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A spine surgeon explains that a sedentary lifestyle weakens the core, increasing stress on the spine’s discs and joints. He outlines three practical steps: lift with a straight spine and avoid bending or twisting when lifting; break up long periods of sitting by standing every 30 minutes and doing light neck/back stretches; and commit to 10–15 minutes of daily core-strengthening work to improve stability and protect the spine.
Colorectal cancer diagnoses are rising among people under 50 in some countries, even as overall rates remain low and mortality from cancer continues to fall. The reasons remain unclear, with hypotheses ranging from increased testing and better cancer registries to speculative environmental factors; country-by-country differences complicate the pattern. Obesity may contribute but doesn’t fully explain the uptick, and researchers emphasize that the exact cause is still mysterious.
The Guardians jumped in front on Munetaka Murakami’s solo shot, but the White Sox erased the deficit with a five-run sixth, sparked when Colin Holderman loaded the bases and Chase Meidroth lined a two-run bloop single to cap the rally. Chicago then withstood a late Guardians threat, helped by Sean Newcomb in relief, and Colson Montgomery added an insurance run in the eighth as the Sox pulled away to win 6-3 and stop a five-game slide.
A BuzzFeed round-up of Reddit responses lists 25 changes in the last decade that many now accept as normal, from location sharing and near-constant smartphone use to AI-assisted ‘therapy,’ filming strangers in public, and public-facing privacy shifts, illustrating how quickly digital-era norms redefine etiquette, privacy, and everyday behavior.
Buckeyes land $17M-a-year Chase jersey patch deal
With Graham Platner out amid rape allegations, Maine Democrats must quickly nominate a replacement for the U.S. Senate race against Susan Collins via an unprecedented, small-electorate convention in Bangor on July 25. About 601 delegates will vote (500 from counties, 101 from the state committee); candidates must collect 500 signatures (including 50 from eight counties) to qualify, as Nirav Shah, Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Jordan Wood and others mobilize volunteers to lock in delegate support before the July 27 ballot-name deadline. The goal is a Platner-inspired progressive nominee, though delegate loyalties can still shift. Correction: Bangor is not the state capital.
In an IGN interview, Ken Levine says BioShock’s identity is tied to historical settings and a space-based BioShock wouldn’t work for him. Judas, Levine’s new Ghost Story Games project, will focus on the lead’s choices and relationships rather than a fixed narrative and is not BioShock 4 or a space sequel; no release date has been announced.
Disneyland is tightening guest rules after a rise in ride disruptions, mandating that handheld filming not be done on high-motion rides and requiring phones to be fully secured before boarding. The park is expanding bag storage, increasing security checks, and even deploying facial-recognition entry gates with opt-out lanes to speed re-entry and curb fraud, a move that has drawn mixed reactions online.
Jordan joined NASA's Artemis Accords as the 63rd signatory, reinforcing a shared commitment to peaceful, transparent space exploration and data sharing; the ceremony highlighted Jordan’s growing space ambitions, including its JY1 CubeSat and the PETRA1/2 missions to advance human spaceflight and planetary research.
California opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI after Grok’s image-generation features raised concerns of sexually explicit deepfakes of real people, including minors. Regulators cited California laws banning AI-generated sexual imagery of minors and urged immediate safeguards, with Gov. Newsom and Atty. Gen. Bonta signaling tough enforcement. The state’s action follows recent bills clarifying liability for AI harm, and Grok has begun restricting free image-generation amid global scrutiny; EU inquiries and other nations have also scrutinized the tool.