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New Research Determines When, How, and Why Ancient Birds Lost Their Teeth
If you’ve ever wondered why birds have managed to evolve and survive without one of the most essential body parts that most mammals and reptiles have — i.e., teeth — you aren’t the only one. And thanks to a group of dedicated researchers, there might finally be an answer to that question. According to a recent study…
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Solar Power Industry Holds Strong Despite Falling Oil Prices
Despite falling oil prices, industry analysts say renewable solar power faces no real threat of demise, according to CNBC. Although solar power stocks have dropped over the last couple of months, and oil prices have done the same, solar and oil cater to two very different audiences. For the most part, they also serve very…
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E-Cigs Contain 10 Times the Formaldehyde of Tobacco Cigarettes? Not So, Says E-Cig Advocacy Group
Touted as a safer alternative to smoking, using an electronic cigarette — a practice known as vaping — has come under fire from politicians looking to ban the device’s use in public. Now “e-cigs” are receiving criticism from another source: Japan’s Health Ministry. The Department of Environmental Health-National Institute of Public Health in Japan recently…
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Arizona’s First Legal Ridesharing App Could Compete With Public Transportation
There’s a new ridesharing app in Arizona, but this one is a little different from others like Lyft and Uber. This one is actually legal. According to KTAR News, Total Transit, which also owns Discount Cab, launched the app last month and began recruiting drivers for the service starting on October 23rd. The app will…
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Jennifer Lawrence Talks Ikea Couches and Dodging the Paparazzi
The average person spends about $15,630 to furnish a living room completely, but girl-next-door-turned-superstar Jennifer Lawrence would rather just shop at Ikea. In a recent interview with the Telegraph to promote the newest Hunger Games film, the youngest three-time Oscar nominee in Hollywood history had a lot to say about the paparazzi — and couch shopping. Though it seems…
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Danish Shipping-Fuel Supplier OW Bunker Files Bankruptcy in the U.S.
The U.S. outposts of Danish shipping-fuel supplier OW Bunker had been valued at $1 billion in March — but by this month, the company is at the brink of collapsing. On Thursday, Nov. 13, OW Bunker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bridgeport, CT. According to Bloomberg, the company listed…
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This past November 12, a judge in West Virginia revised the sentence of a man convicted of shooting a pregnant woman in the stomach in 2009, ruling that he could possibly be eligible for parole in the future thanks to a new law. When Kelly Chapman was 15, he shot a woman, who then lost…
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Former CNN Producer Sues for Age and Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
A fired CNN producer is suing his former employer for wrongful termination on the grounds of age and race discrimination. Stanley Wilson, 51, is African- and Latino-American. He was terminated in January when three sentences of a story he wrote apparently were very similar to another outlet’s copy. The copy editor who reviewed the story…