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A Fan Loses Out on $50,000 Over Simple Mistake
Forgetting to do something small happens to everyone. About 39% of people forgot one basic piece of information everyday in the United States in the past week. One person’s forgetfulness, however, potentially cost them a lot of money. James Kiki recently entered into a NCAA Tournament bracket challenge on Yahoo.com and has more correct picks…
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Passenger’s iPhone 6 Bursts into Flames on Alaska Airlines Flight
A woman’s iPhone burst into flames during an Alaska Airlines flight to Hawaii. Anna Crail was flying from Washington to Honolulu for spring break vacation. The aircraft carrying 163 passengers was 90 minutes away from landing when Crail’s iPhone 6 suddenly caught fire while she was watching a movie on her mobile device. “All of…
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Motorcycle Incidents Caught on Camera Via GoPro
GoPros, which are mounted cameras, are being used to capture something surprising: accidents and other traffic incidents involving motorcycles. In Fort Worth, TX, a video surfaced last week where a group of motorcyclists were riding down the highway, when an officer got out of his car and seemingly pepper sprayed the entire group. An ongoing…
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Israel Medical Firm Creates New Technology to Increase the Success Rate of Dental Implants
The dental industry has enjoyed several key advances in the past decade, and dental implants have already restored millions of smiles all over the world. Now, an innovative company has developed a way to improve the success rate of this groundbreaking procedure.According to Times of Israel, Israeli start-up medical firm Magdent has created an electromagnetic technology…
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Sleep Apnea a Major Concern for the Department of Transportation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration published on Thursday a proposal that calls for the public to provide input regarding the impact of screening and treating commercial drivers and rail workers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the patient’s breathing stops and starts…
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North Dakota Man Avoids Tragedy After Escaping Garage Fire and Near Propane Tank Explosion
If you’ve walked the earth long enough, chances are you’ve had at least one too-close-for-comfort, or potentially near-death, experience much like the one experienced by a North Dakota man earlier this week. According to the local Fargo news station WDAY 6 (Inforum.com), a man escaped from a burning garage after a 300-pound propane tank caught…
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LA Hospital Data Breach Raises Questions as to Whether Consumers Can Sue for Risk of Identity Theft
As technology continues to advance, courts have been forced to establish grounds for litigation following a data breach. While current legal precedent causes many of these cases to be dismissed, U.S. organizations may soon be held liable for failing to protect the personal information of consumers.According to the Financial Times, the recent data breach of a…
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Fact Check: Did Japanese Scientists Really Find Plastic Eating Bacteria?
It sounds like something out of a 1980s science fiction novel, or perhaps an environmentalist’s wildest dreams, but this week media outlets all over the world breathlessly reported about the “plastic eating bacteria set to revolutionize waste disposal.” Plastic is one of the most widely used substances on the face of the planet, and also…
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Can Oral Health Affect Cognitive Health? New Study Suggesting Link Between Gum Disease and Alzheimer’s
Virtually all (99.7%) of adults surveyed by AACD believe a healthy smile is socially important — but now there’s evidence that oral health can have an impact on brain function. According to new research out of King’s College London and the University of Southampton, gum disease may be associated with faster cognitive decline among people…
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Monaco Holds Top Spot for World’s Most Expensive Prime Real Estate
Ever wondered what $1 million could buy you? Everyone’s fantasized about what they’d do with that kind of money at one point or another, but a new report from real estate firms Knight Frank and Douglas Elliman will give you a glimpse of just how far that much money will go when it comes to…