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Amazon Hit With $350K Fine for Improper Shipping
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to hit Amazon.com Inc. for shipping potentially dangerous goods by air. The FAA proposed that Amazon pay $350,000 in fines. In 2014, the online retail giant shipped a product called “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE” from Kentucky to Colorado by air. The container holding the product was not properly packaged nor…
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2 Minnesota Companies Fined for Vikings Stadium Roofing Accident
Mortenson Construction and subcontractor Berwald Roofing now face fines in the amount of $173,400 for the on-site accident that killed one worker and injured another. The accident in question took place outside the U.S. Bank Stadium, home to the Minnesota Vikings NFL team, in August 2015. Following an investigation by the state Department of Labor’s…
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The Summer British Invasion Begins with Challenger’s British Soccer Camp
For the seventh summer in a row, the Northwest Iowa Soccer Club brought in the Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp. The purpose of the week-long camp is to help develop players on traveling Galaxy teams. According to the Spencer Daily Reporter, Challenger runs over 3,500 British soccer camps for over 120,000 children each year throughout…
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Seat Belt Traffic Stop During ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign Led to Drug Bust
The final days of a seat belt enforcement campaign has led to, of all things, a drug bust in New Jersey. The nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign has just wrapped up. According to Door County Daily News, the annual campaign lasts from the last two weeks of May, through Memorial Day weekend, and then…
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Costco and Valpak Proves Direct Mail Marketing is not Dead
Direct mail marketing is not as outdated as you might have thought. In fact, it’s actually still thriving. Many companies stopped spending money on mailing things like catalogs, direct mail letters, and newsletters to customers once the recession hit a few years back. The form of advertising was even declared dead by media outlets. Now,…
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New 10-Year Study Finds Air Pollution Can Really Hurt Your Heart Too
When most people think of air pollution, they think about the adverse effects it can have on their lungs and respiratory system. While this is certainly not to be discounted, a new 10-year study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that long-term air pollution can cause detrimental problems in a person’s cardiovascular…
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Video: This Robot Fly is Straight Out of a Spy Novel
A Harvard research team has unveiled an exciting new innovation in robotics technology, which they say will greatly expand the amount of time flying robots can spend in the field. Just as birds, bees, and bats can’t fly indefinitely, neither can drones, so the Harvard researchers went looking for a way for insect-sized robots to…
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‘PMS Bites’: Chocolate Medicine For Women During Their Period
Women love chocolate. While this is indeed a cliche, it’s backed up by hard statistics. In fact, 91% of women prefer to eat chocolate, and during “that time” of the month, women stereotypically reach for chocolate — and for good reason, it turns out. According to research, chocolate is rich in magnesium, which actually helps…
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Newlyweds Divorce Hours After Wedding Ceremony
A newlywed couple filed for a newly-divorce hours after they were married. The New York Post reports that a woman spent her entire wedding night staring at her phone, texting, instead of paying attention to her big night. That can be stressful on a date over dinner, but a wedding? That’s gotta hurt. The groom…
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Why Do College Students Keep Making False Reports?
This May, the University of Albany announced that a Student Conduct Board had expelled two students and suspended another for lying about a hate crime. Three young black women claimed that they were attacked by a group of 12 to 20 people during a midnight bus right. Immediately after stepping off the bus, the women…