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By Umberto Bacchi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Britain is to ban advertising showing women who can’t park or men who struggle to change a nappy in a crackdown on gender stereotypes, the industry watchdog said on Friday The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said a review had found some stereotypes were harmful, citing ads that belittle […] The post No More Dodgy Women Drivers as UK Bans Sexist Stereotypes in Ads appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)  Keith Richards, the hard-partying lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, has quit drinking – almost – saying he “just got fed up with it” “It’s been about a year now,” Richards told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview. “I pulled the plug on it. I got fed up with it.” Richards, 74, […] The post Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards (Almost) Quits Drinking appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Gabriella Borter and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters)  New York’s Times Square erupted with fireworks and cheers at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday as thousands of hardy merrymakers braved pouring rain and watched the glowing New Year’s Eve ball complete its midnight descent to mark the start of 2019 For the multitudes who […] The post Thousands Brave Rain in New York’s Times Square to Welcome 2019 appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health)  Mental engagement through problem-solving games like crossword puzzles, sudoku and brain teasers may not offset cognitive losses due to age-related dementia, a new study suggests Still, practicing these kinds of activities throughout life might boost mental ability and provide a higher starting point before decline, researchers write in The BMJ. […] The post Crosswords and Sudoku May Not Stop Mental Decline appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Rodrigo Gutierrez and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters)  Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban farmer, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains His natural remedy is no longer seen as very unusual here. Researchers in Cuba have found […] The post Worth The Sting: Cuba’s Scorpion Pain Remedy appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)  Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will receive a lifetime achievement award at January’s Golden Globes ceremony for his wide range of work, from Western “True Grit” to comedy “The Big Lebowski,” the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said on Monday Bridges will be honored by the HFPA with the Cecil B. DeMille Award, an […] The post Jeff Bridges to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at Golden Globes appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Sabela Ojea and Eloy Alonso SALINAS, Spain (Reuters) Carmen Lopez can only imagine what the sea looks like, but the blind 21-year-old Spaniard is in her element riding the surf Guided by instinct and signals whistled by her coach, Lopez has been training hard to become Spain’s first blind female athlete to enter the […] The post Blind Spanish Surfer Says Sea Sets Her Free, Goes for World Title appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

(Reuters) Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged in connection with an allegation that he sexually abused an 18-year-old boy at a Nantucket, Massachusetts, bar more than two years ago, the local district attorney said on Monday Spacey is scheduled to be arraigned at Nantucket District Court on Jan. 7 on a single charge of […] The post Actor Kevin Spacey Charged with Indecent Assault in Massachusetts appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health)  Many boys want their fathers to be the ones to talk to them about condoms. But a new study offers fresh evidence of all the ways these conversations can be complicated and leave young men without a clear picture of how to have safe sex Researchers did in-depth interviews with […] The post Yes, It’s Still Hard for Dads to Talk about Condoms with Sons appeared first on OMG News Today. […]

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health)  One in seven people with type 2 diabetes may be needlessly testing their blood sugar at home several times a day, a U.S. study suggests People with type 2 diabetes don’t need to test their blood at home if they have well controlled symptoms and don’t take medications that can […] The post Many Diabetics Needlessly Test Blood Sugar at Home appeared first on OMG News Today. […]