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Long term shift work could be linked to impaired brain power, scientists have warned. Scientists from the University of Swansea and the University of Toulouse investigated what impact shift work had on brain functions, such as memory and processing speed.

A Canadian hospital has launched a court challenge with the ultimate goal of invalidating patents on human genes, saying such protection can adversely affect the health of patients and is boosting the country’s health-care costs.

Kenneth Tate, security guard fired after President Barack Obama’s trip to Atlanta said Monday that he lost his job because he snapped a picture of the presidential motorcade to send to his mother and is humiliated by news reports wrongly claiming he’s a convicted felon. Tate, 49, worked as a guard for Professional Security Corp., a security contractor at the …

Police visited a man from Massachusetts over the weekend accused of sending Ariana Grande unwanted gifts.

A couple gets married at 32,000 feet. For the first time ever a wedding ceremony takes place on Southwest Airlines flight.

Rurik Jutting, an employee of Bank of America, was charged on Monday for the murders of two women, believed to be prostitutes, in Hong Kong. Jutting appeared before Hong Kong’s Eastern Magistrates Court on Monday, responding with “I do” when asked if he understood the charges. He did not enter a plea.

A new study has claimed that fantasizing about few sexual activities might not be normal. The study associated with University of Montreal suggested that hoping for sex with two women was common but fantasizing about golden showers was not.

Rihanna likely had a selfie withdrawal because the pop star has returned to Instagram.

Disney World was forced to evacuate one of its rides on Saturday night after it caught on fire. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, which opened in May of this year, is thought to have been set ablaze when embers from a firework’s display that landed a nearby installation.

Most celebrities would have opted for an excuse to dress sexy. Most celebrities did. But not Katy Perry. On Thursday night, the wacky pop star turned up for Kate Hudson Halloween bash dressed up as a giant Cheeto, looking barely recognisable.

Chris Rock began the night as host of “Saturday Night Live” with a controversial monologue that tackled both the Boston Marathon bombings and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York.