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The Alzheimer's Association will be presenting The Empowered Caregiver over 5 sessions at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library. Sessions will be from 6-7:30pm in the large program room. See attached flyer for session topics and dates. Session #1 will be Wednesday, October 9, 2024 titled "Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia." Space is limited. To register, call the reference desk at 401-767-4124 and leave your contact info for the sessions you want to sign up to attend.
After tearing across Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa's path brought the record-setting storm to Cuba overnight. The monster storm weakened to a Category 3 before landfall and is currently packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. President Trump's six-day Asia trip continues. He's in South Korea where he met earlier today with President Lee Jae Myung. Trump is expected to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping [[ she jeen-peeng ]] On Thursday in the city of Busan, South Korea. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates today, following a string of poor labor market reports, coupled with news that inflation has slowed. A rate reduction from the central bank would have a trickle-down effect on consumers, lowering mortgage, credit card and auto loan interest rates. America is getting skinnier and weight loss drugs may be a contributing factor. According to a self-reported Gallup poll, for the first time in more than 15 years, obesity rates in the U.S. have fallen from almost 40-percent in 2022 to 37-percent today. That's an estimated seven-point-six million fewer obese adults. The same poll reports 15-percent of women and just under ten-percent of men are on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. Jay-Z is standing firm on his support for Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl halftime show next year. The rapper told TMZ that the Puerto Rican artist is more loved in the U.S. than some would think." His comment comes amid criticism from President Trump and others, who have petitioned to have George Straight replace Bad Bunny as the headliner. Jay-Z's Roc Nation has been tasked with booking the halftime show performer since 2019. 
