New research has shed light on the fact that a poor diet is the leading risk factor for deaths from lifestyle-related diseases in the majority of the world. This is the season when trees and grasses release billions of buoyant pollen granules into the air, using the wind to disburse across the countryside. These stories and more in this week’s “In The News”. […]
New York’s Rockland County has declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak while a mumps surge at Temple University sickens as many as 105 people. The “bomb cyclone” melt off and new rainstorms continue to add to the rising rivers in several Midwestern states, causing flooding that has already killed at least three people and caused billions in damages. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
The March 2019 update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) includes 650 new words, phrases, and senses. A new ruling means that gestures are protected under the First Amendment as free speech. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
Facial recognition identification will be implemented in the top 20 U.S. airports by 2021. Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has not been shy about her plans to break up “big tech,” including Amazon, Google, and Facebook. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS. Exxon Mobil and Chevron announce plans for big increases in oil and natural gas production from the Permian Basin. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
On his final day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Michael Cohen described his work and insights as Trump’s personal lawyer and “fixer.” Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, held in Vietnam, ended abruptly due to Jong-un’s frustration with American sanctions not being lifted. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
A hiker was trapped in quicksand for almost 10 hours at Zion National Park. A father is accused of physically confronting his stepdaughter’s bully. These stories and more, this week in the news. […]
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, known as the world’s most powerful drug trafficker, was convicted of all charges against him. A Florida man claimed an income of $18,497, with a withholding of $1M on his W2, resulting in a refund check of $980,000. These stories and more: This Week in the News. […]
Researchers confirmed a meteor broke apart over western Cuba. The risk for millennials getting obesity-related cancers is significantly higher than the risk of baby boomers when they were the same age as the millennials. […]
According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular disease. Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge used “basic arithmetic” to crack the code on certain lottery games, gaining $26 million. These stories and more in this week’s “In The News”. […]
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