A car explosion that rocked downtown Allentown left three males dead, including the likely “perpetrator,” officials said Sunday as federal authorities who are leading the investigation looked ahead to autopsies.
The beverage industry derailed the movement for soda taxes in California by convincing state elected officials to pre-empt local taxing authority in exchange for cancelling a ballot initiative that would have made all new taxes difficult to pass. sugary beverage consumption But taxes are not the only way to reduce sugary beverage consumption in California or the U.S. as a whole. The beverage industry has come up with several ideas on how to get Americans to reduce their consumption of sugary drinks. They even pledged to …
Do you weigh more and have higher blood sugar and blood pressure ? S ure, your don't sleep enough! As important as getting close to eight hours of sleep a night is, new research suggests that going to bed and waking up at the same time every day is just as critical for your health. The study of more than 1,900 older adults found that those who didn't keep to a regular bedtime and wake time weighed more, had higher blood sugar, higher blood pressure and a higher risk of heart attack or stroke within 10 years. …
A few days at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and anyone would tell you the two most prominent voices are that of the Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley. As both briefed the media on Thursday ahead of what is the most important week of the United Nations, one got a preview of what position the 'parliament of humanity', the UN, is likely to take against Myanmar. Refugee flow: A Bangladesh border guard pushes Rohingya to the no-man's land. The Secretary General w…
Colombia's coca plant production reached record levels in 2017. Production of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, rose to its highest level ever in 2017, despite billions of dollars spent by the U.S. government to eradicate it, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drug Control. An Colombian antidrug policeman escorts workers during an eradication operation at a coca-leaf plantation near San Miguel, in southern Putumayo province, August 15 2012. REUTERS/Fredy Builes Coca cultivation in Colomb…
Showing the true consequences of risky driving could make teens much safer drivers! Is it possible that showing teenagers the real-life consequences of risky driving might make them safer drivers? Maybe, a small study suggests. Taking teens to the emergency room, intensive care unit and morgue increased their awareness of the results of unsafe driving. But the researchers couldn't prove that the teens actually became more careful drivers. The research included 21 teens enrolled in a supplemental drivers' risk-re…
THE NEW ALBUM BY ALICE IN CHAINS ON AIR BY AMERICAN ROAD RADIO: "RAINER FOG" Rainier Fog is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains , released on August 24, 2018, through BMG , the band's first release on the label. The title was inspired by Mount Rainier , a volcano that overlooks the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area , and the title track is a tribute to the Seattle music scene. This is the band's third album with William DuVall as lead vocalist sharing vocals duties with…
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