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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…
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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…
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Free Internet Is Coming to Low-Income Areas Thanks to President Obama
There are about 4.49 billion web pages on the Internet — but one in four people in the United States can’t access a single one at home. Worse, less than half of the poorest households in the U.S. have home internet access, according to a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers.…
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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…
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Fat Cartoon Characters Influence Children to Overeat, New Study Finds
Preventing childhood obesity is a key part in combatting the obesity epidemic currently plaguing the United States, as overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there are several different factors that cause childhood obesity, such as the advertisements of less healthy…
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DEA Raids Advanced Urgent Care Clinics in PA
The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has partnered with local law enforcement to investigate an urgent care center in Berks County, according to WFMZ 69 News and the Times Tribune. The Advanced Urgent Care facility on Mulberry Street was the focus of the DEA’s latest search. Local news reports state that it is “part of…
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Finally, an Accessory That Will Hide the Cat Butt Forever!
A new advertisement is offering to bedazzle your cat in a fairly unexpected place — but is it legit? The viral video promoting the “Twinkle Tush” made the rounds on the internet this week, and the new product has a very specific purpose: hiding the cat’s anus from view. The small, round jewel is tied…
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British Columbia to Review Motorcoach Industry Safety
British Columbia will begin a safety review of their motorcoach industry after two serious bus crashes within the past year. The review will be completed by the provincial transportation ministry, announced Transportation Minister Todd Stone on July 16. Last summer, a bus crash injured several dozen passengers when a motorcoach carrying 56 people on the…
