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Finland is the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report.The well-being of Finnish people has sparked great interest in the country and its practices. And Finland is offering guidance on how to be happier, free of charge.Back in March, the country's tourism department, Visit Finland, announced an offer for 10 people to visit the country and embark on their take of a masterclass on happiness.Visit Finland reports that they received over 150,000 applications from all…

A visitor views a titanium hybrid 2020 Ford Escape FWD small SUV at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada, Feb. 18, 2020.Chris Helgren | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Ford — Shares popped about 2% in midday trading after a CNBC report said both Ford and the United Auto Workers union are making headway on negotiations as the strike continues.Squarespace — The website builder popped 4.2% after UBS initiated coverage of the stock at a buy. UBS said the company…

A recent J.D. Power report shared exclusively with CNBC Make It ranked 48 states and the District of Columbia on how serious the issue of climate change is on a scale of zero to four, with zero being "there is no climate change" and four being, "climate change is very serious."This utility intelligence report is based on responses from 70,486 utility customers nationwide that were fielded from June 2022 to May 2023. Utilities in Alaska and Rhode Island did not qualify for this study.Washington D.C. ranked as the place in…

<!-- -->Glimpses from inside a boat. (Courtesy: PawanSachdeva)New Delhi: Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha are all set to get married on September 24. The wedding festivities began with a mehendi ceremony on Friday, attended by close friends and family members. Ahead of their wedding, Pawan Sachdeva has been treating his Instafam with reels from the wedding venue. For context, Pawan Sachdeva is a relative of Raghav Chadha and he is a fashion designer by profession. As per reports, he has designed the outfits of…

When last we spoke with Roland Griffiths, PhD, in the fall of 2021, psychedelic-assisted therapies were just starting to enter mainstream public consciousness – as WebMD explored with Griffiths’s help in an in-depth series Magic Mushrooms, MDMA, and the Promise of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. For Griffiths, a psychopharmacologist and an elder statesman of psychedelic research, it was a very gratifying time in both his professional and personal life. The psychedelic substances he had been studying in the lab for 2 decades…

Sept. 22, 2023 -- We humans have a mixed relationship with alcohol. On one hand, it helps us relax after a stressful day and feel more at ease in social situations. But excessive use can impact your health, raising the risk of unsafe behavior, injuries, violence, and disease. Now researchers are saying that curbing those negative effects starts by better understanding alcohol’s appeal. Take a recent study into alcohol’s effects on men’s sexual urges. A couple of drinks does not give you “beer goggles” that make other…

As the new Ahsoka series continues on Disney Plus, Star Wars fans have been watching the ongoing journey of the Mandalorian Sabine Wren. She first debuted in the animated Star Wars Rebels series, and now in the live-action Ahsoka series, she has been continuing her search for the missing Ezra Bridger while resuming her Jedi training.  The Sabine Wren Force FX Elite Lightsaber features LED lighting for the green lightsaber. HasbroThat adventure shows off Wren wielding a green lightsaber during the show's battle scenes, and…

Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesCredit card companies are racking up losses at the fastest pace in almost 30 years, outside of the Great Financial Crisis, according to Goldman Sachs.Credit card losses bottomed in September 2021, and while initial increases were likely reversals from stimulus, they have been rapidly rising since the first quarter of 2022. Since that time, it's an increasing rate of losses only seen in recent history during the recession of 2008.It is far from over, the firm predicts.Losses currently…

From February 5, 2023, the European Union will no longer purchase petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline or lubricants from Russia.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesRussia imposed an indefinite ban on the export of diesel and gasoline to most countries, a move that risks disrupting fuel supplies ahead of winter and threatens to exacerbate global shortages.In a government decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the Kremlin said Thursday that it would introduce "temporary" restrictions on…

Cisco is acquiring cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 per share in a cash deal worth about $28 billion, the company said Thursday, in its largest acquisition ever.Splunk shares ended Thursday up 21%, while Cisco shares closed down 4%.Splunk's technology helps businesses monitor and analyze their data to minimize the risk of hacks and resolve technical issues faster. Cisco has long been the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment and has been bolstering its cybersecurity business to meet customer…