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CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Four players on the University of Miami women’s basketball team posted double figures in scoring as the Canes rolled past Stetson 77-45 on Sunday afternoon. Miami’s home win concludes their 2025 non-conference slate and puts the Canes on a three-game win streak heading into ACC play. Miami now stands at 9–4 overall and 1–1 in ACC play, while Stetson drops to 7–4 and 0–0 in ASUN. Ahnay Adams set the offensive tone early, scoring Miami’s first four points with back-to-back driving layups. Stetson’s Cameron Thomas answered with three baskets from beyond the arc to give the Hatters the lead for six minutes and 42 seconds. Miami trailed by as many as four before tying the game at 13–13 to end the first quarter. At the start of the second period, Miami capitalized on three Stetson turnovers to take a 20–16 lead, its largest of the game so far (7:12). The Hatters quickly called a timeout to reset, but Miami responded with a 12–2 scoring run to close the half with a 34–23 advantage. Gal Raviv led Miami’s offense with seven points in the second quarter, while Kyle, Adams, and Candace Kpetikou grabbed three rebounds each to lead the

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Executive Summary In 2022, the Taliban officially banned opium cultivation, causing a dramatic fall to 35% of the total production. Despite the collateral harm to local farmers, who in certain instances depend on it for survival, the sale of heroin and methamphetamine has not ceased in Central Asian countries. By examining international sources and research, this report seeks to demonstrate how the inability to control drug trafficking and its expansion in Central Asia presents another major challenge for the current de facto Taliban government, given its ramifications both within and beyond Afghanistan. Key Points Despite the ban of 2022 related the opium cultivation in Afghanistan, this activity remains one of the primary incomes for Afghan peasants. The opium seizure and its sale throughout Central Asian countries are relevant factors of instability. The Afghan Taliban remain incapable of resolving the tension between ethnic group identity and political authority. Background Information From its inception through the first seizure of national power in the 1990s, the Taliban movement utilised opium cultivation, heroin processing, and international trafficking as Afghanistan’s primary economic engine. Consequently, the initial Taliban regime oversaw nearly the entirety of global heroin production. By exploiting a sophisticated network of tribal allegiances and

Credits: iStock Updated Dec 29, 2025 | 12:53 PM IST Summary Australia has banned social media use for under-16s, forcing deactivation of existing accounts across major platforms. The move aims to protect children’s mental health after studies showed widespread exposure to harmful content, grooming, and cyberbullying. Companies face heavy fines for breaches, while critics want the ban expanded to gaming platforms too.

Currently in beta testing, iPhone users are being given access to an enhanced and updated version of WhatsApp’s chat cleanup tool. The feature – which allows for the deletion of messages and media in different ways – is not completely new, but it now offers greater control over what is deleted. The cleanup tool now provides a better balance between freeing up space and retaining the files that were shared in a chat. Now when you choose to delete a chat in the iOS version of WhatsApp, the app displays a new confirmation screen from which it is possible to select various components which should be retained. Included in this list are photos and videos, and there is also the choice of saving or deleting messages which have been starred. The confirmation screen is part of a two-step process which gives users more control over how messages are deleted. The first screen – as can be seen in the screenshot above, shared by WABetaInfo) – shows shortcuts for deleting all messages, or all messages apart from those which have been starred. The “Clear media files” option allows for further customization via a second screen. The second screen allows the deletion

Share on Pinterest Research shows that a reduction in social media use can improve mental health. Image Credit: Olga Pankova/Getty Images Cutting back on social media for a week resulted in less anxiety, depression, and insomnia for participants in a new study. Extensive social media engagement is viewed as potentially damaging to mental health, although its use is widespread and growing. Experts say that scrolling through social media feeds risks replacing real-world experiences, which are more likely to be protective of mental well-being. For young adults, cutting back on social media for a week resulted in a significant reduction in anxiety, depression, and insomnia in a new study published in JAMA Network Open . Participants in the study reported 16% fewer anxiety symptoms, 24.8% fewer symptoms of depression, and 14.5% less insomnia. The study involved 373 individuals ages 18 to 24, each of whom was paid $150 to participate. Of the cohort, 277 were female, 73 were male, 12 were non-binary, 9 were transgender, and 2 were listed as ‘Other’. Five platforms were of special interest to the study authors: Facebook Instagram Snapchat TikTok X Participants were allowed to reduce their screen time as they saw fit. They reduced their

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I’ve turned one of my abiding memories of the year over in my head many times. It was summertime, hot, and I was in a small jazz bar in Brooklyn for an early-evening show. The audience was sparse, typical for a pre-dusk midweek gathering, maybe around a dozen people. A few were much younger than me, in their 20s. A few were older, probably in their 60s. When the musicians were on a break, I took out a book to read. Two or three of the younger people did the same, sitting in silence, turning pages. Given the same opportunity to amuse themselves during this pause, all of the older people took out their phones and started scrolling. In the bar’s pleasant gloom, their faces were up-lit by an artificial glow. It would be a reach to extrapolate too much from this scene, but it did feel like it meant something. A few days later, another scene. I was waiting for a train when I decided to take a photo of the same book I was reading in the bar,  » Read More

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Walking is having a moment – and for good reason. Getting in some steps not only helps you to feel good, but also compliments any workout routine and has legitimate health benefits in its own right. According to a 2023 study in GeroScience , walking can help to increase aerobic fitness, decrease body fat and reduce blood pressure in sedentary adults. It also found that those who live in Blue Zones – which are regions of the world where people tend to live the longest – do low-impact activities, like walking, on a regular basis. However, building muscle is also incredibly important when it comes to living and moving healthily for a long time. Here, we explore whether walking alone can build muscle, which muscles it works and how to reap more strength benefits from your walking routine. Can walking actually build muscle? While walking can help to develop muscular endurance, which is your muscles’ ability to sustain exercise for long periods of time, Grace Horan, a certified exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery, says that it’s not the most effective way to build muscle. What everyone's reading ‘To build muscle, the human body must be continuously challenged