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It's been a while since the University of Michigan football team has had an elite receiver come out of high school, and while the Wolverines have been fortunate when it comes to developing elite receivers, when it comes to the top pass-catching tier, freshmen have typically chosen other schools. That may change quickly. 2025 Fulshear (Texas) Katy Jordan four-star wide receiver Andrew Marsh was one of the players who visited Ann Arbor last week and Michigan Football made a big move to acquire him, a move so big that he has since received three predictions from On3 that he will…

In a recent study in the journal Nutrients, scientists looked into human milk banking (HMB) practices and the health outcomes of infants who received donated breast milk. Study: Personalized nutrition for early gut microbiome development through human milk banking: the pursuit of the perfect match. Image credit: Evgenyrychko/Shutterstock.com Early microbiome establishment and human health Millions of microorganisms inhabit the intestines of humans and animals and influence the physiological, immune and metabolic functions of the host. Several studies have pointed out the importance of early microbial colonization, a process that has profound effects on an individual's health throughout their lifespan. Babies…

(Photo courtesy of KDKA) To celebrate our company-wide Community Day, KDKA held a food donation drive for those in the area who needed it most. The Talk Pittsburgh team loaded up the donations and delivered them to Jubilee Kitchen. Watch how they did it.Click here for more details. KDKA celebrates Community Day with food donations to Jubilee Kitchen (Photo courtesy of KDKA) To celebrate our company-wide Community Day, KDKA held a food donation drive for those in the area who needed it most. The Talk Pittsburgh team loaded up the donations and delivered them to Jubilee Kitchen. Watch how they…

Independence Day is just around the corner, and if you haven't made any travel plans yet, there's still time to make some last-minute travel plans. But be careful: Nearly half of Americans who are planning to travel already have their holiday itinerary planned. In fact, according to the summer travel edition of PYMNTS Intelligence's Consumer Credit Economic Monitor report, 48% of U.S. consumers planning to travel this summer had made their travel plans in April. Why the rush? PYMNTS Intelligence found that there are a few key factors driving consumers to travel more this year. Forty-one percent of consumers taking…

Polish nationals have become the latest to benefit from China's visa-waiver scheme aimed at boosting tourism. advertisementChina has extended visa-free travel to Poland, Australia and New Zealand until the end of 2025.The scheme, which will be rolled out in stages from early 2024, will also allow visa-free entry to 11 other European countries and Malaysia, aiming to attract more business and tourist visitors to China and promote exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreigners.Citizens of European countries such as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland can enter China visa-free until the end of next…

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room,” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World.”  The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN  —  You might think President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are worlds apart on most international issues. But look a little closer, and you will see that the two candidates actually share some surprising commonalities on foreign…

The director estimates that at current levels of demand, the food pantry can only stay open for about a year. Donations to the Aurora Food Pantry are at “all-time lows” as demand for the food bank's services soars. Empty shelves are lining the food bank's warehouse on Industrial Parkway in Aurora. Tall, Costco-style shelves once filled with pasta, beans and other items now hold empty wooden crates. Food pantries typically purchase staples like milk, eggs and cheese, as well as produce like vegetables and potatoes, but now they have to buy non-perishable foods that were previously reliably donated. “Years ago,…

The Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund has a formula that has allowed it to consistently outperform the S&P 500. According to portfolio managers Neil Hennessy, Ryan Kelly and Joshua Wayne, the fund employs a formula-based investment strategy. “This allows us to be consistent over time,” Kelly and Wayne said in an interview with CNBC Pro earlier this month. And this outperformance has proven sustainable, even though it hasn't bought the large-cap stocks that have repeatedly led the S&P 500 to record highs. The fund gained 66.23% over the past year through May 31, beating the S&P 500's 28.19% over the same…

Same-sex marriage was legalized in Puerto Rico in 2015.Getty Long renowned for its beautiful beaches, lush rainforests, and towering mountains, the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico has become an especially popular vacation destination for both U.S. residents and international visitors, but it's not just the island's abundant natural beauty that draws tourists. Puerto Rico has long been a top destination for LGBTQ+ travelers thanks to its many gay-friendly hotels, restaurants, and communities, providing queer visitors the opportunity to explore the island to their heart's content. Whether you're sampling local cuisine in Old San Juan, exploring the beautiful coast of Fajardo,…

Like many official acts emanating from the executive branch of government, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy's declaration on Tuesday that gun violence constitutes a public health crisis achieved both a policy outcome and a political outcome. The policy outcome is that the move brings both attention and resources to efforts to combat gun violence. The political outcome is that, as The Washington Post noted, voters have seen at least some action on a problem that has come to be viewed as insolvable.But gun violence in America isn't just about mass shootings that garner so much attention and fear — it's…