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Frogs Once Used For Pregnancy Tests Said Carriers Of Disease
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — African frogs imported into the United States for early 20th century pregnancy tests carried a deadly disease that has decimated amphibians, researchers say. African clawed frogs have long been suspected of introducing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus that has led to the recent decline or extinction of 200 frog species worldwide, researchers […]
‘Crazy Ants’ From South America Invading Southeastern U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas (UPI) — Invasive “crazy ants” displacing native fire ants across the southeastern United States could have dramatic effects on the region’s ecosystem, researchers say. The “ecologically dominant” crazy ants — the latest wave in a history of ant invasions from the southern hemisphere — are reducing diversity and abundance across a range of […]
Painless Brain Stimulation Shown To Improve Mental Math Skills
OXFORD, England (UPI) — Stimulation applied to a brain area known to be important for math ability has been shown to improve the ability to manipulate numbers, British researchers say. “With just five days of cognitive training and noninvasive, painless brain stimulation, we were able to bring about long-lasting improvements in cognitive and brain functions,” […]
Seasonal Hiring Intentions Remain Improved
CHICAGO (UPI) — U.S. job seekers for summer 2013 are expected to see the same number of opportunities as they did in 2012, a national survey of hiring managers indicates. Employment firm CareerBuilder said 29 percent of employers responding to a survey indicated they expected to hire seasonal workers this year. That is “unchanged from […]
First-Time Jobless Claims Jump By 32,000
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims jumped by 32,000 to 360,000 in the week that ended Saturday. The department revised last week’s estimate from 323,000 to 328,000, erasing some of the recent gains before the latest weekly figures even came in. The four-week rolling average for the week rose […]
U.S. Prices Dropped In April
WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. consumer prices dropped 0.4 percent in April, pulling the 12-month inflation rate down to 1.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. Prices also dropped in March, sliding 0.2 percent. An extended period of falling prices, known as deflation, is considered disruptive to the economy, as consumers tend to […]
U.S. Housing Starts Drop, But Permits Issued Rise
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Residential home building starts dropped sharply in April, but permits for new projects rose soundly, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday. After housing starts topped 1 million in March for the first time since June 2008, building starts fell 16.5 percent in April to 853,000. The March figure was revised, but […]
Mortgage Rates Head Higher
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Average U.S. mortgage rates for long-term loans rose for the second consecutive week in the week ended Thursday, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said. Prior to the two-week stretch, interest rates had dropped for six consecutive weeks. In the current week, average rates on 30-year fixed rate loans rose from 3.42 […]
Los Angeles Top City For Dog Attacks On Mail Carriers
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Los Angeles leads all American cities in injuries to postal service employees by dog bite, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday. In anticipation of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19-25, the Postal Service said 5,879 of its mail carriers experienced dog bites in 2012, and released a list of cities ranked […]
Walmart Apologizes For Refusing To Print Breastfeeding Picture
EDMONTON, Alberta, (UPI) – An Alberta woman said she was “pleased and shocked” when Walmart apologized for refusing to print a picture of her breastfeeding her baby. Kayla Andre, who lives in the Edmonton area, said her husband had attempted to have the picture printed at Walmart so he could frame it as a Mother’s […]
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