Schools should start later to prevent…

Maybe he just needed an extra hour.(Photo: Antonio_Diaz, Getty Images/iStockphoto)Teenagers’ school days shouldn’t begin before 8:30 a.m., says American Academy of Sleep Medicine, linking early start times to car accidents, depression and poor academic performance.In a position statement published Saturday in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the sleep research group asserted that later start times aid peak alertness and performance while supporting better mental health and student safety.As teenagers enter puberty, their biological programming for sleep shifts later, the statement notes, causing a clash with early start times that results in sleep depravation.“Early school start times make it difficult for adolescents to get sufficient sleep on school nights, and chronic sleep loss among teens is associated with a host of problems, including poor school…
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Pence pushes Japan to start trade…

 TOKYO — The United States wants “stronger and more balanced bilateral trade relationships” with countries including Japan and South Korea, Vice President Pence said Tuesday, raising the prospect of opening bilateral talks with Tokyo and reviewing a deal already struck with Seoul.  Pence’s remarks, to business leaders in South Korea and then after meetings with Japan’s prime minister and his deputy Tuesday, hew closely to President Trump’s “America First” promises on the campaign trail.  “Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States seeks stronger and more balanced bilateral trade relationships with every country, including Japan,” Pence said in Tokyo after opening an economic dialogue with his Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso. “We seek trade that is free. We seek trade that is fair,” Pence…
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Bruins Can’t Afford Another Sleepy Start…

BOSTON — Catch-up hockey is losing hockey, and the Boston Bruins have played a lot of catch-up hockey in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Ottawa Senators. The Bruins got off to a bad start in Game 1 but were able to overcome it with a two-goal third period for a 2-1 win. Game 2 started much better, as the B’s jumped out to a 3-1 lead, although they ultimately lost 4-3 in overtime. Another poor start plagued Boston on Monday night in Game 3, as Ottawa went up 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 just 3:42 into the second frame. “It was definitely a terrible start on our part,” Bruins center Patrice Bergeron said. “That can’t happen…
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Start hacking your travel plans and…

I’m sure you’ve seen some crazy headlines about travel floating around the Web: “How to Take a Vacation to Hawaii for Free!” “How We Traveled the World for Under $500” Pretty bold claims. I started out dismissing them as clickbait, but then my curiosity got the best of me. I started reading some of these articles to investigate the methods they were advocating. Most of the time they talked about redeeming miles or credit card points to purchase cheap flights around the world. At first I figured this type of strategy was too complicated for the average person. I’m a big fan of simplicity, which is why I don’t usually chase “$100 free when you open a new checking account”…
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Start your day off right with…

The banana and frozen fruit thicken it up and it’s the perfect canvas for all those healthy toppings wasting away in your pantry. How pretty is that? You can feel good about this delicious breakfast bowl because it’s full of powerful antioxidants. This Pomegranate Smoothie Bowl is… – Naturally sweet – Healthy – Filling – Beautiful – Gluten free – Vegan – Whole30 Ingredients: 1 cup fresh pomegranate arils 1 banana ½ cup frozen strawberries (or other berry) ½ cup coconut milk (or almond) adjust to desired consistency Directions: The post Pomegranate Smoothie Bowl first appeared on Seasonal Cravings.
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Democrat Jon Ossoff leads in Georgia…

The political world and the media are transfixed by Tuesday’s special election in the Georgia district formerly represented by Rep. Tom Price, who gave up his seat to become secretary of Health and Human Services. The Republicans had been expected to easily win this reliably red seat in the Atlanta suburbs. But polls have suggested that one of the Democratic candidates, a 30-year-old film-maker named Jon Ossoff, is within range of getting 50 percent of the vote against a large field of Republicans, winning the seat outright and avoiding a runoff. There is some anxiety in the GOP’s ranks. Last week, a Republican candidate won a seven-point victory in a deep-red Kansas House district that should have seen a far…
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Allergy season off to a big…

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Have you felt a sniffle this past week or found yourself rubbing your eyes? Allergy season is back and a few doctors are telling NBC4 April is the busiest month to see patients so far. When calling Premier Allergy on Monday morning regarding allergies the response was “Oh yeah it’s bad”. Along with Dr. Roger Friendman at Ohio ENT & Allergy who says he had 100 phone calls from patients suffering terribly due to their seasonal pollen allergies. Premier Allergy allergist, Dr. Summit Shah says the season started earlier and looks like it’s going to be a much longer season, unfortunately. “Right now in the Ohio valley it’s kind of the perfect storm unfortunately for allergy sufferers because the…
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Doug Martin at start of Tampa…

TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers running back Doug Martin was at the team’s facility Monday for the start of the offseason program, general manager Jason Licht confirmed.The two-time Pro Bowler left the team with one game remaining last season to begin serving a four-game suspension for performance-enhancing substances and to enter a drug treatment program. League rules permit him to participate in the offseason program, training camp and the preseason, but he will miss the first three games of the regular season.The Buccaneers have exercised the fifth-year option on WR Mike Evans’ contract, the team announced Monday.”He looks great right now; he looks as good as I’ve seen him since I’ve been here, from a physical standpoint,” Licht said. “He was…
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Box Office: ‘Fate of the Furious’…

Thanks in large measure to China’s $192.1 million, the eighth installment in the popular action franchise surpassed the previous worldwide record launch of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’ Universal’s Fast and the Furious franchise is showing no signs of running out of gas on the world stage even while slowing in the U.S. compared to the last installment. The Fate of the Furious, directed by F. Gary Gray, raced to a record-shattering $532 million global debut over Easter weekend, eclipsing Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($529 million) to secure the biggest worldwide launch of all time. The movie grossed $98.8 million domestically and $433.2 million overseas. Final numbers varied slightly from Sunday estimates, which showed the film earning $100.2 million…
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Bronx beatdown leaves Cardinals with worst…

NEW YORK • One of the concerns manager Mike Matheny described Sunday before the New York Yankees completed their sweep of his Cardinals was how a difficult start to a season can cost a team a compass it needs later. There’s no magnetic north of success to point to when games inevitably go astray.For a team in need of direction, this road trip only left the Cardinals lost.The Yankees seized on Adam Wainwright early and plundered the bullpen late for a 9-3 victory at Yankee Stadium. The loss sent the Cardinals (3-9) back to Busch Stadium after a 1-5 road swing with their worst 12-game start since 1988. They straggle home loaded with all the baggage that implies. During a…
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