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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark ended practice Friday by making a halfcourt shot and winning a little bit of lunch money in the process.And with that, the Indiana Fever star is ready to play again.Clark — barring any unforeseen setbacks — is expected to be in the lineup when the Fever play host to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty on Saturday afternoon. She missed the last five Indiana games with a quadriceps injury.“As long as we don’t have any regressions, she’s going to be ready to roll,” Fever coach Stephanie White said.Clark returned to practice this week, and…

AI tools can lower the barrier to launching a startup, but scaling them still requires technical expertise, GitHub’s CEO has said.Speaking on the sidelines of VivaTech in Paris, Thomas Dohmke said over the last two years, he’s observed companies go from needing convincing to use AI to “a lot of FOMO” in the market.AI coding assistants can now help non-technical founders create a startup with a small team and no external funding, he said during a Q&A at Station F, a startup campus. But as more startups use vibe coding tools to build products using natural language prompts, it’s harder…

Complications from a Covid infection can harm the heart, brain, lungs and kidneys. A new study finds that patients hospitalized for Covid were less likely to suffer severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated.Researchers at UCLA Health analyzed electronic medical records at a large academic hospital between March 1, 2020, and March 30, 2022, of approximately 3,500 hospitalized patients, ages 18 and older, and compared hospitalized patients who got at least two primary doses of the Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccine or one dose of Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine for Covid with hospitalized patients who had not been vaccinated.The…

Former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Eric Dane is speaking out for the first time in a television interview about his battle with ALS, a degenerative neurological disorder.”I wake up every day and I’m immediately reminded that this is happening,” Dane said of his ALS battle in an interview with Diane Sawyer airing Monday on “Good Morning America.” “It’s not a dream.”Dane, a father of two, first publicly revealed he had been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in April.Tune into “Good Morning America” on Monday, June 16, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT, for more of Diane…

Former NFL player Antonio Brown is facing an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting that took place during an altercation outside an amateur boxing event in Miami, according to an arrest warrant.Brown, 36, is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with earlier. The victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.The warrant does not list an attorney for Brown, an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in the NFL in 2021 for Tampa Bay but spent most of…

(Reuters) -Moderna’s shares fell 2.5% before the bell on Friday, on concerns whether a new CDC advisory panel would back the use of the company’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine in a broader age group.The RSV shot, mRESVIA, secured U.S. approval on Thursday for expanded use in at-risk adults aged 18 to 59 years, but needs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation before it is made available for the age group. It is already approved for use in adults aged 60 or older.The biotech’s stock extended its decline into the second session, following the appointment of the new…

Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.Felonies are more likely than misdemeanors to result in a prison sentence.Time in prison is associated with an increased risk of fatal overdose in the year after release. People with felonies on their record often struggle to find a job or rent an apartment.In 2023, lawmakers in 46 states passed legislation similar to Colorado’s. They introduced more than 600 bills related to fentanyl criminalization and enacted over 100 other laws to attempt to curb…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. Getting your steps in is good for your health, but it may also help keep you from being affected by disability later, new research has found. Walking 100 minutes a day was associated with a 23% reduced risk of chronic low back pain, according to a study published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. “This is an important finding because walking is a simple, low cost, and accessible activity that can be…

CNN  —  Summary Maintaining mobility while aging doesn’t require hours of stretching but rather intentional movement throughout daily life. Regular movement across all three planes of motion helps prevent stiffness and functional decline. Short, consistent mobility routines and movement breaks throughout the day create lasting benefits. Strength training using compound movements supports joint stability and preserves essential muscle mass. Proper breathing techniques reduce tension and improve posture, enhancing mobility in the spine and shoulders. This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by CNN editors. Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil on Friday asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia University protester from an immigration lockup, saying the Trump administration missed an appeal deadline. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey, the lawyers said Khalil has satisfied all the court’s requirements, including posting a $1 bond, while the lawyers for the government missed a 9:30 a.m. deadline the judge set Wednesday.In response to the letter, the judge gave the government until 1:30 p.m. Friday to formally reply to the request to free Khalil.The lawyers…