While more than 38 million individuals hunt and fish recreationally, those who fish for a living often put their lives on the line, exposing themselves to potential dangers on the wild and unpredictable sea. In 2005 alone, 15 people died in Alaska’s fisheries; many of these deaths occurred when their boats sank. But last week, […]
Continue ReadingFood drives are pretty common throughout America, but one New Jersey charity has put a unique spin on the process, and it’s proving to be more successful than anyone could have imagined. According to the Hudson Reporter, a charity called Move for Hunger is affording moving companies the opportunity to donate non-perishables left behind in […]
Continue ReadingTennis star Eugenie ‘Genie’ Bouchard filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the U.S. Tennis Association, arguing that the organization displayed gross negligence during the U.S. Open, causing her to slip and fall in a locker room. Bouchard stated that she suffered “severe pain and economic loss,” according to the Wall Street Journal, after the locker […]
Continue ReadingA new study by BloomReach has found that Amazon’s dominance of the e-commerce industry could be explained by one overwhelming trend: when looking for a specific product, 44% of American consumers go directly to Amazon to search for the item, instead of starting with a search engine like Google or Bing. In fact, the study […]
Continue ReadingTwo new studies are now showing that calcium supplements may not actually be as good for your bones as previously believed. The studies, both completed by the same team of researchers and published in the recent issue of The British Medical Journal, examined the effect of calcium supplements or calcium-rich foods on the bones of […]
Continue ReadingOn the first weekend of October, U.S. airforces dropped bombs on a hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The hospital has been operated by the aid organization Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) since its opening in 2011, with more than a dozen doctors and surgeons on its staff, and dozens of international […]
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