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• A massive IT outage on Friday caused widespread disruption across different sectors worldwide.
• An expert said the outage, linked to a CrowdStrike update, mirrors Y2K fears that never came true.
• Air travel, banks, and 911 lines are

• A 4-time World's Strongest Man recommends prioritizing squats, weighted carries, and sandbag lifts. 
• The exercises build full-body strength and muscle, especially in your core. 
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• Arrival information is unavailable for many Subway routes in NYC and DC because of a global IT outage.
• Transport authorities say trains and buses are running as scheduled, though.
• Some UK train services "may be affected by alterations and cancellations," the UK's National Rail said.

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• What we eat makes a difference to our brain health.
• Brain doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai list 9 favorite foods for boosting cognition.
• Everything on their list is a plant. 

Brain doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai have spent their careers investigating how to have a healthy brain.

"We learned that yes, there are things you can do," Mr. Sherzai

• Trump being re-elected wouldn't mean the end of NATO, the alliance's chief said.
• Jens Stoltenberg said it's "important not to create self-fulfilling prophecies."
• Stoltenberg said leaders would need to engage with Trump like they did in 2016.

The head of NATO said former

• A major global IT outage is disrupting flights, retailers, and media outlets among other businesses. 
• It emerged after Microsoft reported problems with its online services.
• Here are photos showing the effects of the huge IT outage worldwide.

Major airlines, banks, hospitals, and

• A global IT outage saw airports in Belfast and Singapore handwrite flight information.
• A Belfast International Airport spokesperson told BI all systems have since been restored.
• Singapore Changi Airport also said some airlines were manually issuing boarding passes.

Staff at several airports had to

• Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz said a mass outage was not caused by a cyberattack.
• He said customers were affected "by a defect found in a single content update for Windows."
• The issue was "identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," Kurtz said.

Crowdstrike, the firm linked to the major global IT

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