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4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
How to talk about money with your kids
At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.
Cornell adds experienced coach to men’s lacrosse team
Danny Murphy is joining the men's lacrosse team at Cornell as an assistant coach.
NWS: ‘dangerously hot’ conditions in Southern Tier through Friday
The Ithaca area is under a heat advisory today and faces an extreme heat watch Wednesday-Friday.
Paper cups accepted in new Tompkins County curbside recycling guidelines
Tompkins County will begin accepting paper cups in curbside recycling starting July 1.
Cortland outreach worker receives NYS Commendation Award
Sen. Webb presented Cortland's Dean O'Gorman with a NYS Commendation Award for community service.
