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“People under the age of 40 start risking their health if they consume any more than two teaspoons of wine or two and a half tablespoons of beer per day, a new study suggests.” - Fortune

“The non-alcoholic trend started to pick up a year or two before the pandemic, with no-alcohol bars catering to the so-called ‘sober curious’ popping up in some cities, and has continued to grow at a rapid clip.” - CNN

“Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects…..[Pentagon officials] said they had picked a director for a new task force to coordinate data collection efforts on what the government has officially labeled ‘unidentified aerial phenomena.’” - C.Index

“We want to emphasize that none of the Buddhist teachers in the Boulder area knew about his plans to self-immolate on this Earth Day. …. we would have stopped him in any way possible.” - RNS

“I’m troubled that I distressed any women, or men for that matter, by anything I said or did. But the fact of the matter is that I never in 30 years ever approached a women with the intent of sexually harassing, intimidating, or ‘hitting’ on her. Never. But some women believe I had done that, and for that I’m regretful.” - Mark Galli

“In 1973, Mormon author Carol Lynn Pearson’s feature article for the ‘Ensign’ magazine was pulled at the last minute, and she was banned from writing about women for Church publications. What was controversial then has become the party line.” - RNS

“Because he used the words ‘We baptize’ rather than ‘I baptize’ during the rite, thousands of baptisms have been deemed invalid.” - C.Leaders

“While denying accusations of sexual abuse coverup, Benedict XVI issued a ‘heartfelt request for forgiveness’ to victims.” - RNS

“To counteract vaccine hesitancy, we must strike a delicate balance. As a hospital physician, I see firsthand the vastly increased risk of severe COVID illness, ICU admission, and death among the unvaccinated. …Yet we must resist the temptation to heap scorn on those who, for whatever reason, opt not to be vaccinated.” - Law & Liberty

“The idea that some alcohol improved some health outcomes was widely accepted for quite some time….Lately, though, scientists and researchers are beginning to doubt. So am I, for two reasons.” - W.Post