark — either too much

The U.S. military has devastated Iran and all but destroyed its military effectiveness. Period. Full stop. Everyone recognizes this, and the coverage reflects it. And yet President Donald Trump is accusing many in the media of wanting America to lose the war, and his FCC chairman is talking about networks losing their licenses. There's no question that journalistic credibility has plummeted in the Trump era, and the president has used lawsuits and other tactics to pressure news organizations. US 'LOCKED AND LOADED' TO DESTROY IRAN’S 'CROWN JEWEL' 'IF WE WANT,' TRUMP WARNSAt the same time, journalists have an obligation to ask about the latest

A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers has proposed a bill seeking to ban warrants allowing law enforcement to gather data revealing which cellphones and other devices that were near a crime scene at a specific time.Democrat state Sen. Erin Maye Quade introduced a Senate bill to ban those warrants in most cases, with Sens. Omar Fateh, also a Democrat, and Eric Lucero, a Republican, joining as original sponsors.The bill would also allow anyone whose information was obtained during the search to sue law enforcement.Lawmakers argue the warrants should be prohibited except in emergency situations. They said reverse location warrants, sometimes

The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not include any violent offenses.The suspect, who was identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, was shot and killed by Dallas Police SWAT officers on Wednesday. He had barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the garage of a children's hospital after Dallas Police officers tracked him while investigating an active warrant.Police deployed tear gas to force him out before the suspect

Actress Jane Fonda protested a merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN's parent company, during an Oscars after-party Sunday night.Variety spoke to Fonda about her "Block the Merger" pin, which she wore to the major Hollywood event to call out Paramount's bid for the company. She emphasized that the merger could give the Trump administration some influence over CNN as WBD tries to move forward with the deal."The mergers are going to be bad for workers," Fonda said. "A lot of people are going to lose their jobs. We’re going to have higher prices. We’re going to

Actor Jerry O'Connell revealed in a new interview that his wife, actress Rebecca Romijn, and their daughters "became physical" with him after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election."If I say this, will I stay married?" the "Stand by Me" actor joked on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast on Monday.O'Connell continued describing the night of the election where he insisted that he did not believe President Donald Trump would win. However, he recalled making off-hand remarks to his family during the night.BILL MAHER SLAMS OSCARS, SAYS HOLLYWOOD IS 'A SECRET CABAL OF PEOPLE TERRIFIED OF LOOKING LIKE

FIRST ON FOX: An Afghan national let into the country during the Biden administration has been arrested by the Department of Homeland Security following a conviction for indecent exposure to a minor.Basir Ahmad Safi, who is in his 30s, was arrested by DHS on March 11, according to the agency. Before his conviction for indecent exposure to a minor, Safi was charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition, soliciting a child via computer, unlawful use of a two-way communications device and child abuse.He was admitted to the country in 2021 under former President Joe Biden’s "Operation Allies Welcome," according to the

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will begin treatment immediately, President Donald Trump said Monday.Trump said Wiles has an "excellent" prognosis and plans to continue working at the White House while undergoing treatment."Her Strength and her Commitment to continue doing the job she loves, and does so well, while undergoing treatment, tells you everything you need to know about her. Susie, as one of my closest and most important advisors, is tough and deeply committed to serving the American People," the president wrote on his Truth Social account."She will soon be