Fiber slows digestion, preventing sharp glucose spikes while delivering antioxidants that protect brain cells.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Coronary heart disease occurs when fatty deposits called plaque build up in the heart’s arteries, preventing them from delivering oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
Universities are under threat of government interference, book banning has reached unprecedented levels, journalists and artists and media outlets and attorneys are being punished, silenced, and doxed, and dissent everywhere is being criminalized.
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Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
In June the City Council voted unanimously to make NoDa a congested business district, too, effectively banning street vending without a permit.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
Homan says in the past month, 158 people have been arrested for impeding or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for prosecution.
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Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors secured an indictment against Laryen Torres-Carmona in September, charging the 26-year-old with two counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
Brown says denying asylees due process is unconstitutional.
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Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
The most common complaints include denying legitimate claims, partnering with inexperienced and unqualified service providers, poor service, and slow response times.
Intentionally obstructing the roadway, especially while impeding emergency access, is a misdemeanor in Minnesota, as is being a public nuisance by blocking the right-of-way.
—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
Brad Lander is headed to trial on May 11, accused of obstructing the use of a foyer at 26 Federal Plaza at a protest over conditions in hidden holding cells where migrants are detained, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
The instigators were allowed to go beyond peaceful protests to hindering law enforcement from doing their job which escalated with the result of two people tragically losing their lives.
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Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Anyone raising these concerns last season, when Arsenal finished in a distant second place, would be politely informed that the only curb on their creativity was the injuries that were hindering Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
If Vrabel wants to establish a winning culture, that means reinforcing certain habits and attitudes and disallowing others.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
After a vigorous lobbying campaign, Congress adopted a half measure, disallowing sales taxes but retaining the deductibility of other subnational levies.
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