#Health : After studies too many shadows on the causes of maternal mortality in Texas.
#Health:Too many shadows on the causes of maternal mortality in Texas. In the wake of a study that found the state overcounted the number of Texas women who died from pregnancy complications in 2012, state legislators are cautiously moving forward. They expressed a mixture of surprise, relief, frustration and piqued curiosity after an Obstetrics & Gynecology medical journal study published Monday revealed that a new state methodology for counting and confirming maternal deaths reduced the count of Texas mothers who died in 201…
#US,#Politics: Can California vote for the separation in 3 states in November?
California could vote on separating into 3 states in November A venture capitalist billionaire said he received enough signatures to get a measure on California's November ballot that asks voters if they want to split California into three states. Tim Draper, the chairman of Cal 3, the organization pushing the measure, said they've obtained more than 600,000 signatures -- nearly twice the number needed to get on a state ballot -- and will present them to the California Secretary of State for verification. …
#USChronicles : Boy armed with gun robs ice cream truck driver !
An ice cream truck driver told police in Virginia that a boy pointed a gun at him and robbed him. The Daily Press reports that the 30-year-old Portsmouth man told police that he was approached by a group of five or six boys while he was in the truck Sunday. One of the boys asked for ice cream while the others stayed back. The driver says he handed over the ice cream and the boy pointed the weapon at him and demanded money. The man gave the boy money and the group ran away. RUN TO ROCK ! Newport News po…
#Catholic,#Religion : I challenge you, and I challenge myself, to be unashamedly Catholic in Holy Easter. (by Michaela Daphne)
Going through the checkout at the shops I got talking with the girl behind the cash register who proceeded to tell me that Good Friday was her favourite day of the year. She said that her family all gets together and at night they throw a seafood feast. Seafood being her favourite food, I can understand why she might think as much. She went on to ask if I did anything similar and when I proceeded to tell her that we eat fish and chips for dinner like her family - but that we fast the day leading up to it and do the same on Ash Wedn…
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