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Today is Friday, July 25, the 206th day of 2025. There are 159 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 25, 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, had been allowing poor, rural Black male patients with syphilis to go without treatment, even allowing more than 100 of them to die, as a way of studying the disease. Also on this date: In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the ...

Nostalgic? New ‘Smurfs’ movie leaves us feeling blue

“Smurfs” has been one of the most nostalgic memories as those iconic little blue forest-dwellers filled our childhood with fun and happiness. Papa Smurf is known for his philosophical and insightful quotes. In a cartoon or movie, the wise leader of the Smurfs once said, “There are no ...

Today in History

Today is Monday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2025. There are 163 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called ‘Monkey Trial’ ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned.) Also on this date: In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Virginia, resulting in a Confederate victory. In 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks ...

Keep chewing gum from decorating sidewalk

Dear Heloise: I travel through Texas a lot with my husband. I notice most convenience stores we stop at while on the road have numerous pieces of chewing gum glued to the pavement outside the store. So, my hint is very simple: Every piece of gum comes in a wrapper, and since all men’s clothing has pockets and women tend to carry purses, you can keep the wrapper into your pocket or purse. Then you can later wrap the chewed gum into the stored wrapper and drop it into a waste can. Just an aside for humor: I’ve imagined our country with a large DNA base of every citizen. If such a ...

Less selection, higher prices: How tariffs are shaping the holiday shopping season

NEW YORK — With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices. But President Donald Trump’s vacillating trade policies have complicated those end-of-year plans. Balsam Hill, which sells artificial trees and other decorations online, expects to publish fewer and thinner holiday catalogs because the featured products keep changing with the tariff rates the president sets, postpones and ...

Physician bills patient for exam they didn’t attend

DEAR DR. ROACH: When I have appointments with my physicians (at our local, highly rated academic health system), they no longer do a physical exam. But in the after-visit note, there is a documented and complete physical exam that doesn’t reflect reality. This happened on all types of visits, including annual visits and pre- and post-surgery visits. If I am examined by a resident, the attending physician will attest in the after-visit note to having examined me alongside the resident when, in actuality, the physician was not in the room. I find this appalling, but it seems to be ...