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THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF SUSAN BOYLE

 But before I get into Susan Boyle: Peace in Iran? Israel attacked Lebanon again. Iran downed an American helicopter, and President Donald Trump vowed to take revenge.  And just did. Notwithstanding, for the 38th time since the war began 103 days ago Trump nevertheless indicated that a ceasefire was imminent. Your health?   An international team of scientists published a report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs . Americans (which I'm sure also means others living elsewhere) should limit alcohol consumption to NO MORE THAN ONE DRINK/DAY. Researchers looked at 56 systemic reviews of the relationship between alcohol and health and found... .... men who consumed more than 6.5 drinks per week and women who consumed more than seven drinks per week had greater than a 1-in-1,000 lifetime risk of dying from an alcohol-related disease or injury. The risk jumps to greater than 1 in 100 for both sexes if they have more than 8.5 drinks a week. At 14 drinks a week, A...

COVID MOSTLY KILLS OLD PEOPLE

From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):           DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa 2020 June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571        70...