California May Shut Down Baseball’s Tobacco Habit
The familiar image of baseball players chewing tobacco may soon be history in California, where state lawmakers are considering outlawing tobacco use in all baseball parks to set a better…
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Training Birds to Aid a Scientific Breakthrough
With a new device scientists measure the force of a wingbeat while birds fly freely. James Gorman SCIENCETAKE – He said in the lab, researchers played recordings of birds tweeting…
Nigeria vote delayed, ‘security concerns’ cited in wake of Boko Haram attacks
The Islamist terror group Boko Haram has increased its attacks against troops and civilians in the weeks leading up to the elections. – CNN’s Lillian Leposo and Christian Purefoy reported…
The Scary Way Excessive Salt Intake May ‘Reprogram’ The Brain
There are many health reasons to lay off the salt, from fluid retention to an increased risk over time of developing high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. – The…
No, Hillary Clinton didn’t go to Canada with 65 Secret Service agents
Poll: Clinton clobbers potential GOP foes – Because Clinton is a former first lady and secretary of state, she regularly travels with a cadre of agents who protect her wherever…
Heroin deaths up for 3rd year in a row
How heroin kills you That means 5,927 people died after using heroin in 2012 and that number jumped to 8,260 deaths in 2013. Those are the latest numbers available. This…
Heathrow, Gatwick: 2014 ‘busiest ever’
Passenger volumes to and from the Middle East and Central Asia grew by 3.5%, East Asia rose by 5.2% and Latin American destinations increased by 6.3%. As the UK’s largest…
Two years of free community college makes sense
Before you dismiss President Obama’s proposal of two years of free community college as frivolous government spending, let me toss a number out at you: 500%. That’s roughly how much…