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Giving healthy people statin pills have benefits which are 'marginal at best', researchers warn. Paula Byrne and John Cullinan, from the National University of Ireland Galway, and Susan Smith, from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, said the benefits of statins are unclear for many people. 5 Cheap(ish) Things to Beef Up Your Digital Security. Here are a few simple things to at least prevent the worst problems and keep most of your private information as safe as possible from hacks or security negligence. Russia's hopes of being reinstated suffer further setback as fresh doping allegations emerge. Reports allege that officials falsified documents to protect the high jump world indoor champion Danil Lysenko from sanctions for a failure to provide his whereabouts to drugs testers. MAGGIE PAGANO Fading star fund managers need a new goal. We've had Neil Woodford as the star stock-picker, the computer-beating investor guru and Britain's answer to Warren Buffett, such was his capacity for making money. How Did the Diner Menu Get So Long? You can get just about anything at an American diner. This illustrated history has some insights into why.

Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to quell escalating violence. Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam on Friday invoked colonial-era emergency powers to ban face masks, in a dramatic move intended to quell escalating violence in the Chinese-ruled city. Megan Revell reports. Federer and Nadal Make Laver Cup Shine, for Now, on a Crowded Calendar. The three-year-old event is one of three national team events in mens tennis, and its survival might depend on whether future generations can match Roger Federer and Rafael Nadals passion.

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