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Watch: Obama Doesn’t Want His Hair Wet, So He Calls In The Marines… To Hold Umbrellas
Just another example of the imperial President acting imperially: President Barack Obama called over Marines to shield himself and the Turkish prime minister from the rain during an outdoor press conference:
Death Most Likely In Smaller, Lighter Vehicle In A Two-Vehicle Crash
BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) — Consumers should consider the greater safety of sport utility vehicles in head-on crashes with cars when making a purchase, U.S. researchers suggest. Dr. Dietrich Jehle, University at Buffalo professor of emergency medicine at Erie County Medical Center, and colleagues said drivers of passenger cars were more than four times more likely […]
Despite New Guidelines, Women In 40s Still Getting Mammograms
BALTIMORE (UPI) — Despite updated U.S. recommendations that women wait until 50 for routine breast cancer screenings, women in their 40s are still being tested, researchers say. Dr. Lauren D. Block, a clinical fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said in 2009, the […]
Institute Of Medicine, Heart Association Disagree On Sodium
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — The Institute of Medicine says studies found the value of cutting salt intake to very low levels is inconclusive, but the American Heart Association disagrees. An expert panel at the Institute of Medicine said recent studies examining links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the […]
‘Audit This’ — Philadelphia Eagles’ OL Evan Mathis Literally Pees On The IRS
What a relief! It’s finally OK to publicly ridicule the Internal Revenue Service, now that the scandal-plagued agency has made a parody of itself through its discriminatory, election-season stonewalling of President Barack Obama’s political enemies. In that spirit, Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Evan Mathis posted an Instagram photo Thursday showing Mathis doing what a lot […]
Democrat Rep Wants Guns With Electronics Making Them Inoperable To All But Owner… Says He Got The Idea From James Bond
Representative John Tierney (D-Mass.) recently watched the latest James Bond movie, “Skyfall,” and came up with what he thought was a great idea: handguns with “personalization technology.” “In the most recent James Bond film, Bond escapes death when his handgun, which is equipped with technology that recognizes him as its owner, becomes inoperable when it […]
Hundreds Of Impacts Every Year Still Forming Mars Craters
TUCSON (UPI) — U.S. astronomers say images from a spacecraft orbiting Mars suggest the Red Planet is still a target for cosmic impacts, experiencing hundreds each year. Scientists using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets each year, forming craters […]
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,” […]
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