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  • From Bee Venom to Bird Poo, These Beauty Treatments Will Have You Gagging

    From Bee Venom to Bird Poo, These Beauty Treatments Will Have You Gagging

    Weird facial treatments are nothing new, according to a video posted on Buzzfeed.com, but they are kind of gross. Some of the ingredients might make sense. Seaweed masks used by the ancient Greeks probably aren’t all that different from kelp facials today. But other, stranger treatments include bee venom, baby food, leeches, and kitty litter,…

  • Don’t Fall For This Shockingly Common Scam Targeting Baby Boomers

    Don’t Fall For This Shockingly Common Scam Targeting Baby Boomers

    Con men disguised as contractors have long targeted aging Americans for their home improvement scams, but new trends in home remodeling put elderly U.S. citizens at even more risk than ever before. U.S. homeowners are expected to spend more than $151 billion on remodeling projects this year, and scammers are eager to siphon off some…

  • The American Dream: A Reality TV Show And A Home Decor Line

    The American Dream: A Reality TV Show And A Home Decor Line

    Since the dawn of Hollywood, celebrities have lent their voice and image to brands and products. Now, launching your own personal home decor line is one of the latest aspirations of C-List celebrities. This summer, 18-year-old “Duck Dynasty” star Sadie Robertson launched a “Live Original” home decor line. The Christian commerce brand Glory Haus will…

  • Caitlyn Jenner Should Have to Sit for Deposition, Say Family of Driver Killed in February

    Caitlyn Jenner Should Have to Sit for Deposition, Say Family of Driver Killed in February

    Caitlyn Jenner may have received an award for courage, but the family of Kim Howe are calling her a coward for the fatal car accident she caused in February — and say that she has avoided questioning about the collision. The former Olympic athlete and reality star from Keeping Up with the Kardashians was involved…

  • Why Baby Boomers Might Be the Force Behind Legalizing Marijuana

    Why Baby Boomers Might Be the Force Behind Legalizing Marijuana

    One of the main arguments against legalization of marijuana has always been centered around the health and safety of children and teens — but according to new research, it seems that teens aren’t too concerned with using marijuana recreationally, nor are they making up the majority of pot smokers who flock to the states that…

  • New Shingles Vaccine Could Provide the First Effective Barrier Against the Virus

    New Shingles Vaccine Could Provide the First Effective Barrier Against the Virus

    “Having the chickenpox as a child is good,” they say. “It means your risk of contracting the pox again is very low — and you probably don’t even remember how bad it was!” What they don’t tell you, however, is that if you’ve contracted the chickenpox, you’re at risk for contracting the shingles virus for…

  • Staggering Amount of Women in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand Drink During Pregnancies

    Staggering Amount of Women in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand Drink During Pregnancies

    Most women know they’re not supposed to drink while they’re pregnant. Yet, alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States, and about one in 13 pregnant women reportedly abuse alcohol. As bad as that sounds, things are far worse in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. According to a University…

  • Endangered Snake Beats Skin Cancer

    Endangered Snake Beats Skin Cancer

    Skin cancer is all too prevalent among humans — considering the fact that an estimated one in five people in the U.S. will develop the disease in their lifetime — but snakes? According to officials at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets has given a state-endangered plains garter snake…

  • Man Who Killed Two Others in Red Light Crash Sentenced

    Man Who Killed Two Others in Red Light Crash Sentenced

    A Maryland man has finally been sentenced this week for his involvement in a 2013 crash which left one person in a coma, four injured and two dead. Courtney Everett, the victim who had been left in a coma, woke up two months after the crash, and has finally seen some justice for her sister…

  • Manhattan Law Firm Allegedly Faked Dozens of Structured Settlement Approvals

    Manhattan Law Firm Allegedly Faked Dozens of Structured Settlement Approvals

    On Tuesday, July 14, Stone Street Capital, LLC sued a Manhattan law firm, from which it had sought court approvals for structured settlements, for allegedly giving 76 falsified judicial orders. According to InsuranceJournal.com, the Maryland-based company, which buys the rights to structured settlements from consumers in exchange for lump-sum payments, first hired Paris and Chaikin…