FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis waves to the faithful Tuesday before visiting the crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis used his year-end prayer service Tuesday to urge people to ask themselves a tough question: Did they mainly spend 2013 promoting self-interests or helping others? “Let us courageously ask ourselves: How did we live ...
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Eat cranberries, live longer: study
Shutterstock A new study suggests that the antioxidant power of cranberries may extend life. A new study finds that cranberries have antioxidant properties that may prolong your life. In new research to be published in the February 2014 issue of Experimental Gerontology, scientists have found that eating cranberries can extend your life significantly. The caveat: the study was conducted on ...
Read More »Germs can live alone for months
Shutterstock Scientists say that toys can harbor cold germs for weeks or even months. Prior research has already concluded that two common bacteria that cause colds, ear infections, and strep throat don’t often live for long outside the human body, but a new study finds that they can linger a lot longer than previously thought. Your best defense? Well-scrubbed hands. ...
Read More »Scary truth: Cold germs can live on ‘hotspots’ like toys for MONTHS
Shutterstock Scientists say that toys can harbor cold germs for weeks or even months. Prior research has already concluded that two common bacteria that cause colds, ear infections, and strep throat don’t often live for long outside the human body, but a new study finds that they can linger a lot longer than previously thought. Your best defense? Well-scrubbed hands. ...
Read More »Music reviews: ‘Black Panties,’ ‘Live at the Cellar Door’
R. Kelly’s ‘Black Panties’ “Black Panties”(RCA Records)2 stars Justin Timberlake may have brought sexy back. But leave it to R. Kelly to reclaim the sleaze. On his 12th solo album, R&B’s most flagrant horndog revives the persona that gave the world odes as elevated as “Banging the Headboard,” “I Like the Crotch on You” and the swoon-worthy “Hit It ’Til ...
Read More »NSA spied on Xbox Live and World of Warcraft to infiltrate terrorist groups
While you might fondly call the hell-raising inhabitants of online gaming haunts like DotA, Counter-Strike, and Xbox Live terrorists, the NSA and CIA both felt that certain online gaming communities are home to the real thing. So, they did what any good security agency would do, and started spying on bored gamers who are forever killing 10 rats and crafting epic ...
Read More »Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig talk ‘Walter Mitty’ in live chat
Joe Marino/New York Daily News Ben Stiller (left) and Kristen Wiig, stars of ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Saturday. Stiller and Wiig took questions from Daily News readers during an exclusive live chat. It wasn’t a daydream. Ben Stiller, the director and star of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” and Kristen Wiig, ...
Read More »NASA’s MAVEN mission lifts off on its way to Mars (live launch video)
Mars is the planet right next door, and we’ve shot a dozen probes and rovers its way in the last few decades. However, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the Red Planet, and the MAVEN probe could help solve some of those mysteries. MAVEN stands for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (okay, NASA), and its goal is to ...
Read More »52% of Italian men still live with their mothers: report
Anja Hild/Getty Images/Vetta New data revealed that nearly half of men aged 25-34 still lived at home with their mothers. Italian men are well-known for their love of mama. But just how much has been revealed by official Italian figures, which show that more than half of all Italian men still live with their moms. Figures show that 52% of ...
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