Teen drinking risks for boys and cancer warning
A 2008 viral Australian party highlighted teen excess. Studies link underage drinking to memory impairment, assault risk, and later alcoholism. A study of 650 men shows seven drinks weekly from ages 15 to 19 triples prostate cancer risk. girls face breast cancer risks. Encourage teen dialogue and safe, open conversations about peer pressure.
Allendale News Lent Rain Delays Harvest and Events
Rainy two weeks slows harvest with corn done and beans lagging. Homecoming at Wabash Valley College Brubeck Arts center featured Bicentennial Jubilee and a Kentuck Headhunters concert. No school Oct 8 and Oct 12 for Columbus Day and Teacher Institute Day. Community notes praise baseball and cross country, birthday wishes for Ellen Grounds, and ongoing Box Tops and can tab drives for Allendale Grade School.
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Payment tips and reader questions from Heloise
Dear Readers, this column offers online payment guidance for credit cards, tips to prevent fraud and improve credit scores, and a set of reader submissions. Topics cover destroying cards safely, customer retention, rude shop signs, lost memory cards, and neighbor littering in Lakewood and Concord situations.
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Why you can't always trust your handy digital map app
Digital maps rely on crowdsourced data, which can mislabel places and insert offensive terms. The Snapchat map briefly renamed New York City with a hateful tag and Google Maps misnamed a Senate building after John McCain after his death, while fake listings and vandalism seed unreliable results.
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Facebook suffers data breach affecting 50 million accounts
The breach exploited three bugs in Facebook code, allowing attackers to steal access tokens and gain control of 50 million accounts, with 40 million at risk. Facebook logged out 90 million users to reset keys, says passwords need not be changed though experts advise caution. CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed no clear signs of misuse yet, and fixes to the View As feature are in place.
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New England Journal of Medicine editor to retire after two decades
Dr. Jeffrey Drazen, editor-in-chief since 2000, plans to retire within a year after nearly twenty years leading the journal. The 72 year old Boston physician will assist in selecting a successor and oversee a transition. His tenure drew controversy in 2016 over an editorial on research data use, prompting a clarifying follow up.
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