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- Immigration rules shrink the farm worker pool.
- New bill aims to let farmers hire year-round workers.
- Dairy cows go unmilked and crops rot without labor.
- H-2A program...
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Tom Frieden, made a "plain truth" statement regarding Zika and the future of the disease.
"Zika and other diseases spread by Aedes aegypti," he said, "are really not controllable with current technologies."
At the moment, the CDC has upgraded its...
Instagram releases a new shopping feature that allows users to purchase items without ever leaving the social media photo sharing application.
On Tuesday, Instagram released a new shopping feature in association with 20 different retail brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, Coach, Kate Spade, Macy's and Michael Kors.
Instagram will release start testing...
New research suggests people who receive and accept new friend requests are more likely to live longer than people who do not.
Published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", researchers argue that people who received many friend requests were less likely to die over the course of...
NASA astronauts usually spend four to six months in a space on missions. However, some Astronauts experience back pain while in space. The University of California-San Diego recently announced research results that provided new insight about prolonged spaceflight and the impact space can have on the nervous system.
According to...
Twitter announced on Thursday that they would dismantle and shut down the video-sharing mobile app Vine.
Twitter's decision to discontinue Vine comes as the company announced they will cut 9 percent of their workforce in order to keep costs down.
In a statement published by Twitter and Vine, the social media...
Researchers that focus on Alzheimer’s Disease have recently taken interest in brain insulin resistance. In April 2016, researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System discovered Alzheimer's patients were more likely to develop diabetes. Published in the journal "Alzheimer's and Dementia" researchers argue that diabetic patients are not more likely...
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announce for new cybersecurity recommendations to protect cars from hackers.
On Monday, U.S. regulators said automakers should provide some sort of electronic cybersecurity protection against malicious hackers. The cybersecurity guidelines were released by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and, at the moment, are...
American Academy of Pediatrics announced this week that parents should limit the amount of TV children are watching.
Researchers are concerned over the amount of time spent using digital media, also known as screen time. In San Francisco, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed new health recommendations for 2017. Among...
Satellite meteorologists say they may have solved the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle.
Vincent Gaddis first called the area the Bermuda Triangle in a magazine article in 1964. The area between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda has been riddled with disappearing ships and planes. In fact, the Bermuda Triangle is...
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump openly discussed each other's charitable foundations during the final U.S. Presidential debate.
Controversy has surrounded both the Clinton Foundation and the Trump foundation and it reached a tipping point during the final debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both candidates exchanged jabs at each others charitable...
Facebook has announced a new feature that allows for their billion users to endorse a political candidate.
Hours before the last Presidential Debate between Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, Facebook has allowed their users endorse a certain politician.
Any politician with a Facebook page...
The NYSE suspends all trading of MGT Capital Investments.
The NYSE announced on Wednesday that the NYSE Regulation committee has decided to delist the common stock of MGT Capital Investments and all trading will be immediately suspended. The NYSE Regulation committee has determined that the company is no longer suitable...
A new study examined 80 million tweets and found the most tweeted-about foods in the United States.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Public Health and Surveillance, found Starbucks was the most-tweeted fast-food restaurant and coffee was the most talked about consumable on Twitter....
St. Jude Medical announced a new therapy designed to effectively reduce chronic pain. The therapy is a type of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), called BurstDR stimulation. BurstDR therapy is an FDA approved SCS therapy, exclusive to St. Jude Medical. SCS therapy allows physicians to place a small device underneath...
According to a new survey by investment bank Piper Jaffray, millennials are spending more of their time on Snapchat than Facebook.
Piper Jaffray surveyed 10,000 teenagers across the United States and found that Snapchat was the most popular social media app among teenagers.
The results of the survey showed that 80 percent of...
According to a new survey by investment bank Piper Jaffray, Netflix is the most popular streaming service among teenagers.
Piper Jaffray released their semi-annual survey of 10,000 American teenagers and the results of their study showed 37 percent of teens watch Netflix everyday. In comparison, only 3 percent of teenagers...
A new study researching the health records of prostate cancer patients finds a common prostate cancer treatment may be linked to increasing the risk of dementia.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine examined medical records of men diagnosed with...
A study by the American Psychological Association suggests that more than 50 percent of American adults are feeling stressed because of the 2016 Presidential election.
The study from the American Psychological Association examined people who frequently used social media versus those who did not and found a 54% of social media...
Dating app, Tinder, has recently changed their matchmaking algorithm to help more users find more matches.
Tinder is a mobile dating app that helps connect mutually interested users. The app is commonly used as a dating services app and was launched in 2012. By 2014, the website was registering about...
On Tuesday, Google announced their acquisition of FameBit an advertising company directed towards YouTube content creators.
Google said in a statement that FameBit is an “influencer marketing platform for branded company." By acquiring FameBit, Google will take over a platform that allowed for YouTubers to earn additional income off of...
