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Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers

Story by Daniel Strain

It’s one of the inescapable realities of aging: The older we get, the slower we tend to move—whether we’re walking around the block or just reaching for the remote control.

A new study led by University of Colorado Boulder engineers helps explain why.

The research is one of the first studies to experimentally tease apart the competing reasons why people over age 65 might not be as quick on their feet as they used to be. The group reported that older adults may move slower, at least in part, because it costs them more energy than younger people—perhaps not too shocking for anyone who’s woken up tired the morning after an active day.

The findings could one day give doctors new tools for diagnosing a range of illnesses, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and even depression and schizophrenia, said study co-author Alaa Ahmed.

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Low water levels at Lake Belton concerning for wildlife, potential silver lining for community.

Story by Meredith Haas

Rain here and there is not going to cut it for Lake Belton.

The water levels at the lake currently sit around 19 ft. below where they should be at.

The low lake levels have a potentially negative impact on the local wildlife and their habitat.

“The main affect is fewer resources in general,” Inland Fisheries Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife Michael Baird said.

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If Your Wondering Who To Consider For President 2024

Don Wood

What everyone should consider in voting for the next president. Whoever you should vote for, consider how will they change how you live, how you work and how you express your freedoms.

Who are out there on the campaign trail telling you how they feel about what is going on today in our country. Then who is just sitting on the sidelines taking in the donations. Are they giving you, what you think, is the truth in what they say. Or are they just hitting the hot topics and news of the day.

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Trump Holds Rally In South Carolina

By Janice Hisle

PICKENS, S.C.—This tiny city of about 3,000 people burgeoned to more than ten times that size as throngs welcomed former President Donald Trump to a pre-July 4 celebration—possibly a once-in-a-lifetime event for residents.

The city’s Police Chief Randall Beach said that estimates of the crowd put the number of supporters who showed up to hear Trump speak at his first rally since being federally indicted in Florida at around 50,000.

Trump, in the July 1 speech, spent several minutes dissecting that case. He also promised to protect citizens’ freedom and the American way of life that they cherish.

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Vivek Ramaswamy ramps up presidential buzz, lays out vision for the country with imminent 2024 decision

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn

Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy signaled he’s inching towards a presidential run, hoping that his vision for the country would separate himself from what will likely be a crowded GOP primary field.

Ramaswamy, who told Fox News Digital in an interview that he’ll make his decision whether to run for president before the end of February, says his vision is about restoring the “national identity in America,” decrying the “vacuum” in younger generations who fill the void with “the poison of wokeism, and climatism, and transgenderism, and COVIDism for that matter.” 

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Nikki Haley announces presidential campaign: ‘It’s time for a new generation of leadership’

By Ronn Blitzer

Former South Carolina governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that she is running for president, seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 election.

In a video message posted on Twitter, Haley touted her record as South Carolina’s governor, while looking to the future and the needs of the country.

“It’s time for a new generation of leadership,” Haley stated.

Haley identified numerous threats facing the country, from the “socialist left” to Russia and China, warning that there are those who see the United States as vulnerable.

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