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President Trump aims to boost military spending by $600 billion a year starting in October.
He plans to fund this increase with much higher import taxes, known as...
Researchers published a study in the journal of Nature Communications revealing why alcohol intake is linked to overeating.
Earlier this week, researchers discovered that going to the local bar is actually good for a person's health. Published in the journal of “Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology”, Oxford University scientists revealed that...
Here's some more bad news for sushi fans, scientists have discovered that a tapeworm known to infect fish found in Asia is now also in the United States.
Earlier this week, researchers found nearly 50% of sushi in Los Angeles is actually mislabeled. Researchers visited 20 sushi restaurants in L.A. from...
Stanford bioengineers have invented an inexpensive blood centrifuge.
On Wednesday, Stanford bioengineers announced a 20-cent hand powered device that can centrifuge blood. The device has the capability of rotating up to 125,000 revolutions per minute and can separate blood plasma from red blood cells in 1.5 minutes, without ever needing electricity.
The...
Researchers have discovered why stress is linked to heart attacks.
Earlier this month, scientists discovered alcohol abuse was linked to heart attacks. While other researchers later found a 'local' bar had health benefits, Harvard Medical School students published a study correlating stress to heart attacks.
A myocardial infarction or heart attack, is...
On Tuesday, Wingstop announced that customers will be able to purchase wings with their Amazon Alexa device.
Launched 22 years ago, Wingstop has over 949 stores across the US, Mexico, and even the United Arab Emirates. The home of the Lemon Pepper wing restaurant revealed a new voice-activated ordering menu with...
Los Angeles sushi restaurants are mislabeling fish, well at least according to a new UCLA study.
Researchers in UCLA and Loyola Marymount University published a new study examining the genetic types of the fish served at sushi restaurants. In the study, researchers visited over 20 sushi restaurants in Los Angeles...
James Cakmak an analyst at equity research firm Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. really likes Google parent company Alphabet. In fact, he told CNBC that he believes the company is likely to outperform other tech stocks including the much-vaunted FANG’s – i.e. Facebook, Amazon (or Apple), Netflix, and Google.
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Amazon announced on Thursday that the company plans to hire more than a 100,000 new jobs in the next year in the half. In a press release, Amazon explained that they are taking job creation seriously by creating 100,000 new full-time benefit jobs in the United States. Ultimately, the...
A new study examining the benefits of mammograms have produced startling results.
One in eight women are going to develop breast cancer in their lifetime. To combat breast cancer, research has shown that breast cancer screening traditionally prevents the advancement of the disease. It is believed that breast cancer screening would...
In effort to combat fake news, Facebook has announced a new initiative, "The Facebook Journalism Project".
On Wednesday, Facebook announced a new program to help disseminate real news and filter out fake news. The program features several different programs including development programs and training tools for both journalists and Facebook users.
In the...
Just when you thought Taco Bell's innovative food ideas were over, the fast food giant announced on Wednesday that they will be revealing a taco shell made out of all-white crispy chicken. What is this new food invention called? The Naked Chicken Chalupa.
Last week, Taco Bell announced their 2017...
A Chicago high school has closed down for several days after hundreds of students and several staff members became sick due to a presumed norovirus outbreak.
In a statement, the St. Charles District 303 explained, "While a clinical determination has yet to be made about the stomach virus that is going around,...
Researchers have published a study revealing that type 1 diabetes may be caused by a common virus.
Published in Diabetologia, researchers found that children that had type 1 diabetes were more likely to have had an enterovirus infection prior to their body began developing type 1 diabetes.
An enterovirus is a type of virus that causes...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that they approved of an extended release pain killer called ARYMO ER by the pharmaceutical company Egalet.
It's no secret that opioid abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Last month's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" revealed a...
For over 80 years, Monopoly has been one of the most popular board games in the country. Now, Monopoly is letting fans to vote and choose the next pieces for the upcoming updated version of the game.
Starting January 10th through January 31st, Monopoly fans can visit www.VoteMonopoly.com and choose...
A new court case has many people questioning a relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Best Buy.
It should not come as a surprise that the FBI has a number of paid informants. But, what is surprising is that the FBI has paid informants working at Best...
On Monday, a $2 billion copyright lawsuit against Facebook started in Dallas. The suit claims that Oculus VR stole key parts of its technology from video game company ZeniMax - Oculus was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion. Lawyers for Facebook denied the claims but a prolonged trial could...
Looking for a getaway? WOW airlines announced that flights from California to Europe are now only $69; making it the cheapest trans-Atlantic flights between North America to Europe in the market.
The Icelandic carrier WOW announced on Tuesday that their flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Copenhagen, England...
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk received a complaint on Twitter and six days later implemented a solution.
While some CEOs may take to Twitter to boast about their latest product, one CEO is taking comments, retweets, and hashtags seriously.
Last week, one Tesla owner tweeted the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, "The San...
A new drug therapy may change the way millions of people visit the dentist. An Alzheimer's drug was able to fill cavities without the need of visiting a dentist.
Researchers at King's College in London, UK found that they could manipulate cells within teeth in order to build stronger teeth. Basically,...
