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Video game addiction is a mental health disorder, World Health Organization says
One year ago | By NBC News
: The WHO calls gaming addiction "a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior" so severe it "takes precedence over other life interests".
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World HealthMilitary helicopter crash kills 3 in training exercise in NY
Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said. Read more ...
Biden nominee Avril Haines confirmed as intelligence director
WASHINGTON - Former White House lawyer Avril Haines has been confirmed as the new Director of National Intelligence, becoming the first woman to lead the agency and the first... Read more ...
Here are the winning numbers for Wednesday's $731 million Powerball prize
That's a lot of cash! Read more ...
Boston hopeful after historic inauguration
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were taking the oath of office, security in Boston was tight. Read more ...
Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists
QAnon conspiracy theorists grappled with anger, confusion and disappointment Wednesday as President Biden was sworn into office. Read more ...
VP Harris swears in new senators, giving Democrats control of Congress
WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday swore in three Democratic senators, including her replacement and two new Georgia Democrats, wresting away control of the... Read more ...
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks perform at the inauguration
The three performances honored the newly-inaugurated 46th president and vice president of the United States, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Read more ...
Why was purple significant at the inauguration?
Inauguration Day took its place in history with several influential women wearing purple to mark its significance. Newly sworn-in Vice President Kamala Harris, former first... Read more ...
Biden sworn in as 46th US president
Joe Biden took the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of... Read more ...
Nation's first 'youth poet laureate' Amanda Gorman reads her poem at...
Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem. Read more ...