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Paparazzi Catches One Direction Landing in Scotland
With the ability to fly in and out of more than 5,000 public use airports in the United States — more than 100 times that of the airlines — and the privacy they allow, it’s no wonder why A-list celebrities and rock stars prefer to fly private aircraft. Unfortunately, that won’t stop the paparazzi from…
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Washington D.C. Is Having an Affordable Housing Crisis, And This Is Why
Public housing has never been a cut-and-dried issue. In D.C., the situation just got a lot more complicated. A new development on Florida Avenue in Shaw will be bringing in 352 new apartments — and a Whole Foods supermarket — and 30% of those units (107 units) will be on the market at a subsidized…
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Federal Reserve Refuses to Raise Interest Rates — Again
The American dream is rooted in the idea that if you work hard and save your money, it will all pay off in a big way down the road. These days, however, that dream is quickly turning into a nightmare for some. According to CNN Money, there were rumblings in the financial community that the…
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Just Rub Some Dirt In It: How Super-Clean Homes Are Making People Sicker
Energy-efficient homes have been lauded as the best thing since sliced bread in recent years, but researchers may have just discovered their kryptonite: as air leakage into and out of the average efficient home decreases, the quality of the air inside decreases so substantially that it actually creates a health risk for residents. This trend…
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Man Straps Go-Pro to His Belt to Prove His Ex-Wife’s Abusive Tendencies
More often than not, custody battles can be messy for parents and children alike. In order to find a more peaceful means of deliberation, 11% of custody cases are decided during mediation. But for one ongoing divorce case in Dunedin, FL, a Go-Pro camera has determined the fate of one couple’s custody rights. According to…
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Boise Apartment Tenants, Including Refugees, Evicted for High-Priced Renovations
The residents of a Boise, ID, apartment complex may soon be homeless. The Idaho Statesman reports that Glenbrook Apartments has been purchased by Cassia Crossing, a company out of California, as an investment on July 24. The property will be renovated to turn the low-rent apartments into more high-end property. As a result, the 100…
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Proper Safety Standards Could Mean Difference Between Recognition and Bankruptcy
According to EHStoday.com, Gleason Roofing Co., a roofing contractor from Enfield, CT, is facing $294,000 in fines from four willful and two serious violations for improper work conditions. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) found multiple incidents of employees falling from 10 feet up to 16 feet high while ripping out shingles. The main…
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Delays in Seattle Seawall Project Will Cost the City $71 Million and Another Year
Replacing the seawall on Seattle’s waterfront is turning out to be a longer and more expensive project than city officials originally anticipated. Last Monday Scott Kubly, director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, announced that the project will take another year and $71 million more, according to the local ABC affiliate Komonews.com. “When you’re talking…
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Could Homophobia Be a Product of Mental Illness?
In early June 2015, the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all states, mandating that same-sex marriage bands on a state-to-state basis were unconstitutional. And now, researchers in Italy positing that those against gay marriage aren’t only at odds with the law — they might also be suffering from a form of mental illness. According…
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National Drive Electric Week Comes To Rochester on September 17
Electric car enthusiasts will be holding events all over the country this week to celebrate National Drive Electric Week, and there’s even an event here in Rochester, New York. The annual nation-wide event was started as National Plug In Day in 2011, and this year the festivities will go down between September 12 to 20.…