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Astronaut Tweets Space Shot of Soldier Field Before Game on Sunday
Astronaut Scott Kelly has been in space since March on a year-long mission, gathering data aboard the International Space Station for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). Yesterday, he decided to get involved in the first Sunday of football season, like many Americans were doing back home. Instead…
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Girlfriend Attacks Lottery Winning Boyfriend Over Snapchat
Winning the lottery brings with it a plethora of various opportunities and financial advantages. Depending on your situation before, you may be able to afford things you never could have dreamed of owning before. About half (48%) of winners elect to keep working at their old job, but Matt Myles was not one of them.…
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Combination Shooting Range and Restaurant to Serve Alcohol in Florida City
Officials in Daytona Beach have approved a request sent by a local business owner to serve alcohol in his combination restaurant and indoor shooting range, CNN reports. Ron Perkinson, the man who sent the request, currently runs the Volusia Top Gun shop, which he opened a few years ago. Perkinson tells CNN that the restaurant…
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Cereal Company Giant General Mills Works With Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions By 28%
General Mills, famous for their popular cereal brands has created a plan to cut carbon emissions by 28% over the next decade in a continuing effort to become a more sustainable company. According to Fortune, General Mills will invest more than $100 million in efficient and clean energy. The company started efforts to reduce their emissions…
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Telehealth and Medical Marijuana: A Match Made in Cyberspace
California’s Telehealth Advancement Act was signed into law in 2011, but the effects it’s having on the medical marijuana industry are just now beginning to show, according to Fresno’s The Business Journal. Mark Hadfield is the CEO and founder of HelloMD, a telehealth provider in San Francisco, and has seen first-hand how this piece of legislation…
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California Will Get Heavy Rains With El Nino, But No Drought Cure
The forecast for this year’s El Nino weather system has many people in drought-stricken California, and elsewhere, preparing for a deluge by stocking up on emergency supplies and making sure their homes are as waterproof as possible. Unfortunately, even though California is really hurting for rain, this year’s monster El Nino may not end the…
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Over 60 Same Sex Couples Say “I Do” in Puerto Rico
Over 2 million couples tie the knot every year in the United States. Before this year, this number was largely attributed to heterosexual couples. But on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples from all 50 states had the right to marriage, as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Since then, same-sex…
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New City Ordinance Could Put Food Truck Industry Into Gear
Food trucks are the latest culinary trend rolling out across the nation, and now, a new ordinance is helping the industry gear up in Detroit, MI. According to data from Statistics Brain, the some 4,130 food trucks across the nation produce $1.2 billion in annual revenue, with the average revenue generated by just one food…
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Care for a Vape, Mate? UK Ahead of U.S. in E-Cig Usage
Bloody hell, are we lagging behind. Former smokers in the UK are praising the new advancements in electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, that have improved their health and given them a brand new hobby. According to ChronicleLive, a recent report published by Public Health England concluded that e-cigs are significantly less dangerous than normal cigarettes and…
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Workout Apps May Not be Helpful for Active Lifestyles, Study Finds
Many Americans believe that downloading a fitness app will be the kick-start they need to get them off the couch and into an active lifestyle. Fewer than 5% of adults are getting the recommended 30 minutes of activity every day, and some of the remaining 95% are trying to change their lifestyle. However, a new…