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California Homeowners Associations Blocking Solar Panel Plans
California might be running out of water, but many desert dwellers are trying to tap the Golden State’s most abundant renewable resource — the famous California sunshine. When Palm Springs resident Ted Lorenzen decided to go green, he got permission from Southern California Edison to install 24 solar panels on his home’s roof. The local…
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One in Seven One-Year-Olds Use Mobile Devices For Over an Hour Each Day
As most already know, adults are pretty connected to their mobile devices. About 50% of mobile phone owners use their devices as their primary Internet source, 67% find themselves checking their phones for notifications even when it didn’t ring or vibrate, 44% sleep with their phones beside their beds out of fear of missing messages,…
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Milos Raonic Withdraws From French Open After Foot Surgery
Canadian professional tennis player Milos Raonic has had to withdraw from the French Open today, after having undergone foot surgery less than two weeks before the tennis tournament’s opening rounds. The Toronto Star reports that Raonic pinched a nerve in his right foot while competing in the Monte Carlo Masters on April 17th. He was forced to…
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DIY Dangers — What Homeowners Might Want to Consider
When making renovations and improvements to their homes, most homeowners consider two, main things: the cost of the project, and the time it will take to complete. What they might also want to consider, though, is how safe the project is. Although some projects increase property values more than others, the majority of home improvement…
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Ashton Kutcher Raised the Bar for Mother’s Day Gifts This Year, Surprising His Mom With a Renovated House
The average Mother’s Day is filled with things like flowers, brunches (with bottomless mimosas, of course) and fun family activities. But Ashton Kutcher, former star of That 70s Show and MTV’s Punk’d, and current star of CBS’s Two and a Half Men, decided that his mother wouldn’t have an ordinary Mother’s Day. Instead, Kutcher thanked his mom, Diane,…
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In Canada, Aboriginal Group Rejects $1.5 Billion Paycheck From Natural Gas Producers
A small Canadian Aboriginal community recently rejected a $1.5 billion payment that would have allowed the construction of a natural gas pipeline through the group’s lands, marking yet another setback for the Canadian energy industry’s efforts to increase fossil fuel exports. According to the New York Times, a group led by Malaysian energy company Petronas made…
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Paris Supermarket Built Over Medieval Mass Graves
A supermarket in Paris, France made a historical (and rather macabre) discovery as it was renovating its basement for more storage space in January. The Smithsonian reports that the Monoprix supermarket, on the corner of the Rue Réaumur and the Boulevard de Sébastopol, uncovered hundreds of human remains when construction crews were digging under its basement floor.…
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Fifty Photos Celebrate President Obama’s Visits to All 50 States
President Barack Obama has now officially visited all 50 states in the nation, making South Dakota the last stop during his presidency. Obama is only the fourth president to achieve this accomplishment. The other three were Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. How did the President end up in the 50th and final…
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Food Trucks Take the United States By Storm
Over the course of the past few years, food trucks have become an increasingly popular option for customers looking to grab lunch or simply take a quick coffee break. Just take Arizona, for example: food trucks are not only found parked on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus to draw in the student crowds, but events…
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New Study Finds Uterine Fibroids Bigger Issue Than Believed
According to a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, uterine fibroids affect up to 80% of women over the age of 50, but many delay seeking out treatment to relieve their symptoms because they’re afraid of the unknown. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that originate in the uterus. Though many times…