Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s

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Research challenges idea of ‘generation sensible’ as alcohol and drug use increase after teenage years

Binge drinking rates among gen Z have risen sharply since their teenage years, according to research that challenges their reputation as “generation sensible”.

Almost seven in 10 (68%) 23-year-olds reported binge drinking in the past year, while nearly a third (29%) said they did so at least monthly, up from 10% at age 17.

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The Humiliation of Keir Starmer. Is This the End of the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’? – The Daily Signal

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  1. The Humiliation of Keir Starmer. Is This the End of the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’?  The Daily Signal
  2. PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar  BBC
  3. ‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war  CNN
  4. ‘He’s no Winston Churchill’: why Starmer can shrug off Trump’s insults over Iran  The Guardian
  5. UK sending four extra Typhoon jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says  Reuters
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What to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept – The New York Times – The New York Times

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  1. What to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept - The New York Times  The New York Times
  2. Iran's Shahed drone: How 'the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation  CNBC
  3. US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn  The Guardian
  4. US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones  CNN
  5. Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months  Reuters
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Exclusive: Minutes from disaster — how Qatar shot down two Iranian bombers in its first aerial combat operation – CNN

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  1. Exclusive: Minutes from disaster — how Qatar shot down two Iranian bombers in its first aerial combat operation  CNN
  2. Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says  WSJ
  3. Qatar says Iran didn’t warn of missile attacks, no comms with Tehran  Al Jazeera
  4. Column of black smoke seen on Doha horizon following explosions  The Times of Israel
  5. US-Iran latest: Israel orders everyone out of Beirut's southern suburbs  thenationalnews.com
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