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Spending Bill a Platform for Immigration Debate
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a bill that attempts to undo President Obama’s programs protecting immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, or who are parents of United States citizens. The actual purpose of the bill was to provide $39.7 billion to the Department of Homeland Security as funding…
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Murder Suspect to Be Tried in Utah, Faces Death Penalty After Shooting Elderly Couple in 2011
A 26-year-old man charged with shooting a retired Utah couple three years ago may be extradited from Nevada to Utah to stand trial. Logan McFarland has been charged with aggravated murder after going on a crime spree across both states and shooting 70-year-old Leroy Fullwood and his 69-year-old wife, Dorothy. The couple’s bodies were discovered…
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North Dakota Best State for Speeding, Magazine Says
Drivers who like to speed might be interested to know that North Dakota was recently ranked by Popular Mechanics as the best state to get caught speeding in. Fines in the state are as low as $10 for driving 10 mph above the speed limit. But the recognition, Adrian Glass-Moore wrote for Forum News Service Dec. 12,…
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Stress Causing Hair Loss in Increased Number of Female Patients, Doctors Say
There may be no consensus as to whether stress can actually give you gray hair, but doctors are reporting increased instances of an even more troubling phenomenon for many young women: stress-induced hair loss. “I would say about 15 or 20% of mostly female [patients] complaining of hair loss are probably due to stress,” Dr.…
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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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How Marketers can Expect Search Engine Optimization to Change in 2015
The world of search engine optimization shifts with every new Google update and smartphone release, but there are some major changes that professionals who chase those elusive first page rankings will have to adjust to in 2015.The shift to mobile devices is going to be a major factor shifting into the new year. Companies…
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LED Bike Lights Boast Brightness, Waterproofing, and a Long-Lasting Charge
Many people avoid riding their bicycles at night or in inclement weather because decreased visibility increases the chances of getting hit by a car, but an innovation by an electrical engineer could change all that. According to CNET, a crowdfunding campaign has launched on Kickstarter to raise money for Orfos Flares, a line of LED…
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Opioid Painkillers Do More Harm Than Good, According to Physicians
Opioid painkillers’ benefits might not be worth their risks, according to a recent report, and the medical community intends to start monitoring the prescription and use of these drugs much more closely. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released a report revealing that addictive opioid painkillers do not provide sufficient help to patients to…
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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…
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The Flu Is Back for the Season, and It Already Claimed Its First Victim in North Carolina
Ever since the first official case of Ebola in the U.S. was diagnosed at the end of September, Americans have been concerned, to say the least, about the health of their families, friends, and neighbors. Although the disease — which had been running rampant in poor African countries, causing thousands of deaths — had commanded…