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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Barbara Tasch ## Barbara Tasch ## Barbara Tasch *  May 29, 2014 ### [Porn May Be Bad for Your Brain, Study Suggests](https://time.com/135853/porn-brain/) A German study suggests that watching porn may be linked to reduced activity in certain areas of the... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 29, 2014 ### [The American Landscape of Heroin Use Is Changing](https://time.com/135695/heroin-white-suburbs/) New study on heroin users confronts preconceived ideas on addicts and challenges prescription of opi... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  May 29, 2014 ### [Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Sign Treaty Creating Huge Economic Bloc](https://time.com/135520/russia-kazakhstan-belarus-treaty/) Citizens of the three countries will have the right to work freely throughout the member states with... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 28, 2014 ### [CDC Study Finds American Teens Are Out of Shape](https://time.com/125473/teenagers-fitness/) The numbers are in: Over half of American teenagers ages 12 to 15 are physically unfit [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 28, 2014 ### [Flying Buzzsaw Hits Woman on New York Street](https://time.com/122901/flying-buzzsaw-hits-woman-on-new-york-street/) Passersby watched in horror as the buzzsaw flew off the machine and came shooting down the sidewalk [U.S.](/section/us/) *  May 28, 2014 ### [Poor Economy Has Fueled Rising Obesity Rates, Study Finds](https://time.com/122570/oecd-economy-obesity/) Amid the lasting recession more families have had to cut back on how much they spend on food, accord... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 27, 2014 ### [Chemical Weapons Inspectors Attacked in Syria](https://time.com/118392/chemical-weapons-inspectors-attacked-in-syria/) Inspectors and U.N. staff emerged alive [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 27, 2014 ### [Swiss Group Will Help Elderly Who Aren't Terminally Ill Commit Suicide](https://time.com/118295/assisted-suicide-switzerland-exit/) The group Exit changed its practices to allow patients who are not terminally ill to request assiste... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  May 23, 2014 ### [Finally: Here's What Morgan Freeman Sounds Like on Helium](https://time.com/110247/morgan-freeman-helium/) Morgan Freeman's legendary voice like you've never heard it before [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 23, 2014 ### [Ex-Congolese Militia Leader Sentenced to 12 Years for War Crimes](https://time.com/110160/congo-icc/) Germain Katanga was convicted for crimes against humanity and four war crimes by the International C... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [McDonald's CEO: 'We Pay Fair Wages'](https://time.com/109062/mcdonalds-ceo-we-pay-fair-wages/) As the McDonald's annual shareholder meeting was held, protesters outside chanted "I want, I want, I... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [Edward Snowden Appears in New Selfie With Glenn Greenwald](https://time.com/108829/edward-snowden-appears-in-new-selfie-with-glenn-greenwald/) [WORLD](/section/world/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [VIDEO: Here's How Your Heart Actually Works](https://time.com/108797/heart-blood/) In a short video, Edmond Hui explains how the human hearts actually pumps blood [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [Hugh Jackman Forgot to Warn His Daughter About Nude _X-Men_ Scene](https://time.com/108767/hugh-jackman-wolverine-xmen-nude/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 22, 2014 ### [Red Robin Eaters May Have Been Exposed to Hep-A](https://time.com/108745/hepatitis-a-restaurant/) Red Robin has told up to 5,000 people who had visited their Springfield location in mid-May to conta... 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